Posted Friday 28th August 2020
Following the sale of a 21% stake in the clothing business, Gymshark has been valued at more than £1bn. The company joins an exclusive list of British businesses that have reached unicorn status.
Despite slowing investment, there have been some huge fundraising rounds in 2020. Beauhurst details the 15 top Tech Startups in the UK this year. No prizes for guessing who tops the list…
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Crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, aims to offer start-up shareholders a way to liquidise their stock without going through an IPO. The platform will provide retail investors an opportunity to buy up to €8m worth of secondary shares from later-stage European start-ups.
Almost 600 firms have had funding approved from the Government’s Future Fund since its launch in May. The fund ‘issues convertible loans between £125,000 to £5 million to innovative companies which are facing financing difficulties due to the coronavirus outbreak’.
Joelson has supported a large number of clients in connection with successful Future Fund applications and continues to do so as the deadline for applications expires at the end of September.
The digital mortgage provider has raised £35m in a Series C funding round. Habito originally provided home buyers with a digital solution to find and compare mortgages. Since the continued success of the business they are now able to offer home buyers a Habito mortgage.
Entrepreneur Jelani Memory has written a series of children’s books aimed at tackling tough topics such as racism, disabilities and feminism – amongst others. The books have been so popular that the company generated $1m revenue in just ten days.
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David Hershkorn and Jennifer Maxwell-Harris have written an article for China-Britain Business Focus on details surrounding the new Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa rules and what they mean.
