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Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

Jeev Sahoo — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:36:37 -0000

A Brilliant list to give a jumpstart on the funding front.. Am going to submit my B-plan to one of these after studying their backgrounds.
Andy, are you yourself into Angel Funding?

Re: Share your idea … or go nowhere

Mike — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:49:11 -0000

Good article. From point 3, whats the solution to the dilemma when you dont have a patent?

Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

Offices in London — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:08:42 -0000

I think you will not mind if I repost this via facebook with your link.

Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

jlopezvalcarcel (Juan Lopez-Va — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:13:32 -0000

@macfras this is a good list that a friend put together http://www.andycockburn.com/45...

Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

hkanji (hussein kanji) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:03:24 -0000

Andy Cockburn has a good list of the London venture capital scene. http://www.andycockburn.com/45...

Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

Charlotte Gordon — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:56:41 -0000

Andy, fantastic information thank you, Kindest Regards Charlotte

Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

wwwtopmodelio (WWW.FACEMANIA.N — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:52:04 -0000

www.iStoreANIME.COM List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups | And.. http://tinyurl.com/oefndn www.FACEMANIA.NET

Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

alanmaslanka — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:41:23 -0000

Dear Sir

Sincere thanks for posting this list

Yours Sincerely

Alan

Re: Viapost – a great example of a “no brainer”

hybridmail — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:20:17 -0000

Let's not forget that both Docmail and ViaPost rely on the Royal Mail's wholesale service to provide their discounted postage.

Royal Mail already has Mailshots Online, which does take electronic documents and deliver letters/postcards from them, the same underlying concept as all Hybrid Mail, though currently at a higher prices then most.

I'm not sure how the Postal Regulations apply to this service however... & whether it would be in the current perceived interests of the Royal Mail/Post Office to drop the price on this service in line with other Hybrid Mail providers, as it takes some of the mail processing work away from RM's core business.

Moreover, an RM purchase of a Hybrid Mail provider currently using RM's wholesale product may be judged as anti-competitive, so may be blocked by the competition commission...

Will

Re: Viapost – a great example of a “no brainer”

Leigh Caldwell — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:18:53 -0000

Personally I think the Royal Mail should buy them. They need to do something different...

Re: Viapost – a great example of a “no brainer”

hybridmail — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:03:43 -0000

I'd like to point out that this is not the only such service available, so there is competition in the market, though Viapost do have a habit of getting the best press coverage.

Our own www.cfhdocmail.com is a cheaper service (the Docmail base price is 2p less than Viapost per letter), & web-based (i.e. no print driver, but more features for mailings).

PDQ-IT has involvement from some major mail industry players, though they do cost [a fair amount] more. Plus here are some smaller players offering the Hybrid Mail option too.

The international Hybrid Mail market has some very well established competition. We in the UK, seem to be a little behind on the Hybrid Mail scene, but we're getting there.

Will
(CFH Docmail)

Re: Share your idea … or go nowhere

Andy Cockburn — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:53:38 -0000

I love the quote. I completely agree.

And you're absolutely right about competition being beneficial.Once you have competition, you have a category. Once you have a category, everyone finds it much easier to understand what it is you actually do. That makes it a lot easier both to sell to customers, and to sell to investors!

Re: Customers … come back … come back … please

mlgreen8753 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:22:26 -0000

It also helps to have a mailing list, so you can personally invite them back to your online or offline business. It also gives you a communication medium to advertise discounts and new products.

Re: Entrepreneurs on heat

mlgreen8753 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:18:47 -0000

Isn't it an exhilarating feeling to own a business of your own/ Even if it's part-time, it's something you can call your own and have full control over. It's easier than ever to own your own Internet business and online advertising is so much more cost effective. There are no excuses why the average person can't start their own business.

Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

sebmarion — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:12:00 -0000

Pretty nice list Andy!
I just saw somebody looking for such list on a mailing-list I subscribe to, will forward your link :-)
What would be even better is to know which VC still has cash and invests....

Re: Sources of UK Angel financing

Aristos Peters — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:32:55 -0000

Hi Andy

I share interest with you on this subject. Over recent months I have put together a list of both UK and US sources of angel funding and put them in my blog on a google map format ... http://weklik.wordpress.com/re...

I will also be soon starting a new investment syndicate investing into early stage businesses in the new media / new technology space. I'd be very pleased to keep you in the loop if you are interested.

I can be reached at the above blog, Twitter (via WeKlik) or via Linked In.
Regards
Aristos Peters

Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

rajdey (Rajeeb Dey) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:00:00 -0000

A comprehensive list of VCs http://tinyurl.com/oefndn (via @brettharding @CVTF500)

Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

brettharding (Brett Harding) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:10:29 -0000

A comprehensive list of VCs @andycockburn http://tinyurl.com/oefndn

Re: List of VC firms for UK based internet start-ups

Peter Clark — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:02:34 -0000

more detailed list here: http://jenslapinski.wordpress....

Re: Stop press! The Future of News

Andy Cockburn — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:15:44 -0000

Another good long article on the future of Newspapers, focussing on Rupert Murdoch's volte face and new desire to charge for content. Some great stats. It also mentions that Rupert Murdoch is talking about developing an alternative device to the Kindle to stop Amazon taking the power. Surely that'd never work. You don't want a device that is limited to certain media, and no other media company will be willing to put their content through his portal!

http://www.wired.co.uk/wired-m...

Re: Wordle.net

andycockburn — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:38:26 -0000

I love it. It's a fascinating (and fun) app. And yes, the one above was generated from this blog. It'll be interesting to see how it changes over time.

Re: Wordle.net

Leigh Caldwell — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:45:51 -0000

Great, isn't it? I wrote an RSS mashup to aggregate the feeds from 400 economics blogs and generate a Wordle from them each week. Surprising how stable the trends are, though once in a while "stimulus", "banks" or "AIG" jumps up to the top.

This week's are at http://www.knowingandmaking.com/2009/07/economics-zeitgeist-5-july-2009.html if you are interested. Was the one above generated from this blog?

Re: Sources of UK Angel financing

andycockburn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:18:46 -0000

A very fair point. TAG should have been included. Thanks for commenting. I'll add them/you into the post.

Re: Sources of UK Angel financing

simone — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:32:57 -0000

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Re: Sources of UK Angel financing

robin klein — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:22:19 -0000

Important, timely post. Really useful guide.
Somewhat surprised TAG - The Accelerator Group not included.
With 47 early stage and start up investments all in the tech space, they (we) must be of some significance.... not to mention the founding of Seedcamp and OpenCoffee