Sweet taste of success: Venture capital-backed firms toast year of growth despite pandemic

Small caps reap huge rewards

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Listed UK companies had a difficult year in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic wrought huge damage on the country and other global economies, with many firms having zero revenues for months amid global lockdowns in H1.

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