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Whether you’ve just raised your seed round or are a more established start-up, it’s vital to effectively manage your cash and to make sure you have sufficient fuel in the tank. What you don’t want to do is make decisions that are not in the long-term interests of the business because you’re in a cash constrained position.

Here are some of things I’ve learnt along the way to help manage cash:

Weekly forecasting – it sounds basic but you would be amazed how many companies don’t do this.

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The future is in the Cloud

Notion is an entrepreneur-backed venture capital firm focused on Cloud Computing and Software-as-a-Service. We have a unique approach to investing that is founded on entrepreneurial empathy and a laser focus on a market that we know very well.

Notion Capital secures $100m for new fund to invest in the next generation of European Cloud Computing companies

17 April 2012, London: Notion Capital (http://www.notioncapital.com/) today announced a $100m first close for Notion Capital Fund 2, its second fund focussed on emerging Cloud Computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies in the UK and across Europe. Total fund size will be up to $150m at its final close, expected in the next few months.

From its first fund, Notion Capital has already invested almost $50m in 10 high-growth companies with demonstrable value creation across the portfolio, which includes some of Europe’s most exciting and fastest growing companies such as Brightpearl, eSellerPro, NewVoiceMedia, Star and Tradeshift. Star now has $80m in revenues and is profitable and Tradeshift recently completed a new funding round valuing the business at $137m having only been operating for two years.

Notion to raise $150m cloud-focused fund

Notion Capital of the UK is close to raising $150m for a new fund to invest in cloud-based technology companies, one of very few European technology-focused venture capital firms to have been able to attract investment in the last year.

Notion Closes $100 Million B2B Venture Fund

A new $100 million venture fund aimed at European cloud and software-as-a-service start-ups opens today. Run by Notion Capital, the London and New York-based venture capital firm founded by Jos and Ben White and the team behind MessageLabs, the Notion Capital Partners Fund 2 is expected to close at $150 million in the next few months.

Euro SaaS Startups Rejoice – Notion Capital Closes $100M For Its Second Fund

We’ve seen the rise of new kinds of VC funds in Europe recently, mostly notably Passion Capital’s $60M last year and the new fund just raised by Earlybird in Berlin, among others. These new kinds of funds are more fleet of foot, reaching into the hot early stage sector right now, largely in the consumer space.