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Response from Catherine Lewis La Torre, Chief Executive Officer, British Patient Capital

The Future of Defined Contribution Pensions, paints a clear picture of the opportunities and challenges for defined contribution scheme investment in venture.

Britain has a proud tradition of being among the best places in the world for entrepreneurs and innovators to start their own business.

The British Business Bank recently launched their 2019 Small Business Equity Tracker report. Our analysts Samuel Baldry and David Woods provide their insights on some of the key findings and what this means for British Patient Capital.

Low talent diversity, a lack of professional development and barriers to entry may hinder the development of the next generation of senior UK venture capitalists, says a new report.

British Business Bank’s Small Business Equity Tracker report highlights that growth stage deals for funds we support are larger than the wider private equity/venture capital market.

The UK is a global leader in financial services and the value to the economy is over £100bn – so there’s a large addressable market for start-ups to disrupt.

At the end of #UKFintechWeek, we sat down with Ian Connatty, Managing Director of Funds at British Patient Capital, to hear his views on the fintech industry…

The latest report from the British Business Bank on female founders and venture capital, has some sobering findings. VC firms currently have few female decision makers: women hold just 13% of senior positions in UK investment teams.