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Xavier Van Hove
Nov 19, 20244 min read
The Funding Gap
Crossing the chasm In his seminal book, Crossing the Chasm , Geoffrey Moore explores how products that have strong appeal with...
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Xavier Van Hove
Nov 14, 20242 min read
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...
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Xavier Van Hove
Sep 5, 20242 min read
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...
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George Karamanos
Aug 21, 20243 min read
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...
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Xavier Van Hove
Jan 8, 20241 min read
Financing green growth
Back in May of last year, we helped finance Future Forest's planting of 340,000 trees at Dumyat in Scotland.
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Xavier Van Hove
Jun 1, 20233 min read
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...
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Xavier Van Hove
Apr 2, 20234 min read
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...
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Xavier Van Hove
Mar 12, 20233 min read
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...
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Xavier Van Hove
Mar 6, 20234 min read
February review
Between our two businesses (Rocking Horse group and Nighthawk Partners), the team sees an exceptional number of UK tech start-ups every...
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Xavier Van Hove
Nov 21, 20222 min read
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...
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Xavier Van Hove
Jun 20, 20223 min read
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...
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Xavier Van Hove
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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. ...
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Xavier Van Hove
Apr 25, 20225 min read
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...
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