UK the place for Tech investment as investors plough over £9bn into British tech businesses in 2019

By on November 29, 2019   /   Blog Post, business, fintech, Investment, Startup, Technlogy   /   1 Comment
UK the place for Tech investment as investors plough over £9bn into British tech businesses in 2019

The UK has pulled well ahead of its closest rivals Germany and France as a tech investment magnet, despite ongoing Brexit uncertainty. Investment in UK technology companies rose by nearly 50pc in 2019 to reach $11.12bn (£9.4bn) compared with $7.52bn last year.  This is more than double the amount invested in Britain’s two closest rivals, Germany and France, which raked in $5.9bn and $4.87bn respectively.London continues to be the number one tech hub in Europe in terms of investment, followed by Berlin and then Paris.  The capital is home to more

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Balderton Closes new $400M Early Stage European focused Venture Capital Fund

By on November 18, 2019   /   Blog Post, fintech, Investment, PE/VC, Technlogy   /   Leave a comment
Balderton Closes new $400M Early Stage European focused Venture Capital Fund

Balderton, the London based venture capital firm, has closed a new $400M early stage fund which will be deployed into outstanding European founders looking for Series A investments. The new fund will be managed by an investment team of 15 working as a single team across Europe, with permanent staff members based in both Paris and Berlin to help build close relationships with entrepreneurs, seed funds and accelerators and to provide ongoing support to portfolio companies on the ground. Portfolio companies will also have access to Balderton’s Build platform that

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