Newcells Biotech secures over £5m for 3D tissue models Newcastle-based human stem cell model specialists, Newcells Biotech, have secured a total of £5.25m worth of funding to accelerate their growth plans in the international life sciences market. The funding comes from two existing backers. Mercia has invested from its Northern Venture Capital Trust (VCT) and Enterprise […]Read More
GLOBAL PAYMENTS DISRUPTOR BOTTLEPAY RAISES £11 MILLION IN SEED FUNDING ROUND Bottlepay, a Bitcoin-based global payments app, has raised £11m ($15m) in seed funding Investors include British fund manager Alan Howard, present and former Goldman Sachs partners, FinTech Collective and NYDIG Funding will be used to expand the team and develop the platform’s functionality […]Read More
Industry leading threat intelligence company secure £400,000 funding to continue growth Following significant product development and growth the business will use funding to increase marketing and grow its customer base Intelligence Fusion has secured a £400,000 investment from a number of sources to continue its growth in the expanding global intelligence market. Led by Maven […]Read More
Maven leads £1.75million investment in Leaf MarTech company redefining marketing services industry secures financing from regional development fund to fuel ambitious growth strategy Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), one of the UK’s most active SME finance providers, has led a £1.75 million investment into marketing technology company, Leaf.fm Ltd (“Leaf”). The innovative performance marketing services provider […]Read More
North East information security software company gains £600,000 investment Durham-based software-as-a-service company Hicomply has received £600,000 investment to tackle the growing global issue of business information security. Hicomply has developed a software platform that gives any business the tools to build information security systems, protect sensitive data and manage all the associated complexity and risk. […]Read More
MANUS SECURES £1.2M TO SUPPORT LAUNCH OF PARKINSON’S PEN Edinburgh, UK – Monday 25th January 2021: Edinburgh medtech company Manus Neurodynamica Limited (“Manus”), has closed a £1.2M funding round to support the launch of its digital pen which provides an early warning of Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions. With this latest funding secured, Manus […]Read More
Poptop to begin global roll-out after raising further £440k Poptop – the Newcastle-based events booking platform – has raised a further £440,000 to pursue its global expansion plans. The funding comes from existing investors DSW Ventures and NorthStar Ventures, which was investing from the North East Innovation Fund supported by the European Regional Development Fund. Poptop’s […]Read More
Aero Commerce accelerates growth strategy with latest round of investment led by Maven Capital Partners Aero Commerce, the North East ecommerce platform specialist, is accelerating its growth strategy to support the rapidly expanding online retail sector after securing its latest round of investment. In less than a year the company has secured £1.4m of investment. […]Read More
ENGIE New Ventures increases its strategic investment in Connected Energy, a market leader for innovative solutions using second-life batteries ENGIE New Ventures, the corporate venture fund of ENGIE, announces its participation in a new round of investment to further Connected Energy’s development. The round welcomes Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 alongside existing investors ENGIE New […]Read More
Investment enables innovative Durham AI company to expand Durham based gliff.ai has received another round of investment from funds managed by Northstar Ventures, the North East Innovation Fund supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the newly launched Norther Accelerator Seed Investment Fund (NASIF). The £375,000 investment means the company, which develops tools to […]Read More