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Top 3 Trends for the Institutional Investing & Pension Funds Space in 2018

Accenture Capital Markets

The year ahead will be busy for institutional investors and pension funds as they navigate political turbulence and speculations around when the economic cycle will shift. From an operational standpoint, we expect three strategic priorities to dominate in 2018: 1. A growing need to make sense of unstructured data – and use it.

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UK corporate venture capital firms by sector

Growth Business

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success In the UK, cleantech, AI, health and biotech dominates venture capital funding – a trend that looks to continue into Q4 and early in the new year. At a time of great change, the firm looks to invest in the companies that can help accelerate the shift to net-zero.

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20 angel investor networks you should know about

Growth Business

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success UPDATED: The UK has the most developed web of angel investor networks in Europe with 15,000 angel investors dotted around the country, according to the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA). They’ve been generous with their cash, too.

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How to get an angel investor onboard

Growth Business

By Dom Walbanke on Growth Business - Your gateway to entrepreneurial success In this guide, we look at how scale-ups can maximise their chances of getting an angel investor onboard. Angel investors want to make sure that they have the right team of fellow investors in place, and that takes time.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Party planning platform Punchbowl’s owner is acquiring Timehop

TechCrunch: M&A

The app attracted more than $14 million in funding from investors like Spark Capital, O’Reilly Alphatech Ventures , Shasta Ventures , Foursquare’s Dennis Crowley, and Randi Zuckerberg. In 2018, the app suffered a major data breach affecting 21 million people. In the latter part of the decade, the app’s relevance waned off.

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Online wholesaler Boxed acquired after filing for bankruptcy

TechCrunch: M&A

In the years that followed, Boxed reportedly rejected a $400 million buyout offer from grocer Kroger in 2018, then later partnered with one of Asia’s largest retailers (Aeon) in 2021 for an expansion. Instead, the bulk items would ship to their doorstep.