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STRONG Q1 VC INVESTMENT IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND According to the latest KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse report, venture capital (VC) investment into the East of England’s start-up and scaling businesses increased in the opening quarter of 2025. Having raised £480 million in the final quarter of 2024, the region’s businesses received £680 million from VC investors in the first three months of 2025: a 41% increase. Thirty-nine investments were concluded, highlighting sustained appetite among VC investors to support the area’s burgeoning start-up community. Deals were driven mostly by the region’s information technology and healthcare sectors, which saw 15 and 14 deals respectively, making up 74% of total deals. Standout raises included two Cambridge-based biotech companies, with £55.5 million for Maxion Therapeutics and £25 million for Trimtech Therapeutics, and fresh funding for Ctrl AI, an AI and machine learning business headquartered in Norwich.
MEET THE TEAM Partners at Barr Ellison Law pictured from left to right: Jonathan Greenhalgh, Sarah Martin, Robert Curry, Chantal Percival, Grant Incles and Kelly Peck
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