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London, UK based growth investor Copilot Capital recently launched a fund 💸 $200M fund seeded by an investment division of The Friedkin Group. 💡 Investing up to $40M in European software start-ups looking to scale and help founders drive further growth and profitability, with a specific focus on go-to-market strategy, internationalisation, acquisitions, and data & AI. 🌍 #Europe 📈 Alongside the fund’s launch, Copilot Capital has made its first investment into Danish-based Relesys, an all-in-one employee app for frontline workers in the retail industry. 💭 “There are 60,000 SaaS companies across Europe. Our goal is to identify businesses with market-leading products and proven revenue models and equip them with the capital and expertise to scale into software champions.” - John Messer, Copilot Capital’s co-founder 🗞️by Tech Funding News https://lnkd.in/dSjYtXgY 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors unleashing innovation and empowering tomorrow🚀 John I Charlie I Charlie I Dave I Alba I Kitarack I Zerxis I Kemar I Zarosh I Hannah I Team Copilot … #growthcapital #pe #funds #startups #entrepreneurs #uk #funding #tech #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #venture #london

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🌱 Looking to Connect with Leading VCs and Early-Stage Investors? 🌱 At Virtualnonexecs, we don;t only work with PE firms - we are also proud to be working with some of the UK’s most active early-stage investors to help them find the top board advisors and chairs who can drive impact. If you're a non-executive or chair looking to connect with the heart of the startup ecosystem, take note of the names below. Here are 10 of the UK's most active early-stage investors and the incredible numbers that back them: 1. Octopus Ventures - Backed 100 startups, with a portfolio value of over £1.3 billion. 2. Seedcamp - Over 400 startups funded, including unicorns like Revolut and TransferWise 3. LocalGlobe - Invested in 300 startups across deep tech and fintech. 4. Playfair - Early backer of companies like Stripe and Anduril. 5. Passion Capital - Early investor in Monzo Bank, managing £100M in assets. 6. Ascension - Over 100 startups backed with a focus on social impact and fintech. 7. Frontline Ventures - Backed 80 startups across Europe with a key focus on B2B. 8. MMC Ventures - £500M under management, supporting 60 innovative growth companies. 9. Balderton Capital - Invested in 220 startups with notable exits like THG. 10. Entrepreneur First - 500 startups built, including companies now worth over $10 billion collectively. ✅ To join Virtualnonexecs: https://lnkd.in/eXBj687 ✅ If you are a VC or company looking to hire: https://lnkd.in/d3na7CEC #NonExecutiveDirectors #Chairs #VentureCapital #Startups #Virtualnonexecs #BoardRoles #Leadership #BusinessGrowth

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When the first alphabet in these conversations changes from 'M" to 'B', you know the funding winter is transforming into spring 🌱 #VC #VentureCapital #Earlystagefunding Read more about the latest monthly funding report for VC funding in July 2024 here: ttps://https://lnkd.in/dhdWF8fP

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Delighted to share the Seraphim Space Accelerator's latest cohort in TechCrunch 🚀 This is the 13th edition of our space accelerator programme, and we are thrilled to welcome nine fantastic companies onto this mission. The new cohort focuses on propulsion, cybersecurity, space situational awareness, geospatial insights and in-orbit biotechnology manufacturing. Areas that allow us to map, model and collect data-driven insights from Space to help support a better future on Earth. Companies on board: AADYAH Space: (India) Arkisys (US) CarbonLaces Solutions : (UK) Four Resolutions Incorporated: (US) Frontier Space Technologies: (UK) SaferPLACES: (Italy) Spaceflux: (UK) Company in stealth mode: (US) Viridian Space Corporation: (US) Since 2018, 95 startups have gone through the accelerator and 85% of those raised investments within 12 months. To date, companies representing 27 nations have come through the accelerator, showcasing the top 2% of early-stage SpaceTech capabilities globally. The accelerator is proud of its commitment to nurturing SpaceTech entrepreneurship. Read more here -

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This week on the startup to scaleup journey: - How experienced founders build investor alignment

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Lots of activity in the Media for Equity space in this autumn, and just in the last two days we have had some great news, one coming from the UK and second from Australia. 🫡 dmg ventures has announced the launch of their new fund with 50M GBP in cash capital, as well as their traditional media credits. They plan to invest into European as well as US-based startups, from two separate funds: "The Headline Fund will target startups between seed and series A, while the second, the Scale Fund, is for more established startups. The Scale Fund has already made two investments, into Trip, a UK maker of sparkling drinks that contain CBD, and Blue Stripes, which makes cacao-based products by reusing the fruit that is wasted by the chocolate industry." - Global Corporate Venturing The second announcement is coming from the Scaleup Mediafund, "backed by investors including News Corp Australia, NOVA Entertainment, Foxtel Group, REA Group, and oOh! Media and has committed over $45 million in advertising and marketing inventory to support the Australia's startup ecosystem. The two new investments are, Naked Life, a non-alcoholic cocktail drinks business, and Settle Easy, an online property conveyancing platform. 💪 These are great news for the media for equity, media capital, media credits or may you call it media investments, and great new set of proof points for the investment model. #MediaForEquity #MediaCapital #MediaCredit #MediaInvestments cc: Flavius Floare Borderbridge

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