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Get £250K investment for your early-stage startup with our newly-launched Ufi Ventures Challenge Fund The Challenge Fund is a pool of investment capital to support early-stage companies using vocational technology to make a positive and scalable impact on skills development for our transitioning economy Investments starting at £250k (with follow-on investment available) aim to help the UK gain the skills it needs across five key areas ⤵️ - Green economy skills development - Digital transformation & Industry 4.0 - Reskilling and upskilling in traditional industries - Inclusive skills development - Future of work and lifelong learning Learn more about the Challenge Fund and see how you can pitch to us ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/edbMiBNB This fund is part of the broader VocTech Challenge programme by Ufi VocTech Trust and is additional to our core Ventures fund, which we continue to manage and support #ChallengeFund #GetAdultsLearning #VocTech #EdTech #Investment

New fund by Ufi Ventures has funding for early-stage start-ups helping to upskill UK workforce. Offering £250k with a £1m potential follow-up. Ufi VocTech Trust #VocTech #EdTech

Get £250K investment for your early-stage startup with our newly-launched Ufi Ventures Challenge Fund The Challenge Fund is a pool of investment capital to support early-stage companies using vocational technology to make a positive and scalable impact on skills development for our transitioning economy Investments starting at £250k (with follow-on investment available) aim to help the UK gain the skills it needs across five key areas ⤵️ - Green economy skills development - Digital transformation & Industry 4.0 - Reskilling and upskilling in traditional industries - Inclusive skills development - Future of work and lifelong learning Learn more about the Challenge Fund and see how you can pitch to us ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/edbMiBNB This fund is part of the broader VocTech Challenge programme by Ufi VocTech Trust and is additional to our core Ventures fund, which we continue to manage and support #ChallengeFund #GetAdultsLearning #VocTech #EdTech #Investment

Get £250K investment for your early-stage startup with our newly-launched Ufi Ventures Challenge Fund The Challenge Fund is a pool of investment capital to support early-stage companies using vocational technology to make a positive and scalable impact on skills development for our transitioning economy Investments starting at £250k (with follow-on investment available) aim to help the UK gain the skills it needs across five key areas ⤵️ - Green economy skills development - Digital transformation & Industry 4.0 - Reskilling and upskilling in traditional industries - Inclusive skills development - Future of work and lifelong learning Learn more about the Challenge Fund and see how you can pitch to us ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/edbMiBNB This fund is part of the broader VocTech Challenge programme by Ufi VocTech Trust and is additional to our core Ventures fund, which we continue to manage and support #ChallengeFund #GetAdultsLearning #VocTech #EdTech #Investment

Applied Real Intelligence LLC ("A.R.I.") is excited to once again be supporting ALTSLA as this year's INNOVATION FINANCE SPONSOR. Mark your calendars for March 18-20, as ALTSLA is not just any conference - it's the premier event for alternative investments on the West Coast, drawing over 1,200 attendees keen on exploring the latest investment strategies. The event is hosted by CFA Society Los Angeles, CAIA Association, and CalALTs (The California Alternative Investments Association) and produced by Markets Group. 🤝 I'll be there, surrounded by an impressive group of A.R.I.'s partners, from the visionary founders of our inaugural portfolio companies to the dynamic venture capital firms we collaborate with intimately. 🚀 At A.R.I., our mission is to redefine innovation as an asset class - providing alpha, accessibility, and lower risk. 💰 Our Senior Secured Growth Credit Fund stands as a testament to this, offering debt financing solutions that empower premier startups led by the most determined founders. 👋 Find me at ALTSLA - let's talk about the future of investment and how we can navigate it together. #InnovationFinance #AlternativeInvestments #Networking #Innovation #VentureCapital #VentureDebt #Startups

Think. What's your favorite kind of duck? 🦆 #UglyDuck24 As we are getting ready for our venture capital conference - this year for the 1st time welcoming private equity fund managers as well - here's a reminder on the name: why the Ugly Duck? 🤔 It's not your average duck: many people have seen European #VC as an ugly duckling. Investing in things that are just too risky, experiencing lots of ups and downs especially around the 'dot-com crisis' in the early years of 2000. Fast forward to today: European venture capital is more like a beautiful swan. Nurturing innovation, delivering success stories, and supporting #startups and #scaleups that have become global household names. #EEAcademy students: with this video story of our Ugly Duck, we are beyond excited to introduce you to our GP community - see you in Luxembourg! 🇱🇺

Dear Startups, Trying to raise funds from UK-based investors? We identified the most active early-stage investors of the UK so that you don't have to. Check out SFC Capital, Octopus Ventures, Ascension, Fuel Ventures 🚀, LocalGlobe, Mercia Asset Management PLC and Haatch Add more in the comments if we missed any, Share within your community for good karma! #VentureCapital #StartupFunding #Investment #EarlyStage Innovate UK UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) UK Startup Week

“Venture capital in Scotland is a success story that is worth recognising." That's according to the Chief Executive of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Micheal Moore, after recent figures show Scotland is emerging as a venture capital hotspot outside London 📌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The BVCA’s report, Venture Capital in the UK, found 7% of UK VC-funded firms are in Scotland, and in particular Edinburgh, thanks to its thriving fintech and health tech startups 💊 World-class universities like Edinburgh and Strathclyde are driving success with top 10 rankings for spinout equity deals in 2023 💪 Find out more about how Scotland's mix of innovation, academia and government support is cementing its growing role in the UK’s venture capital landscape 👉 https://ow.ly/kFTz50UlLvS #ScotlandIsNow #Investment

Recently someone asked "why European startups often face an uphill battle to scale globally?" The truth is, there’s no single answer. It’s a mix of things: market fragmentation, risk aversion, and yes—access to the right kind of capital. We’ve been working hard with the EIC to address some of these challenges, but let’s be honest—how far can we go if we don’t bring more partners to the table? Pension funds and sovereign wealth funds hold the potential to play a transformative role in Europe’s innovation story, yet their presence in venture capital remains limited. That’s why I’m excited to join the StepUp Startups Workshop on December 5th in Luxembourg. It’s not just about identifying barriers—it’s about finding real solutions that make a difference for startups across Europe. Looking forward to hearing fresh perspectives and challenging the status quo. Let’s see what we can build together. #Innovation #StepUpStartups #VentureCapital #Europe #ScalingStartups

First the bad news: 2023 was a challenging one for Canadian entrepreneurs raising funds, with much capital being recycled, a dearth of IPOs, and later-stage rounds being down by 47%. However, the good news is Venture Capital insights from RBCx show 2023 was a record year for pre-seed investments, with 128 deals, up 22% YOY. Caveat: dollars remained constant, however 2022 was so frothy that a return to the mean would have been reasonable. An outlier continues to be of Cleantech: a record 75 deals in 2023 totaled $1.1B. While the number of deals grew 53% YOY, the aggregate dollar amount was essentially flat. Current trends: for the first few months of 2024, SAFEs appear to be a fallback to down rounds, and Q1 fund-raising has been concentrated with repeat GPs. We’re also seeing an uptick in priced rounds using common and preferred shares for seed stage and Series A companies with viable paths to profitability. Based on previously-announced raises by the climate-focused funds below, more capital could be deployed to cleantech in the months ahead: - ArcTern Ventures raised $335M USD for an oversubscribed Fund III in January 2024, - Evok Innovations closed $269M USD for its oversubscribed Fund II, in December 2023, and - THE INLANDSIS FUND raised $130M CAD for its oversubscribed Fund II, in December 2023. #venturecapital #cleantech #seriesafunding #techfinance #seedcapital RBCx