Funding

Agriculture Food Funding Investment 

UK AGRI-TECH CENTRE LAUNCHES GLOBAL ACCELERATOR TO DRIVE EXPORT GROWTH

March 23, 2026 NewsDesk agri-tech export growth, agri-tech innovation UK, agri-tech investment opportunities, agricultural technology validation, Brendan O'Connell Chief Executive AgriTech New Zealand, climate resilience agriculture, dairy farming technology, Dr Jenna Ross OBE Senior International Development Manager UK Agri-Tech Centre, farm productivity innovation, Global Growth Accelerator, livestock technology innovation, methane reduction technology, New Zealand farming technology, sustainable farming solutions, UK Agri-Tech Centre, UK NZ agri-tech partnership

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has unveiled a new international initiative aimed at accelerating the global expansion of British agricultural technology

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Funding Sports 

LONDON START-UP SPORTL AIMS TO TRANSFORM FITNESS BOOKINGS WITH PAY-AS-YOU-TRAIN MODEL

March 11, 2026 NewsDesk boutique fitness London, digital fitness platforms UK, fitness marketplace platform, Former EMEA Chairman of FTI Consulting, gym booking apps UK, Kevin Hewitt investor, London fitness startup, London fitness studios booking, London gym booking platform, pay as you train fitness platform, Ryan Lovelock SPORTL, SPORTL app, SPORTL funding round, UK fitness tech startups, UK health tech investment, UK startup ecosystem fitness

LONDON FITNESS START-UP SPORTL LAUNCHES APP AFTER £250K PRE-SEED FUNDING ROUND A London-based fitness technology start-up is entering the competitive

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Entrepreneurship Funding News 

GOVERNMENT-BACKED FUNDING FUELS NEW WAVE OF GEN Z ENTREPRENEURS IN LONDON

February 11, 2026 NewsDesk Backing Your Business Plan, Blair McDougall, British Business Bank, first-time founders UK, Gen Z business funding, Gen Z entrepreneurs London, government business loans, graduate job market UK, London, London entrepreneurship growth, London start-ups 2025, Louise McCoy, Managing Director of Start Up Loans Products at the British Business Bank, Minister for Small Business and Economic Transformation, small business finance UK, SME funding London, Start Up Loans UK, UK small business support, UK start-up statistics, youth entrepreneurship UK

A new generation of London entrepreneurs is reshaping the capital’s small business landscape, as fresh data from Start Up Loans,

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Funding Health 

INCENTIFI RAISES PRE-SEED FUNDING AND APPOINTS FORMER DELIVEROO EXEC AS ADVISER

January 14, 2026 NewsDesk behaviour change rewards, Co-Founder, corporate wellbeing solutions, employee engagement tools, employee rewards platform, employee wellbeing technology, employer wellbeing strategy, health and wellbeing apps, incentifi, incentifi Paul Kelbie, Investor and Strategic Adviser, James Hardy, mental health at work, pre-seed funding UK, presenteeism costs, sickness absence UK, startup funding London, UK workplace stress, wellbeing incentives, workplace wellbeing

A growing number of UK employers are reassessing how they support staff wellbeing as stress, sickness absence and lost productivity

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Funding Investment News 

VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST SHAKE-UP SPARKS FEARS OF FUNDING SHORTFALL FOR UK BUSINESSES

January 12, 2026 NewsDesk Alex Davies, Budget tax changes, early-stage investment UK, EIS vs VCT, Enterprise Investment Scheme, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, innovation funding UK, investment tax incentives, private investment UK, scale-up finance UK, small business funding UK, start-up finance gap, UK economic growth, UK start-up funding, UK venture capital, VCT tax relief, Venture Capital Trusts, Wealth Club

UK start-ups and scale-up businesses could face a funding shortfall of more than half a billion pounds next year following

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Entrepreneurship Funding Investment News 

ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART SECURES FINAL CLOSE FOR NEW DESIGN AND INNOVATION FUND

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025 NewsDesk British creative industries, Christoph Lindner, CleanTech innovation, createch sector, Director, Dr Nadia Danhash, early-stage investment UK, Enterprise Investment Scheme, Fund Manager and Partner, Fund Manager and Partner at Infinity Asset Management LLP, Infinity Asset Management LLP; Dr Nadia Danhash, InnovationRCA, InnovationRCA portfolio, maritime emissions technology, MedTech start-ups, President and Vice-Chancellor of the Royal College of Art, President and Vice-Chancellor; Sarah Butler, Professor Christoph Lindner, RCA investment fund, Royal College of Art innovation, Sarah Butler, seed enterprise investment scheme, sustainable biomaterials, UK design-led start-ups, university spinouts UK, venture capital UK

RCA Innovation Fund Closes After Securing Backing for Design-Led UK Start-Ups The Royal College of Art has closed its debut

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Banking Finance Food Funding News 

TOP CATERING BUTCHER RELOCATES TO NEW PREMISES IN HERTFORDSHIRE WITH SUPPORT FROM HSBC UK

October 24, 2025 NewsDesk British butchery, business growth UK, business relocation, catering butcher, Christian Raggio, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, commercial banking support, Craig Wallace, food industry innovation, food supply chain, Hertfordshire business, HSBC UK, hybrid protein products, IMS of Smithfield, Managing Director, meat industry investment, sustainable meat production, UK hospitality suppliers

IMS of Smithfield Expands Operations with New Hertfordshire Facility Backed by HSBC UK One of London’s best-known catering butchers, IMS

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Finance Funding 

BARONSMEAD VCTs LAUNCH £50M FUNDRAISER AMID STRONG PERFORMANCE

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 NewsDesk AIM investments, Baronsmead, Baronsmead VCT, diversified portfolio, dividend yield, fundraising, Gresham House, investment trusts, NAV return, private companies, UK alternative finance, UK VCT, VCT, venture capital trust

The Baronsmead venture capital trusts (VCTs) have opened a fundraising round aiming to secure up to £50 million — an

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Entrepreneurship Finance Funding 

NEW PUMA VCT OFFER TARGETS GROWTH-STAGE COMPANIES WITH £70M RAISE

September 24, 2025 NewsDesk capital, Investment Manager, Nicholas Hyett, PUMA, Trust, trusts, VCT, Venture, Venture Capital Trusts, Wealth Club

Puma VCT 13 has announced the launch of a new fundraising offer of up to £70 million, as it looks

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Entrepreneurship Funding 

WAYBEYOND CAPITAL BACKS WEDISSIMO IN NEXT PHASE OF GROWTH

September 19, 2025 NewsDesk capital, Co-founder Andy Bowker, Co-founder David Awad-Clark, Finance, Funding, growth, Invest, Investment, strategy, UK wedding, WayBeyond Capital Ventures, wedding, wedding planning, Wedissimo

Wedissimo, the UK’s leading online wedding services marketplace, has secured fresh investment from WayBeyond Capital Ventures to accelerate its next

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