Nov 24, 2020
DSW Ventures became the first partner in British Business Investments’ Regional Angels Programme a year ago – elevating our investment capability and reach. This post looks at how the Programme is working for DSW Ventures, and the progress we’ve made in delivering... 
Nov 23, 2020
This post is one of a series of Venture Capital Insights focussed on structuring seed-stage equity investments. Next up is to consider the investor’s attitude to yield, particularly why some venture stage investors build in a requirement for a dividend stream and why,... 
Nov 23, 2020
We first met Nick Woodrow as a potential investor in late 2019 following him achieving an exit and leaving executive life to focus on non-exec work and investing. Nick has participated in our three EIS investments since (soon to be four) and works closely with us as... 
Nov 10, 2020
This is our fifth post in a series of VC Insights focussed on valuations. We’ve looked at valuing a business, adjusting for debt and options, and in our last post we even tried untangling a bundled debt-and-equity structure. Next challenge – how do you assess an... 