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Rocking Horse & Nighthawk Partner to Unlock Smarter Funding at Scale
At Nighthawk, our mission has always been to back ambitious companies with the capital structures they need to scale. Today, we’re proud...
Oct 7


Is Google dead?
AI is outperforming Google search in core functionality. It likely needs to pivot to be pure AI search. But history suggests pivoting is hard...
Oct 7


Nighthawk and Arena Investors, LP Launch Venture Lending Platform to Support UK Innovation Economy
https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/nighthawk-and-arena-investors-lp-launch-venture-lending-platform-to-support-uk-innovation-econ...
Sep 1


Drop The Sponsor
Executive Summary Most of the venture debt industry relies on " sponsors " when making loans - a VC firm that has invested heavily in the...
Feb 21


The Funding Gap
Crossing the chasm In his seminal book, Crossing the Chasm , Geoffrey Moore explores how products that have strong appeal with...
Nov 19, 2024


Go West
Raising funds As one of the first – if not the first – institution to fund the tech SMEs we work with, we're often asked for advice on...
Nov 14, 2024


Quarterly Update - Sep 2024
Featured new deals Porotech , the world’s most advanced microLED and optical computing company, is our largest venture debt done to...
Sep 5, 2024


The rare case of helping investors and start up founders.
The traditional view is that venture capital helps early stage companies with debt funding used once the company is profitable. The...
Aug 21, 2024


Financing green growth
Back in May of last year, we helped finance Future Forest's planting of 340,000 trees at Dumyat in Scotland.
Jan 8, 2024


Sep 19, 2023


The Growth Ecosystem Weather Report
Capital Drought or Passing Showers? Navigating the stormy seas of the growth ecosystem, the first half of 2023 sees us caught in even...
Jun 1, 2023


Farewell SVB, you will be missed
With First Citizens bank taking over the US assets of SVB in the United States, and HSBC having taken over the UK assets, Silicon Valley...
Apr 2, 2023


SVB - valuation & musings
The FT article above summarises the issue well. SVB was a victim of its own success. Having attracted so many startups and VCs, it...
Mar 12, 2023


February review
The team sees an exceptional number of UK tech start-ups every month. In February, this meant talking to over 100 start-ups for the...
Mar 6, 2023


Budget: SME R&D Tax Credit down 45%
Jeremy Hunt's budget significantly reduced the amount SMEs can claim back in R&D Tax Relief, which will impact the fastest growing part...
Nov 21, 2022


Tech conferences Week
It’s been a busy week with no fewer than three tech conferences hosted last week: VivaTech in Paris London Tech Week CogX Festival in...
Jun 20, 2022


Round Table - 9 June 2022
We held a round table yesterday, generously hosted by Optimal Compliance, with a mix of start-ups, investors and partners yesterday. ...
Jun 10, 2022


Financing growth & avoiding dilution
Savings, Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, Venture Debt - what to get when (& a bit about how) So let's start with a very busy chart...
Apr 25, 2022
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