Cambridge Cluster a global magnet for investors, innovators and collaborators
Looking back over 2021 and what it meant for the Life Sciences industry it would be impossible not to feel, as was the case across all sectors, that it was shaped by having to adapt to cope with and battle Covid-19.
Allia breaks the ice for launch of new climate accelerator in Cambridge
Dr Rob Mulvaney, a climate scientist at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), took centre stage as Allia launched its first-ever Climate Accelerator at its Future Business Centre (FBC) site last week.
Cambridge named UK’s leading regional tech capital
Cambridge has been named the UK’s regional tech capital after attracting some of the country’s top talent
Bidwells sponsors CEO of the Year at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2021-22
Bidwells is to sponsor the CEO of the Year category at the Cambridge Independent Science and Technology Awards 2021-22, we can reveal.
Virtuoso lands $13.3 million funding round for QA automation
Virtuoso, the AI-powered testing automation platform, has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round led by Paladin Capital.
o2h Ventures targets £1.5m SEIS Fund top-up
Cambridge star maker o2h Ventures is topping up its SEIS Fund with what it hopes will be a further £1.5 million raise.
Raspberry Pi gets $45M to meet demand for low-cost PCs and IoT
Turns out COVID-19 lockdowns have been good for the indoor hobby of hardware hacking: The U.K.-based foundation behind the low-price microprocessor Raspberry Pi announced close of a $45 million funding round yesterday.
Bootstrapped
The UK is Europe’s leading startup nation. Venture capitalists and business angels abound, looking for the entrepreneurs of the future. But despite the opportunity, running a start up remains challenging – which is why alumni are banding together to learn from their successes and mistakes.
Europe’s top 10 ‘unicorn universities’
Unicorn founders are springing up at a quicker rate than ever in Europe — but where are they all coming from?
Cambridge University tops UK in producing business founders
The University of Cambridge has produced more graduate founders than any other UK university, new research reveals.
CMR Surgical raises $600 million in Series D financing
CMR Surgical, a global surgical robotics business, today announces that it has raised $600 million (£425 million) in a Series D financing, the largest ever MedTech private financing round worldwide*.
Wazoku appoints Martin Fincham as Chairman
Innovation scale-up Wazoku has appointed Martin Fincham as its new Chairman, as the company continues to expand its senior team ahead of growth and further expansion in 2021.
Cambridge figures' contributions recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021
The achievements and contributions of individuals from the University of Cambridge and its Colleges have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Cambridge wings in with treble in UK angel awards
Cambridge technology companies earned three major accolades for their investors at the virtual UKBAA Angel Investment Awards; two of the businesses concerned are considered pioneers in DeepTech.
IQ Capital founder takes chair role at BVCA
IQ capital managing partner Kerry Baldwin has been appointed chair of The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA).
Who are the most active deep tech investors in the UK?
Finding investment as a deep tech business can be a difficult and arduous task.
Recharge.com raises £8.62M and appoints Azimo’s Michael Kent as the new chairman
The online payments industry accelerated and touched new heights during the pandemic. Consolidated payment options are also gaining traction and branded payments provider Recharge.com has now announced raising £8.62 million in a debt funding round.
Initial shortlist unveiled for Business Weekly Awards
The addition of two particular categories has helped produce a brilliant initial shortlist for the Business Weekly Awards. The DeepTech/AI and Quoted Company of the Year categories have injected an extra pizzazz to the process.
Investment star turn is new Babraham chair
Babraham Bioscience Technologies Ltd, which oversees the development and 24/7 management of the Babraham Research Campus has confirmed Jo Parfrey as new board chair.
International Women’s Day – celebrating 20 woman angel investors
Following our International Women’s Day campaign last March, we once again asked our community to nominate a woman angel who has supported, mentored, and inspired fantastic founders or has been integral in paving the way for other women to start investing over the past year.