Attend a start-up event and you probably wouldn’t have to look too hard to find one entrepreneur that will tell you raising money from VCs is a critical enabler to success and another who would rather stick red hot needles in their eyes than have a VC involved in their business. What is it really like? How much should you raise? Do the VCs differ much? What is the secret to an enjoyable and lucrative relationship?

Quill is the leading Primary Content production platform for major global eCommerce businesses. As the world’s only Primary Content specialist, they are defining a completely new model for high-volume, high-quality, multi-language content production, based on the powerful combination of technology and talent.

Smedvig Capital are delighted to announce that My Home Move has been acquired by Palamon Capital Partners-backed Simplify Group. The businesses will be combined under the group name Simplify to become the largest conveyancing services business in the UK. Together the two groups will leverage their complementary strengths to build on the services they currently provide to customers and partners.

On 2nd October Cruxy & Company, Smedvig Capital and Silicon Valley Bank co-hosted an event delving into international expansion, with a focus on the US market. Opinions came from a diverse panel consisting of an investor, lawyer, strategist and Tech CEO with recent US expansion experience. In a morning full of punchy opinions and in-depth insight, here are some of the key takeaways.