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Five Lessons from the Inaugural Venture Vanguard Class

Created in observance of NVCA’s 50th anniversary, the prestigious new Venture Vanguard Award honors exceptional individuals who have made or are currently making significant contributions to create...

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Member Spotlight: Atlas Venture

For this deep dive, we spoke to Michael Gladstone, Partner of Atlas Venture. Michael Gladstone, Partner of Atlas Venture Tell us about your firm.  What makes it different: Atlas Venture is a...

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How VC is Solving Today’s Problems with Artificial Intelligence 

With artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly gaining ground, the startup ecosystem is harnessing its potential to tackle pressing national challenges head-on. AI will play a pivotal role in expanding...

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Member Spotlight: F-Prime Capital

For this deep dive, we spoke to Stephen Knight, M.D., President & Managing Partner of F-Prime Capital. Stephen Knight, M.D., President & Managing Partner, F-Prime Capital Tell us about your...

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Member Spotlight: Vibranium.VC

For this deep dive, we spoke to Zamir Shukho, Founder and General Partner at Vibranium.VC. Zamir Shukho, Founder and General Partner at Vibranium.VC Tell us about your firm.  What makes it different:...

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Building Better: At One Ventures and Ascend Elements

Welcome to the NVCA Blog series, Building Better, where we celebrate the dynamic relationship between our VC members and their innovative portfolio companies around the nation. For today’s Building...

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Member Spotlight: G Squared

For this deep dive, we spoke to Larry Aschebrook, Founder and Managing Partner at G Squared. Larry Aschebrook , Founder and Managing Partner at G Squared Tell us about your firm.  What makes it...

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Member Spotlight: Transform VC

For this deep dive, we spoke to Raed Masri, Partner at Transform VC. Raed A. Masri, Partner at Transform VC Tell us about your firm.  What makes it different: We are Transform VC, we invest in deep...

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Member Spotlight: Sofinnova Investments

For this deep dive, we spoke to Maha Katabi, PhD, CFA, General Partner at Sofinnova Investments. Maha Katabi, PhD, CFA, General Partner at Sofinnova Investments Tell us about your firm.  What makes it...

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Member Spotlight: Chasing Rainbows

For this deep dive, we spoke to General Partners, Patrick Driscoll and Ben Stokes at Chasing Rainbows. Tell us about your firm. What makes it different: Chasing Rainbows is a venture capital fund led...

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Taking on the challenge of public sector cyber security

The government recently published its new Cyber Security Strategy specifically aimed at building a cyber resilient public sector. Resilience is key in underpinning its vision to make the UK a cyber...

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The Ajax programme

Background to the report Ajax is an armoured fighting vehicle which should provide the Army with its first fully digitised platform. The Ministry of Defence (the Department) has a £5.522 billion...

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The Police Uplift Programme

Background to the report The Home Office (the Department) has overall responsibility for policing in England and Wales. It allocates central government funding and decides how this is divided between...

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Investigation into the management of PPE contracts

Background to the report Demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) rocketed in England from March 2020, when NHS and care workers, together with key workers in other industries, started to...

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Managing cross-border travel during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background to the report At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world had to quickly adopt a variety of approaches to border management, with some adopting much stricter...

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Whole of Government Accounts 2019-20

The Whole of Government Accounts consolidates the accounts of central and local government and public corporations such as the Bank of England, to provide the most complete and accurate picture of the...

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Electronic monitoring – a progress update

Background to the report Electronic monitoring (‘tagging’) allows the police, courts, probation and immigration services to monitor offenders’ locations and compliance with court orders, and act if...

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Improving the UK’s science capability for managing animal diseases

Background to the report Animal diseases have major impacts on the UK food industry and trade, demonstrated by outbreaks such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis (BSE), Foot and Mouth disease and most...

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The Transpennine Route Upgrade Programme

Background to the report The Transpennine route is a 76-mile-long rail link in the north of England, which connects Manchester in the west and York in the east via Huddersfield and Leeds. It provides...

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Investigation into the management of backlogs in driving licence applications 

Background to the report The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), an executive agency of the Department for Transport, maintains around 50 million driver records in Great Britain and 40...

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