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The market for secondaries amongst later-stage companies has seen a material uptick in recent years ...
Raising funds for your company can be a daunting, long and hard process, especially from seed stage ...
The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) is a powerful source of funding that bridges the gap fo...
Onfido Acquired by Entrust in One of SEIS's Greatest Successes Capital at risk. This communication i...
A quick guide into finding a Lead Investor for your funding round The role of a Lead Investor In the...
Fundraising was just the start, now the hard work begins – make sure you're ready! Congratulations, ...
SFC Capital and PHTA partner up to support Health and MedTech companies in the West Midlands SFC Cap...
SFC's 2023: The Year in Review As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time to look back on this year, and it...
Finally: EIS Sunset Clause Extended To 2035 In Recent Autumn Budget The recent Autumn Statement by C...
The Beauty Accelerator 2024: Investing up to £250,000 in emerging beauty brands. Facilitating Fundra...
From Academic to Entrepreneur – Shifting Mindsets and the Future of Diversity & Inclusion We chatted...
These are the reasons why more IFAs are turning to early-stage investing through SEIS Investment lan...
From Social Media Domination To Shaping the Future of AI Meet Rob - an entrepreneur who's building V...
The Future of Sustainability: SFC Capital's Role in Early-Stage GreenTech Investment The Seed Enterp...
Recycling the unrecyclable: Halocycle vs. the plastic waste problem Halocycle is leading the charge ...
SEIS funds and their generous tax benefits are about to become an even more attractive option for in...
Navigating Post-Investment: Strategies, Tax Benefits, and Monitoring Performance Investing in early-...
Uncovering four essential business concepts Ready, Set, StartUP is an entertaining new business real...
The show that saved his startup – Shalom Osiadi on his experience on Ready Set StartUP I sat down wi...
The SEIS upgrade has finally arrived – does your business qualify under the new rules? The UK govern...
Fuelling the Spirit of Innovation and Success Becoming a judge on Ready Set StartUP provided me with...
The case study published in the Investing in Women Code Annual Report 2023 For more information abou...
The key characteristics of real entrepreneurs. Who hasn't enjoyed talent shows like The Great Britis...
From police work and cold coffee to scaling a sustainable babywear brand Journeying from the unlikel...
My Thrilling Journey as a Judge on an Entrepreneurial TV Show Television possesses a magical quality...
The Bill’s Parliamentary Process and Its Implications for Investors and Founders The highly anticipa...
Managing stress and fostering mental wellness in the world of startups Leading a startup is an exhil...
Rome wasn't built in a day, nor by a single person – your startup shouldn't be either. The problem w...
The key factors you should consider if you want to invest in startups When it comes to investing in ...
Why maximising your startup’s valuation may not be a good idea Valuing a startup has never been easy...
Conceived originally for individual investors, SEIS and EIS schemes are now no strangers to investme...
How to build the perfect pitch deck to attract capital from angel investors. Ultimately, like most t...
A new dawn for Britain’s early-stage investing market and an awakening to the power of SEIS funds Li...
Hints, tips and tricks for how to secure investment in as little as 4 weeks Fundraising. “A necessar...
SEIS, EIS & VCT: Meet the government-backed schemes providing tax incentives to those who invest in ...
How to build your Angel Investment portfolio and where to start. Please note: Capital at risk. For p...
SFC Capital’s 10th anniversary year: More funding, more exits and more SEIS! 2022 being our 10th ann...
Welsh green tech startup Harvst doubles their targeted raise with SFC Capital as lead investor. Card...
The Treasury has confirmed the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) extensions will go ahead as ...
The intergenerational childcare service raised its £400k pre-seed round from SFC Capital, 3SV Collec...
Smart Kiwi will use the funds to develop a demand predictive model to optimise resource allocation a...
Why the beauty sector is always a good idea for investment It’s not a secret that markets are curren...
The Government is introducing changes to the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) from April 202...
Supporting female entrepreneurial success should start earlier than anyone thinks Before becoming Pr...
Compliant payment system Ryft will use the funding to accelerate their platform and team expansion R...
Social impact app Virtue has closed a pre-seed round with SFC Capital and joined the Techstars accel...
The Red Tree and SFC Capital are launching the 3rd edition of The Beauty Accelerator to invest £150k...
Britain’s seed funding market is at risk – rethinking EIS and SEIS could be critical to the future s...
TikTok-style investment startup secures £205k in pre-seed funding from SFC Capital FinTech startup Z...
SFC Capital receives a further £5m as part of BBI's Regional Angels Programme to deploy into startup...
Insurtech startup BirdsEyeView closes seed funding round led SFC Capital and the European Space Agen...
Blue Skies Space closes new investment round in its quest to deliver space science data. Blue Skies ...
SFC Capital’s busiest year yet: £15m in 94 companies, exits, milestones, and fighting for SEIS. Afte...
SFC Capital and FINTECH Circle partner to find the best fintech startups for 2022. SFC Capital has a...
KANKAN, a modern personal care brand on a mission to make refill and reuse the desired lifestyle cho...
The Red Tree and SFC Capital are launching the 2nd edition of The Beauty Accelerator to invest £150k...
SFC's COO Angelika Burawska writes about the future of edtech for Startups Magazine Originally publi...
There are as many different investment strategies as there are angel investors, but successful angel...
SFC Capital reinforces its commitment to impact investing and takes a look at some of the sustainabl...
2020, a year of records for SFC Capital In what has been a difficult year for everyone, at SFC Capit...
SFC will be competing with 6 other investment providers for the coveted Best SEIS Investment Manager...
Faace and Fussy, winners of The Beauty Accelerator™ 2020 The Red Tree and SFC Capital are delighted ...
PitchBook Data has named SFC Capital the Most Active Seed Investor in Europe during the COVID-19 pan...
SFC Capital partners up with The Red Tree to find and support emerging beauty entrepreneurs The Beau...
SFC Capital on the importance of diversity in the early-stage investment scene The COVID-19 crisis h...
Startup Funding Club becomes SFC Capital In a sector where longevity is not the norm, it is quite in...
COVID-19 will change the way we do business – and some SFC portfolio companies are already ahead of ...
SFC CEO Stephen Page opens up about the recent £10 million commitment from British Business Investme...
Stephen Page, CEO of SFC, analyses why the scheme is insufficient for most "true" startups and why w...
SFC has already completed investment of £5m into 28 companies, with £1.6m coming from British Busine...
At the close of yet another successful year for Startup Funding Club's portfolio companies, we take ...
From Alumni acquisitions to becoming the fifth most active seed investor in the world, we take a loo...
Startup Funding Club has led a seed round into accounting software firm Ember. Startup Funding Club ...
Startup Funding Club is named Runner Up for Best SEIS Investment Manager at the fifth annual Growth ...
Startup Funding Club maintains its position as the 5th Most Active Angel & Seed Investor in the Worl...
Startup Funding Club introduces growth startups to its Chinese partner Linrun Intelligent Valley at ...
Startup Funding Club has been named finalist in the Best SEIS Investment Manager category of the 201...
Startup Funding Club has partnered with Chinese science park Linrun Intelligent Valley to support th...
Startup Funding Club has invested in Tzager, Intoolab’s AI Biomedicine scientist. Startup Funding Cl...
The hurdles of growing a startup as a female founder and three Startup Funding Club Alumni that are ...
With business continually evolving, so do company types. To move with the times, SFC Capital has tak...
Startup Funding Club has been named a finalist for the Early Stage Fund of the Year Award by UKBAA W...
Startup Funding Club invests in Wales-based digital forensics software solutions developer Awen Coll...
Startup Funding Club showcases businesses ready for growth at the launch of its new investor event f...
Sceenic raises its seed round through SFC to continue expanding its “Watch Together" SaaS solution S...
Startup Funding Club showcases six up-and-coming companies at its last Investor Event before the end...
Startup Funding Club has invested £100k from its early stage funds and its Angel Network in media br...
Startup Funding Club ranks in the Top 5 Most Active Angel & Seed Investors in the World in PitchBook...
Startup Funding Club introduces five up-and-coming startups to the SFC Angel Network at a sell-out e...
Startup Funding Club has lead an £800K investment round into state-of-the-art eBike technology start...
As we reach the end of a fantastic year for Startup Funding Club’s portfolio companies, it is time t...
Startup Funding Club introduces five promising early-stage investment opportunities to business ange...
Transcend Packaging is committed to providing sustainable solutions to the food & drink and hospital...
Startup Funding Club invests in Cardiff-based sports promotion and digital marketing company Leading...
The 2018 Autumn Budget is said to be the most “small business-friendly” ever produced by Chancellor ...
Having a successful business is every entrepreneur’s dream. But how do you build a successful compan...
Startup Funding Club gathers investors at Home House for its first startup pitching event of the sea...
As thrilling as it can be, starting a new company is not an easy task. Learn about the 10 most commo...
In a society where “cold-calling” is looked down upon, Cognism developed a solution to make sales mu...
SFC invests £570K into Blue Skies Space Ltd alongside the London Co-Investment Fund and Angel Invest...
While at pre-product, pre-revenue stage, Onfido raised £120,000 from SFC. Since then, it has expande...
Leading network of business angels and seed investment fund Startup Funding Club has been nominated ...
Startup Funding Club (SFC), the award-winning network of Business Angels and Seed Investment Fund, h...
The top 3 rules that successful entrepreneurs should follow at any stage of business. The journey fr...
Startup Funding Club (SFC) has participated in a £2M funding round for AI-powered sales acceleration...
Startup Funding Club invests in VR company Reality Zero One alongside the British Robotics Seed Fund...
Startup Funding Club has closed the first tranche of its SEIS/EIS Funds by investing over £2M in 36 ...
Startup trends: the story so far and what to expect in the near future Over the past 20 years we hav...
Startup Funding Club (SFC), showcased last week an outstanding line-up of startups at its March Pitc...
Designed to encourage investments into early-stage companies, SEIS and EIS offer generous tax incent...
Startup Funding Club presents a stellar lineup of investment opportunities at its February Investor ...
We take a look at some of the startups with the potential to dominate the UK's digital space. Over t...
After the success of their online masterclasses, Focused for Business are offering entrepreneurs wor...
Startup Funding Club receives the “Best Innovation & Rising Star in EIS/SEIS” Award at this year’s E...
Startup Funding Club honours the achievements of its investee companies at the SFC Alumni Winter Par...
Startup Funding Club introduces five up-and-coming startups at its first Investor Event of 2018 at H...
Startup Funding Club raises £250,000 of SEIS and EIS funds for on-demand insurance solutions provide...
Startup Funding Club has celebrated its last Investor Event of 2017 at King's College London in part...
Startup Funding Club’s portfolio company Oteas has raised £1.4 million from overseas investors. Star...
Retail analytics startup Shoppar receives £300,000 of SEIS & EIS funds and marks the first co-invest...
Startup Funding Club Alumni and former SFC Pitching & Networking presenter Twizoo is acquired by tra...
Startup Funding Club introduces five early-stage companies to its investor network during its event ...
Jenny Tooth, CEO of UKBAA, presented Startup Funding Club with the Best Angel Syndicate award at the...
Startup Funding Club invests over £300K in British startups Curamicus, Designed in Colour, icaruspar...
London-based Startup Funding Club has reinvented early-stage investment by developing a unique co-in...
Startup Funding Club showcases four promising startups at its October SFC Pitching & Networking even...
Startup Funding Club nominated for the inaugural Best Angel Syndicate award.
What do the first five years of Startup Funding Club look like?
Startup Funding Club has launched the SFC Angel Fund at its first Pitching & Networking event of the...
Startup Funding Club has celebrated its 5th anniversary with its portfolio companies by holding the ...
Startup Funding Club’s network of business angels invests in Northern Irish startup Intupod
Startup Funding Club held on Monday its last Pitching and Networking Event before the summer break a...
Startup Funding Club will be competing against other finalists including Daedalus Partners and Symva...
Startup Funding Club invites politician Paddy Ashdown to speak at its June Pitching & Networking eve...
Startup Funding Club announced the launch of its new Investor Platform at its latest Pitching & Netw...
Startup Funding Club was invited to present its company and four of its funded Internet-of-Things st...
Startup Funding Club announces the close of the first tranche of the 2017 SFC SEIS/EIS Funds at its ...
Startup Funding Club invests in 25 companies across various sectors through its 2017 SEIS/EIS Funds
London, UK – 3rd April 2017 – Startup Funding Club has invested £200K into Future Mobile Money. The ...
Startup Funding Club showcased five promising startups in its last Investor Event before closing thi...
Startup Funding Club and Spark10 celebrate an educational event about early-stage investment in the ...
Startup Funding Club supports the food & drink industry by syndicating £220K into early-stage compan...
Five high-potential startups pitched their businesses at our latest Investor Event in Mayfair earlie...
Cognism, a UK-based startup with an international team, has closed its seed investment round of $500...
British fashion company Banvard & James raises £200K from Startup Funding Club’s network of internat...
The developers of a superfast battery charging technology and a payment technology solution that sim...
To begin the 2017 Investor Events, we have gone back to one of our favourite venues: The Club at The...
Startup Funding Club awarded Lead Syndicate of the Year at 2016 Angel Investment Awards by UKBAA!
On the 19th of September, Startup Funding Club had an exciting opening of the “season” with an outst...
Another successful evening bringing together start-ups and investors took place last Monday. For thi...
On Monday the 7th we had the pleasure of joining forces with Home House to hold a new edition of the...
We are happy to announce that Startup Funding Club has led an SEIS round into CustomSell Ltd!
The evening of Tuesday 6th of December marked the end of the 2016 season of Startup Funding Club’s i...

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