Our second in a series of thought leadership reports, Unlocking Investment: Trends for high-growth companies H1 2023, has been published in partnership with Beauhurst and funded by the UK Government, to provide a detailed view of investment trends for high-growth companies, across H1 ’23.
This report reviews the regional distribution of high-growth firms and their concentration within the South of England, particularly London (31.2%). As well as a spread across the North-Western regions of the country, such as Manchester and Liverpool.
Key factors and growth indicators that contribute towards early-stage businesses being classed as high-growth are also evaluated. Some of which include whether a business has received equity investment, grant funding, or has attended an accelerator programme in the first half of 2023.
Industry trends linked to various types of equity investment, including seed-stage, venture-stage, B2B and B2C are explored – dating back to 2018. The data collated reviews developments across secured funding and total deal numbers.
Company demographics are also explored, considering the UK’s diversity metrics related to the ages, genders, and nationalities of high-growth founders. The UK still has predominantly all-male founding teams (75.3%), evidencing there is still more work to be done.
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