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YFM meets 1,000 founders a year. What are we looking for?

Every year, YFM will meet over a thousand founders looking for investment and only invest in 1%.  ...

StirlingX, chaired by former GCHQ director, raises £15m

Data intelligence company StirlingX has raised £15 million in Series A funding. The London firm ...

Childhood friends raise $1m for Manchester startup BidScript

Two childhood friends have now raised $1 million for their Manchester-based AI startup BidScript. ...

Simon Squibb launches DreamFund

Entrepreneur and investor Simon Squibb has launched DreamFund to back would-be founders who lack acc...

Foresight Group invests in Leeds firm Connective3

Performance marketing group Connective3 has secured growth investment from regional private equity a...

‘Speech-to-speech’ AI platform Lucida AI raises £5.3m

Lucida AI, a speech-to-speech AI platform for global communication, has raised a £5.3 million seed ...

Former Speedinvest partner Rick Hao closes $50m ‘day zero’ fund

Rick Hao, solo GP and founder of Ruya Ventures, has revealed a $50 million (£38m) fundraise for his...

Former Deloitte figure joins YFM after record first half

YFM Equity Partners has appointed James Warburton as investment director in its North West team, bri...

Tapestry VC’s £60m fund to build ‘repeat founder flywheel’ from UK

Tapestry VC has launched an $80 million (£60m) Fund III to double its scale and deepen its focus on...

BR-DGE raises £10m after winning THG, Betfred deals

Payments technology company BR-DGE has secured a £10 million funding round, along with a new growth...

Omnea launches fund backing its employees as future founders

London tech firm Omnea has launched a fund giving its employees the chance of winning investment for...

$1.4bn deal sees Bridgepoint shares jump 17% in one day

A $1.4 billion deal caused shares in Bridgepoint Group plc to jump 17% today. The valuation of th...

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