A selection of thoughts, news & insights from the Smedvig team and our portfolio.
September 12, 2019
Antidote is a digital health company on a mission to accelerate breakthroughs in potentially life-saving treatments by bridging the gap between medical research and the people who need it. Check out their interview below with CTO, Dean Sellis, discussing two-sided marketplaces, platform expansion and top challenges in adopting digital technologies in recruitment.
August 13, 2019
We often get asked by founders how our process works internally: how many deals we see and close in a year, how long a deal takes and what the best way to get in touch with us is. I’ll aim to cover all this off in this article and hopefully give some further insight into how we work with entrepreneurs throughout the deal process.
June 25, 2019
So, you’ve worked out when to raise and how much you would like to raise (which in itself is not easy) and now it’s time to get out there and raise the cash — but where to start?
September 5, 2019
Spirable, the next generation of personalised video marketing automation, today announced it has closed a £6M Series A investment round led by Smedvig Capital. Existing backers Frontline Ventures, Downing Ventures, and 24 Haymarket also followed-on.
July 16, 2019
How much do I need in retirement? A question millions of people in the UK have. It’s a big question. And it deserves a proper answer. Helping people to answer this question is important for us at Profile Pensions. Making this seem less daunting through a simple and easy to understand retirement calculator has huge customer and commercial benefit.
May 14, 2019
The second article of our Navigating VC Series aims to help CEO’s answer the tough question of when and how much capital to raise. Firstly, congratulations! If you’re thinking about raising a Series A, B, or C you are already in an elite group of high performing companies. In 2018, 288, 100, and 40 UK companies raised a Series A, B, or C respectively (Crunchbase).
September 12, 2019
Antidote is a digital health company on a mission to accelerate breakthroughs in potentially life-saving treatments by bridging the gap between medical research and the people who need it. Check out their interview below with CTO, Dean Sellis, discussing two-sided marketplaces, platform expansion and top challenges in adopting digital technologies in recruitment.
September 5, 2019
Spirable, the next generation of personalised video marketing automation, today announced it has closed a £6M Series A investment round led by Smedvig Capital. Existing backers Frontline Ventures, Downing Ventures, and 24 Haymarket also followed-on.
August 13, 2019
We often get asked by founders how our process works internally: how many deals we see and close in a year, how long a deal takes and what the best way to get in touch with us is. I’ll aim to cover all this off in this article and hopefully give some further insight into how we work with entrepreneurs throughout the deal process.
July 16, 2019
How much do I need in retirement? A question millions of people in the UK have. It’s a big question. And it deserves a proper answer. Helping people to answer this question is important for us at Profile Pensions. Making this seem less daunting through a simple and easy to understand retirement calculator has huge customer and commercial benefit.
June 25, 2019
So, you’ve worked out when to raise and how much you would like to raise (which in itself is not easy) and now it’s time to get out there and raise the cash — but where to start?
May 14, 2019
The second article of our Navigating VC Series aims to help CEO’s answer the tough question of when and how much capital to raise. Firstly, congratulations! If you’re thinking about raising a Series A, B, or C you are already in an elite group of high performing companies. In 2018, 288, 100, and 40 UK companies raised a Series A, B, or C respectively (Crunchbase).
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