DSW Ventures launches SEIS fund to back regional start-ups

DSW Ventures launches SEIS fund to back regional start-ups

DSW Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Dow Schofield Watts group, is launching its first Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) fund to enable private investors to benefit from tax incentives while funding regional start-ups. It aims to raise up to £2m for the...
Investor insights: University spinouts – part three

Investor insights: University spinouts – part three

Getting your hands on the intellectual property The major asset of a spinout in its early days is typically its intellectual property. So how come spinouts don’t always actually own their own IP? Licences versus ownership At the point of leaving mother-ship, it’s...
Investor insights: University spinouts – part two

Investor insights: University spinouts – part two

Is there value outside the Golden Triangle? An opinion piece this time, unusually for us. The Golden Triangle of London, Oxford and Cambridge rightly commands attention from investors and government for the quality of its research, and the commercial potential of its...