New Beauhurst report on UK funding is out

It makes for interesting reading and is free to download here http://about.beauhurst.com/report-the-deal-2015-16

Some of the ECf highlights - showing the numbers of deals done in 2015 from the different funding sources.

Seed Round

Investor Type    No of Deals

ECF                    228

PE                       116

PIV                      114

Incubator              80

Government         45

Venture Round

Investor Type    No of Deals

PE                       150

PIV                        90

ECF                      89

Government          68

Angel Network       64

Growth Round

Investor Type    No of Deals

PE                       175

Government          30

PIV                         30

Corporate              23

ECF                       17