Two CEOs and a VC share their experience of the fundraising process including their secrets for a good VC meetings, frustrations during the process and top tips.ICON: What was the most daunting…
Read moreThe 118 venture capital firms, micro-VCs, angels, accelerators, late stage investors and acquirers you should know.We wanted to share this great post by @asanwal CEO and Co-founder of CB Insights.…
Read moreThere's yet more evidence of London's booming fintech scene this week with news that Google UK MD Dan Cobley is leaving the internet giant to start his own fintech incubator and investment fund.…
Read moreHow Two Ex-Googlers Turned A Crappy Messaging Service Into A $100 Million App Secret, the popular anonymous-sharing App, raised $25M. Here's how it went from poorly designed messaging app to RED-HOT…
Read moreSELENA LARSON ReadWrite.comTwitter wants to make it as easy to buy as it is to tweet. On Tuesday, the company announced the acquisition of CardSpring, a payments startup that makes it easy for…
Read moreBy Selena LarsonFacebook wants to make it easier for you to buy things.On Thursday, the company announced it’s testing a new way for people to buy stuff through ads and page posts with a new buy…
Read moreBy Liam Tung | July 10, 2014Google Ventures, the search giant's VC arm has launched a $100m fund dedicated to startups in Europe."To help support the next generation of European entrepreneurs, today…
Read moreI wanted to share this great article from AlleyWatch on fundraising.False starts, bad timing, wrong co-founder, no technical co-founder. Jason Nadaf could have written the book on what can and will…
Read moreby Chris Skinner on 01 July 2014I was surprised the other day when Financial News named me as one of the top 40 most influential innovators in financial technology, alongside friends including Sean…
Read moreFintech firms struggling to get funding could now look towards Santander as a possible investor.The bank has announced a venture capital fund which despite being London-based will have a global…
Read moreWhy all banks will gamify over timeby Chris Skinner on July 2, 2014 in Bitcoin, Digital Bank, InnovationWhy all banks will gamify over time. A great post from Chris who flags up a few players in this…
Read moreA former assistant to chef Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s who went on to set up his own mobile voucher company today made a fortune when he sold his business in a deal worth up to £55 million.Mark…
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