Apr 7, 2021
One Utility Bill, the Newcastle-based business which simplifies the utilities experience for consumers, landlords and letting agents – has raised a further £1.6m. The follow-on investment round was led by incumbent investors DSW Ventures, the venture capital... 
Mar 3, 2021
An events booking platform which has found a new line of business delivering afternoon teas during the pandemic is celebrating its 5,000th booking. Poptop – which is backed by DSW Ventures – has been helping people throughout the country to celebrate special... 
Jan 26, 2021
DSW Ventures first invested in Poptop in December 2018 alongside existing investor Northstar Ventures. Two years on and (hopefully) almost one pandemic later, we spoke to CEO and Co-Founder Eugene Shestopal to hear about the Poptop journey and his experience raising... Jan 14, 2021
Poptop – the Newcastle-based events booking platform – has raised a further £440,000 to pursue its global expansion plans. The funding comes from existing investors DSW Ventures and NorthStar Ventures, which was investing from the North East Innovation Fund supported... 
Aug 6, 2020
The Insights People, the Manchester-based company which is a global leader in kids, parents and family market intelligence, has secured a £500k investment from DSW Ventures, the business angel network focused on UK regional scale-up companies. The investment will... 
Jul 21, 2020
Launch of the DSW Ventures “Mid-Market VC Tracker” and a review of the first half of 2020 The first half of 2020 has seen significant economic uncertainty and volatility. We are an early stage venture capital business – so what has happened to our business and in our... 