Key findings include: • In 2023, the median amount raised by women per round of funding was £254k compared to exactly £1 million per round for men, requiring women to…
In September, our annual conference programme focused on ‘Exits seen from both sides ‘. Here you can view a selection of informative presentations. Doug Lawson, MarkToMarket War, bankruptcy and recession:…
In September 2022 the author gave a talk at the YCF ‘Beyond the Basics’ conference, discussing the history of the technology cluster/ecosystem in Scotland since its inception in 1996,…
In September, our annual conference programme focused on ‘Beyond the Basics’. Here you can view a selection of informative presentations. Dr Richard Gibbs, Marks & Clerk Managing your IP assets…
YCF and one of our sponsors Eden Scott have together produced a report on the life sciences sector in Scotland, focusing on Business Growth through Talent Acquisition (Eden Scott) and…
Kevin Parker of KKI Associates, who will be speaking at the YCF conference on Thursday next week, has written three articles on aspects of commercialisation which appeared in YCF; great…
2021 was a year in which many previous records in the risk capital market in Scotland were broken. This report from YCF and LINC Scotland analyses the market over the…
Understanding what intellectual property (IP) your business has, how it may be protected, and its value to your business can be the difference between a successful pitch to potential investors,…
A number of angel groups reported their most active years to date Archangels investment up by 44% in 2021 Archangels, the Edinburgh-based business angel investment group, led investments totalling a…
Steedman Accountants are delighted to announce our sponsorship of Young Company Finance (YCF). Based in Edinburgh and North-East England, Steedman’s provide proactive accounting, tax and business advisory services to a…