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Shadow Foundr celebrating as LifT BioSciences hits funding target to develop breakthrough cancer treatment. Alex Blyth, who lost his mother to pancreatic cancer, has successfully raised more than £250,000 to develop a pioneering cancer treatment that shares people’s innate immunity to cancer to help potentially cure cancer patients.

Investing in a start-up can feel like an investment in the future. This is especially true if the start-up is an InsurTech, with the combination of insurance and technology promising innovation and fancy new technologies at the same time.

Thinking of investing into early-stage businesses this year? You’re not alone. 2017 saw a record number of deals being made, and it looks as though that trend is set to continue in 2018. More and more people are ...

As an investor, you will understand the difficulties sometimes, associated with contacting the start-up or early stage company you’re investing money into. For the investor, there can be ...

Despite the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, the UK Fintech industry continues to go from strength to strength, according to the most recent data. London captured most of the £2.99 billion VC spend on UK tech firms, illustrating ...

Hong Kong, 16 January 2018 — Chayora Limited, a Hong Kong-based data centre infrastructure company, announces today it has finalised agreements with the government of Beichen, Tianjin, to begin construction of the company’s first hyperscale data centre campus in China.

Honeycomb and Group IMD made an announcement in December that could change the future of video advertising forever and give its early Shadow Foundr investors a massive uplift in the coming years.

Shadow Foundr, Edwards Accountants and Cresco Innovation, supported by the D2N2 Growth Hub, are holding two free investment surgeries.

As you may have read in coverage about the Autumn Budget on 22nd November, the government has recognised the importance of EIS and the impact it is having on start-up businesses. The annual investment threshold has now been ...

When you’re out and about and looking to grab a bite to eat, do you find it hard to find something that is both healthy and affordable? You’re not alone in that predicament. In 2011, four friends decided to offer the public a new lifestyle choice ...

In late November and early December, LIfT BioSciences received widespread international media coverage after announcing some very exciting news. The company was featured on dozens of media channels throughout the world, including the BBC, ITV, Independent Online, news.com.au, and the Daily Express.

The next Access to Finance Investment Surgery, hosted by Shadow Founder, takes place in Derby on Tuesday 28th November 2017, giving selected companies seeking growth capital a free ...

LIfT BioSciences’ patent-pending platform has been proven in the laboratory with mice, and in multiple in-vitro tests by different investigators. And now they are hoping to make their model central to the fight against cancer in the coming years.

How does the UK manage its waste? It’s no secret that the world is full of rubbish. With the population soaring at an alarming rate, so too is the amount of waste that litters the streets. Failure to dispose of waste in a proper manner can ...

Synapse has recently agreed terms with three overseas investors totalling £600k. The company has now instructed specialist legal counsel to conclude the transactions before Christmas.

In a sector that is primarily male-dominated, Isabel is an experienced and prolific entrepreneur, who has a mechanical engineering degree and holds a Masters and PhD in Energy Policy.

These are a series of Access to Finance Surgeries, hosted by Shadow Founsr, where selected companies seeking growth capital have a free one hour meeting with ...

Everyone on the planet has been affected by cancer in some way. With one in three people being diagnosed at some point in their lives, it touches every part of life, and the need to find a cure is greater than ever.