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UK FinTech Investment Flying High in 2019. That is according analysis by consultancy firm Accenture, which found that the UK attracted $2.6bn (£2.2bn) in the first half of this year, with the number of deals jumping 25% to 263. However, total global investment fell 29% from $31.2bn to $22bn, largely because there were no giant…
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Venture capital (VC) funding in the UK soared to a record high during the first half of this year, bolstered by a growing appetite for tech investments. Venture capital spending hits all-time high in 2019. Funding in VC rose to £4.3bn during the first half of 2019, rising 45 per cent on the same period…
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The search for the first drugs to tackle Alzheimer’s disease has taken a “fantastic step forward”, it was announced today. A venture capital fund established by David Cameron’s government to boost dementia research announced a £6.5 million investment in a new biotech company that builds on research at University College London. AstronauTx, the UCL spin-off, will develop medicines…