Posted Thursday 29th July 2021
VCs play an important role in the funding of start-ups and in turn, their growth and success. With so many start-ups competing for financing, many companies are turned away. After speaking with VCs, Sifted have compiled a list of reasons VCs turn down funding.
The London-based digital bank has reached a £24bn valuation following its latest funding round. Already a big name in the banking sector, the tech company is now more valuable than high street bank NatWest.
Index Ventures has raised a trio of funds totaling $3bn to be invested in emerging start-ups and existing portfolio companies. Venture funds are currently growing at an unprecedented rate with Accel and Andreessen Horowitz also recently announcing funds of $3bn and $2.2bn respectively.
The Government has opened applications for funding as part of its new Future Fund: Breakthrough initiative. The fund will see investment given to high-growth, R&D intensive companies looking to bring technological advances to market.
Femtech innovator, and Joelson client, Elvie has raised £58m in a Series C funding round. With investment from some big names including the Business Growth Fund and Blackrock, the products that Elvie are providing are set to become mainstream.
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Joelson has advised My Emissions, the London based tech start-up and the official carbon labelling partner of Just Eat, on its £1.3 million fundraising Seed Round to Become the go-to platform for carbon assessments across the food industry.
Joelson, a leading London law firm, has been awarded Ecologi’s ‘For Our Planet’ Silver Award this Earth Day.
Joelson, a leading London law firm, announces its partnership with Blue Earth on the upcoming Blue Earth Forum and Blue Earth Summit events this year.
