Financing Growth

Executive Summary Most of the venture debt industry relies on " sponsors " when making loans - a VC firm that has invested heavily in the...

Crossing the chasm In his seminal book, Crossing the Chasm , Geoffrey Moore explores how products that have strong appeal with...

Raising funds As one of the first – if not the  first – institution to fund the tech SMEs we work with, we're often asked for advice on...

Featured new deals Porotech , the world’s most advanced microLED and optical computing company, is our largest venture debt done to...

The traditional view is that venture capital helps early stage companies with debt funding used once the company is profitable. The...

Back in May of last year, we helped finance Future Forest's planting of 340,000 trees at Dumyat in Scotland.

Capital Drought or Passing Showers? Navigating the stormy seas of the growth ecosystem, the first half of 2023 sees us caught in even...

With First Citizens bank taking over the US assets of SVB in the United States, and HSBC having taken over the UK assets, Silicon Valley...

The FT article above summarises the issue well. SVB was a victim of its own success. Having attracted so many startups and VCs, it...

Between our two businesses (Rocking Horse group and Nighthawk Partners), the team sees an exceptional number of UK tech start-ups every...

Jeremy Hunt's budget significantly reduced the amount SMEs can claim back in R&D Tax Relief, which will impact the fastest growing part...

It’s been a busy week with no fewer than three tech conferences hosted last week: VivaTech in Paris London Tech Week CogX Festival in...

We held a round table yesterday, generously hosted by Optimal Compliance, with a mix of start-ups, investors and partners yesterday. ...

Savings, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, Venture Debt - what to get when (& a bit about how) So let's start with a very busy chart...