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  • ThinCats closes c.£700m funding facility using the British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee programme

    Press release

    ThinCats closes c.£700m funding facility using the British Business Bank’s ENABLE Guarantee programme Press release 19 September 2023 ThinCats, a leading alternative lender, has agreed a new warehouse facility with Citi and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) supported by a guarantee through the British […]

  • Action 2

    In this section: In this section: Finding What Works: Pathways to Improve Diversity in Venture Capital Investment Read the report Ranked 2 out of 14 actions Venture capital firms should take steps to increase the diversity among those involved in the identification of potential propositions. […]

  • Action 1

    In this section: In this section: Finding What Works: Pathways to Improve Diversity in Venture Capital Investment Read the report Ranked 1 out of 14 actions Venture capital firms should ensure senior decision makers, including Investment Committees, are made up of people from a diverse set of […]

  • Chapter 4. Evidence on each action

    In this section: In this section: Finding What Works: Pathways to Improve Diversity in Venture Capital Investment Read the report To help venture capital firms consider the optimal mix of actions for them, we summarise below the supporting evidence for the effectiveness of each of the 14 actions, […]

  • 3.4 Pathway 3: Transparency and accountability

    In this section: In this section: Finding What Works: Pathways to Improve Diversity in Venture Capital Investment Read the report Table 5 summarises venture capital firms’ views of the most and least effective actions associated with  Pathway 3: Transparency and Accountability . Table 5 Actions […]

  • 3.3 Pathway 2: Inclusion in the Pipeline

    In this section: In this section: Finding What Works: Pathways to Improve Diversity in Venture Capital Investment Read the report Table 4 summarises venture capital firms’ views of the most and least effective actions associated with  Pathway 2: Inclusion in the pipeline . Table 4 Actions perceived […]

  • 3.2 Pathway 1: Diversity at the Top

    In this section: In this section: Finding What Works: Pathways to Improve Diversity in Venture Capital Investment Read the report Table 3 summarises venture capital firms’ views of the most and least effective actions associated with  Pathway 1: Diversity at the Top . Table 3 Actions perceived as […]

  • 3.1 Pathways to success for venture capital firms that want to invest in more underserved founders

    In this section: In this section: Finding What Works: Pathways to Improve Diversity in Venture Capital Investment Read the report These pathways are each associated with a – sometimes overlapping – selection of the 14 actions that were tested through interviews with venture capital firms. These […]

  • Chapter 3. Detailed findings

    In this section: In this section: Finding What Works: Pathways to Improve Diversity in Venture Capital Investment Read the report Finding what works Overview and approach Pathways to success for venture capital firms that want to invest in more undeserving founders Learn more about the pathways to […]

  • About our Evaluations

    We regularly carry out evaluations of our interventions to ensure that they continue to effectively address failures in the market. We typically commission an independent evaluator who works with us to understand the impact of our programmes on UK businesses. This involves a range of research […]