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Nesta Impact Investments makes third investment in GetMyFirstJob

23 June 2017 Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

Social impact investor Nesta Impact Investments (NII) has led a £320,000 funding round in GetMyFirstJob, a website that helps young people connect with employers and colleges to find apprenticeships.

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The ‘Uber for escorts’ secures $700,000 to make sector safer

23 June 201723 June 2017 Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

Startup entrepreneurs don’t shy away from tricky problems and social taboos if there’s a potential gap in the market or a problem worth solving, there’s most likely an innovative solution being worked upon.

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BrickVest announces successful exit of its first investment

14 June 201714 June 2017 Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

BrickVest, the online real estate investment platform, has announced its first successful exit less than 18 months after it launched its platform.

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Manchester digital firm secures £900k with backing from Mercia Technologies

14 June 201714 June 2017 Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

A Manchester digital company which helps businesses manage high and variable website traffic demands for customers such as ao.com and Ted Baker, has secured a £900k investment in a syndicated investment round.

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Insurance entrepreneurs raise £180M to bring protection challenger to market

14 June 201714 June 2017 Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

Entrepreneurial start-up company, Gryphon Group Holdings Limited raises £180m to design and build an insurance challenger with an ambition to protect more families in the UK

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Cheshire dairy aiming to become first UK firm to export fresh milk to China

14 June 201714 June 2017 News, Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

An ambitious Cheshire dairy wants to become the first UK company to export ESL fresh milk to China – thanks to help from Reaseheath College.

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Beauty & wellness platform Shedul.com raises $6 million

12 June 201728 August 2018 Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

Getting a ride, ordering a meal, or even finding a date has never been easier. Booking a haircut, on the other hand, could use some improvement.

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Money Messaging App, Plynk, Secures €25 million Series A Raise

8 June 2017 Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

Plynk, Europe’s first money messaging app, today announces a Series A raise of €25 million at MoneyConf, Madrid, Spain. Led by private investment trust, Swiss Privée Ltd, the investment marks one of the largest ever Series A raises in Irish history.

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Hubble raises £1.2m to build the world’s first digital commercial property advisor

2 June 20177 June 2017 Get Funded, News, Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

London PropTech startup, Hubble, has announced that it has raised £1.2m in a funding round to build the world’s first digital commercial property advisor.

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TRIBE raises £1.75m on Crowdcube

1 June 20174 March 2024 News, Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

Natural sports nutrition brand TRIBE has closed its Crowdcube fundraising campaign 8 days early, after needing only four days to reach its initial £1m goal.

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Floristry disruptor secures £1.3m investment

30 May 201730 May 2017 Get Funded, News, Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

Beaubridge, the independently owned and managed private equity growth investor, today announces it has invested £1.3m under EIS in Florismart, a UK-based online marketplace for professional florists across Europe.

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makepositive secures £1m funding round

17 May 201719 May 2017 News, Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

makepositive, a London-based consultancy that helps firms to make better use of Salesforce, has raised £1m, made up of £800k in equity finance plus a £200k loan facility from P2P provider RateSetter Business Finance.

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Sugru celebrates £2m raise on Crowdcube

15 May 2017 News, Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

Sugru, the world’s first mouldable glue, closed its second successful crowdfunding campaign at the weekend after raising £2m from 2740 investors with leading equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.

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Takumi raises £3.2m in Series A funding

11 May 2017 News, Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

Takumi marketing platform which connects brands to these influencers to create impactful grassroot Instagram marketing campaigns, today announces the successful completion of a Series A funding round worth $4 million (£3.2 million) to fund its US and global expansion.

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GripIt Fixings crowdfunding campaign hits £2.14 million

18 April 201717 April 2017 News, Success stories Business Matters 0 Comments

GripIt Fixings second crowdfunding round hits £2.14 million, valuing the most successful Dragons’ Den business at £20,000,000

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