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What’s the cost of taking the wrong investment?

What's the cost of taking the wrong investment? Last Friday, we hosted a Q&A with three of our Alt Funding ...

WIN a place on The Alternative Funding School 2025

We're thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for impact-driven entrepreneurs! 🌍✨ Our upcoming Cohort 9 at The Alternative Funding School ...

Episode one: Consider the plot twist that late funding brings.

Episode one - How landing funding later than planned led to better things. Sam Drew-Jones interviews Jane Middlehurst, co-founder of ...

What if your grant writing could be better, faster, stronger?

What if your grant writing could be better, faster, stronger? Last week we held our first Funding Focus Hour of the year ...

Grant funding: common pitfalls, priorities and crafting a persuasive narrative

Grant funding: common pitfalls, priorities and crafting a persuasive narrative Today, we held our first Funding Focus Hour event, a ...

5 Minute Funding Diaries – Sophie O’Brien Part 2

Sophie O'Brien expresses love for her supportive network, emphasising the importance of learning from others' experiences and taking the time ...

5 Minute Funding Diaries – Sophie O’Brien Part 1

Sophie O'Brien shares her experiences & insights on fundraising as a female founder. She emphasises the importance of prioritising mental ...

Do you exist solely to drive shareholder returns? (Nope. Neither do we).

"I used to think raising venture capital from any source was acceptable. Now, I understand the pressures and negative consequences of ...

Top 7 ways to speed up your search for fundraising grants in the UK

Firstly, what exactly is 'grant funding', and what should we look for? Simply put, a 'grant' is money awarded to ...

The very beginnings of Considered Capital and the rise of the zebra.

It's our third birthday; we wanted to take you on a quick behind-the-scenes of Considered Capital from its very beginnings. ...

In a world that screams “Go!”, we’re saying “Yes” to slow.

We're pushing back the launch date for our new fundraising tool, and we're here to share why. The Live Funding Database was ...

5 Minute Funding Diaries – Louise Towler

Louise Towler shares her experiences and insights on securing investment funding for her software startup Kanoppi. She emphasises the importance ...

5 Minute Funding Diaries – Laura Harnett

Tell us a bit about your idea or organisation My name is Laura Harnett and I'm the founder of Seep. ...

How Library of Things pioneered purpose-driven growth and funding

Emma Shaw is the Co-founder of Library of Things, a purpose-before-profit company she started with friends Rebecca Trevalyan and Sophia ...

The Rise of VC Alternatives

Aunnie Patton Power is a university lecturer on Innovative Finance, Impact Investing and Technology for Impact and an advisor on ...

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