FirstCapital, the technology investment bank, has advised the bio-chemicals and biofuels pioneer, Green Biologics Limited (GBL), on its successful completion of an investment round of £4.9m.

FirstCapital, the technology investment bank, has advised on an £5m additional equity funding from prestigious international investors for Helveta, the British clean tech pioneer.

Technology Strategy Board "Collaboration Nation", London, 30 March 2010

Hazel Moore, Chairman of FirstCapital was a panelist on the "Journey Panel" at the Collaboration Nation event, which brought together winners of the Technology Strategy Board's technology inspired feasibility study competition with potential customers, collaborators and the funding community. The panel discussed the best way for technology businesses to find experienced partners and funders to help in exploiting their innovations and to accelerate bringing new ideas to market.

Informa Conferences, London, 23 March 2010

FirstCapital Director, John Yeomans, was a panellist at the IPTV World Forum, 2010 discussion on ‘Justifying Media Service Investment in a Difficult Economic Climate’. In this context, John together with senior investment banking analysts debated the drivers for investment in internet television services.  TV is at a fascinating inflection point: under 30's have largely switched to the web; 2009 saw the internet gain more advertising revenues than TV; but at the same time Canvas won serious industry backing to develop a solution to unify the web/TV viewing experience.  But the time is not quite yet for mass market investments in this field.

London, 18 March 2010

Continuing our series of highly successful dinners for founders and CEOs of technology businesses, on 18th March FirstCapital was delighted to welcome Tim Levene, former Commercial Director of Betfair, one of Europe's most successful venture backed businesses, as speaker to an exclusive audience of invited guests. Over dinner Tim was candid and engaging about his experiences in developing Betfair, and in particular his role in spearheading its international business development, notably into Asia.