News & Media

Braveheart Appoints New Board Member

Bravheart announce that Aileen Brown has been appointed as a Director to the Board with effect from 31 January 2012.

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Nelson Gray on Busines Angel Syndication - Video Session

Nelson Gray leads a discussion about Business Angel Syndication with FiBAN.

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Financing High Growth Firms - The Role of Angel Investors

The OECD recently published a review of Business Angel investing worldwide which confirmed Scotland's particularly well developed market and highlighted many of the issues being addressed by LINC.

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Gabriel Investments - New Angel Group

Gill MacAuley, managing director of the Strathclyde University Incubator, describes the background to the formation of new angel group.

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Nelson Gray Talks To FiBAN - Video Session

Nelson Gray talks about what to consider during the making of a private investment.

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Finance scheme to help secure loans for SMEs

A new scheme to help small and medium-sized companies secure finance from banks for research and innovation has been introduced by the European Commission and European Investment Bank.

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Angels Remain Active During Coming Year

LINC's Executive Director, David Grahame indicates positive outlook for the coming year.

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ICE FACTOR ACQUIRES SNO!ZONE BRAEHEAD

Ice Factor International Ltd, the Scottish based Adventure Sports operator, is delighted to announce the acquisition of Snozone Braehead Ltd which was a subsidiary of specialist retail property company, Capital & Regional plc.

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EBAN appoint new General Manager

Our friends at EBAN have appointed a new General Manager, Chiara de Caro.

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Braveheart Makes Further Investment

Braveheart Investment Group has led a third round of funding for its portfolio company Conjunct.

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Autumn Statement - Angel Investing

LINC's contacts at HM Treasury have provided a useful summary of items in Autumn Statement which affect Business Angels.

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Seminar Screening

John Huston, of Ohio TechAngels and former chair of North America’s Angel Capital Association speaks at the ‘Less Sweat – More Equity: Maximising the value of your business’ seminar at The Hub, Edinburgh on 16th September 2011.

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Nucana BioMed Secures $10.4M Series A Financing

NuCana BioMed, a biopharmaceutical company specialising in developing the next generation of anti-cancer therapies, today announced it had secured £6.74 million ($10.4 million) in Series A venture capital financing.

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University Technology announces launch of new-look web portal

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Support Programs for Young Entreprenuers Report

Available for download.

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Social Sector Urged To Wise Up To Woo Angels

SOCIAL enterprises have been warned they need to start “talking business not political correctness” if they want to raise money from investors.

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Saltire Fellowship Admissions Now Open

Admissions are now open for next year’s Saltire Fellowship. The Saltire Fellowship is designed to fast track high potential talent for Scotland’s businesses.

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Scottish Investment Bank Keeps Up Investment in Scotland

The Scottish Investment Bank invested £23 million in Scottish firms and leveraged more than £53m of private sector funding over the past year, figures released yesterday showed.

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Scottish Enterprise Raises Investment Limits

The Scottish Investment Bank has raised the limit of its Scottish Seed Fund.

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Business Growth Fund & Scottish Venture Fund Join Forces

Business Growth Fund has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Scottish Investment Bank's Scottish Venture Fund.

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LINC Speaker at Brussels Event

LINC's Nelson Gray spoke at the EBAN Winter University in Brussels about the 'patient' tag of business angels.

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BBC Scotland Interview with Hugh Griffith

BBC Scotland Interview with Hugh Griffith of Alida Capital and Chairman of The Scottish Life Sciences Assocaition on the current funding environment.

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MBA Consultancy Project Report

Project Report on Social Investment.

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Nelson Gray & Jock Millican Interview

Nelson Gray and Jock Millican have given an interview to Wright Johnston & Mackenzie.

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NESTA Incubation For Growth Report

The NESTA Incubation For Growth Report is now available to download.

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EIS Response From LINC

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Saltire Foundation - Chairman's Quarterly Review

The latest issue of the Chairman's Quarterly Review is available.

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YCF Conference & Seminar

A range of high quality national & international speakers addressed well over 100 delegates at the YCF 9th annual conference on 15th September 2011.

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FP7 Call

Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn revealed the new European Commission calls for proposals for research and innovation projects under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7).

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NELSON GRAY ON THE FRANK PETERS SHOW

Hear the full interview.

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COMPANIES ENJOY HELP FROM ANGELS IN TOUGH TIMES

Business angels have increased the support they provide to potential high-growth firms in Scotland by 10%.

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Launch of High Net World Mazagine

Debut issue of the High Net World (HNW) magazine has now been released.

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