Having been acquired, rescued and rebranded as HSBC Innovation Banking, the entity formerly known as Silicon Valley Bank U.K. has released a snapshot of VC investment in Britain. For founders in search of additional capital, the report contains some good news – certainly, investment levels are beginning to rise again. But overall, the study paints a complicated picture, suggesting that new hot sectors are emerging at a time when VCs are focusing on businesses that can balance short-term growth with long-term sustainability.
Since March of this year, HSBC Innovation Banking has been operating as a ring-fenced subsidiary of the HSBC banking group. And as Sonya Iovieno –