UK high-tech VC investment sharply up, says Ascendant
UK and Ireland is sharply up this year, reports Ascendant, the tech-focused investment group. ‘In Q1, £307m (up 39% from £221m in Q1 2011) was invested in 64 UK/Irish companies (42 in Q1 2011) by 99 investors (72 in Q1 […]
Read MoreUK VC investment grew in 2011
In 2011, £786m (well up from £620m in 2010) was invested in 193 UK/Irish companies (213) by 228 investors (234). “The growth in value is particularly interesting,” says Ascendant md Stuart McKnight, “as there was significant drop in investment in […]
Read MoreStrategic investment in UK and Irish technology
In the UK and Ireland, trade and strategic investors (TSI) are a significant part of the venture scene in the technology sector. According to Ascendant, TSIs have made up about a fifth of the UK and Ireland technology investment pool […]
Read MoreGKN and EVO Electric form JV to manufacture electric motors and hybrid and electric drive systems
EVO Electric, a developer of advanced electric drive solutions for the automotive sector (earlier post), has formed a joint venture with GKN Driveline, part of GKN plc, to develop, manufacture and sell Axial Flux electric motors and drive systems for […]
Read MoreGKN and EVO Electric form Joint Venture to manufacture electric motors and hybrid and electric drive systems
London, England – EVO Electric, a pioneer in advanced electric drive solutions for the automotive sector, announces that it has formed a joint venture with GKN Driveline, part of GKN plc (LSE:GKN), to develop, manufacture and sell Axial Flux electric […]
Read MoreLondon VCs drive investment as cleantech bubble bursts
The value of VC investments in UK tech firms soared by 44 per cent in Q1 2011, despite the number of deals slumping by a third. The aggregate value invested by VCs jumped 44 per cent, to £221m, in Q1 […]
Read MoreUK VC investment up in Q1
Ascendant, the technology-focussed investment group, reports that, in Q1 2011, £221m (up from £153m in Q1 2010) was invested in 42 UK/Irish companies (65) by 72 investors (82). “It is worth noting that we have excluded 2 large deals – […]
Read MoreMore UK & Ireland Tech VC In Fewer Hands In Q1
The number of UK and Irish tech companies taking venture funding fell below 2009 to a four-year low, according to figures published by the investment advisory Ascendant – but overall amounts invested are growing. View full article (gigaom.com) >
Read MoreUK VC investment boosted by government funds
During 2009 the VC investment market in the UK and Ireland suffered its most rapid decline since the bursting of the internet/telecoms bubble in 2000, according to the technology focused investment group Ascendant. In 2009, £622m was invested compared to […]
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