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New fund improves access to funding

Every startup deserves equal access to funding

Why Every Startup Deserves Equal Access to Funding Our partner, Capital Pilot, is removing bias from the funding process to improve access to funding
PEEQUAL founders raise £250,000 for their startup

How PEEQUAL Used Focused for Business to Secure Investment and Scale

PEEQUAL’s Journey: From Startup to Festival Favourite PEEQUAL, the UK’s first standalone women’s urinal, has rapidly transformed from a bold idea into a festival
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How to find investors for a startup…quickly!

How to Find Startup Investors Quickly and Effectively A recent report from Beauhurst and SFC Capital* reveals that it takes, on average, 15 months
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Should you raise startup funding from friends and family?

So you think you need to raise funding for your startup? You may be right, but before you begin to raise startup funding from
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Why raising investment for a startup is as simple as baking a cake

Your startup is hungry! It needs cash for product development, marketing and building the team. You’re probably hungry too. You see the opportunity. You
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7 Essentials that unlock Start-up equity investment

Start-up equity investment: Investors look for 7 Essential ingrediants when deciding whether to back a start-up – or not! Be succinct to get attention
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Traction makes it quicker to raise funding for a startup

So you want to raise funding for a startup? To succeed, you’ll need to speak the language of investors. Investors will ask “how much
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Why I do what I do – an interview with Hatty Fawcett

It’s funny the things you remember when take time to think back! Hatty Fawcett was recently interviewed by John Cassidy-Rice and this reminded me
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7 Startup Investment Mistakes That Could Be Stopping You Raising Funds

Raising investment can feel like a full-time job on top of running your business. It’s time-consuming, emotionally draining and, at times, confusing. If you’re