Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor, announce the appointment of Andrew Sibbald as a Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe. Andrew joins from Evercore, where he most recently served as Chairman and Senior Managing Director of Evercore's European investment banking business.
Actus Software shortlisted for CIPD People Management Awards 2023
Heathrow introduces incentives app from BetterPoints to encourage sustainable commuting
Heathrow has launched a new app, designed by behaviour change technology company BetterPoints, that offers staff incentives to encourage them to make fewer single-occupancy car journeys. The airport is piloting a new Way2Go app designed to help reduce CO2 emissions from surface transport and support the airport’s Surface Access Strategy and Net Zero Plan.
Evolve Dynamics features in BusinessChief's Insights 'Top 10 fastest growing companies of the Year 2023'
Evolve Dynamics is a leader in UAV technology. The company has been engaged in designing and developing increasingly advanced drones, which are helpful in emergency rescue situations, as well as in combat. These advanced UAVs are designed to perform with optimal efficiency, thus allowing users to find increasingly new and innovative uses for the technology.
Springpod receives Series A Funding from Edge
BEF are delighted to announce that BEF portfolio company, Springpod, a specialist careers platform enabling young people to experience the world of work and university, has received £3m in funding from Edge’s “Create the Future” Fund, an ECF supported by the British Business Bank and private investors.
Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund announces investment in AirEx Smart Ventilation Control
AirEx successfully completes £1.5m second close of its funding round, securing a total of £4.1m Series A. Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund, One Planet Capital and Cell VC have now joined the first close investors to back London-based climate tech company AirEx, driving the transition to low-carbon housing
Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund is pleased to announce an investment in ecommerce data analytics platform Sweet Analytics
The Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund is pleased to announce a lead investment in online retail marketing data analytics platform Sweet Analytics. The BEF participation in the £1m funding round, a mix of debt and equity, is alongside the Hammersley Brothers, best known for their weekly ecommerce podcast and debt provider, The FSE Group.
Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund discusses StaySafe acquisition with UK Investor Magazine
Our MD & Investment Director Helen Reynolds sat down with UK Investor Magazine to talk about BEF’s successful investment into StaySafe and discuss the wider technology market.
StaySafe generated a 5.2x initial return for the fund following a £24m acquisition deal, with more proceeds to come in 2023. Helen discussed the exit and also provided her views on the wider UK tech sector
Listen to the Podcast here