SPORTS STREAMING PLATFORM SCREACH SECURES $2M TO LAUNCH INTERNATIONALLY UK-based tech firm Screenreach secures $2m funding round to roll out its Screach live sports streaming and advertising platform internationally Screach gives broadcasters and sports rights holders a frictionless, low-cost way to generate revenue from enterprise venues and access to a $10bn global market Screach’s smart […]Read More
Tees Valley haulage recruitment firm raises £300k to drive growth A recruitment platform which allows haulage operators to reduce costs has raised a further £300,000 to support its expansion plans. Avail Technologies has secured funding from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, and directors […]Read More
BGF INVESTS £14 MILLION IN TECH-LED PROCUREMENT BUSINESS BLOOM April 2021: Growth capital investor BGF has invested £14 million in Bloom (Bloom Procurement Services), based in the North East and headquartered in Gateshead. Bloom is the UK’s only public sector procurement marketplace offering an end-to-end managed service procurement solution. Founded in 2011 by Adam Jacobs, the executive chairman, Bloom […]Read More
Zedsen closes $12m Series B and appoints Dr Caroline Hargrove as CTO to develop non-invasive biosensor Zedsen, a UK company developing breakthrough non-invasive technology that helps consumers understand their health based on data coming from their bloodstream, announces that Dr. Caroline Hargrove, former CTO of Babylon Health, has joined its leadership team. Dr. Hargrove is […]Read More
One Utility Bill extends funding to £3.3m in the past year One Utility Bill – the Newcastle-based business which simplifies the utilities experience for consumers, landlords and letting agents – has raised a further £1.6m in its second fundraise within a year. The follow-on investment round was led by incumbent investors DSW Ventures, the venture capital business […]Read More
Maven leads £1.5 million funding round in Boiler Plan A market disruptive platform that sells, installs and services boilers is to invest in a new operating platform following year-on-year growth Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has led a £1.5 million investment in Boiler Plan (UK) Ltd (“Boiler Plan”), […]Read More
QuantuMDx completes £11m funding round Proceeds to complete the manufacturing scale up and commercial roll out of Q-POC™ – a point of care molecular diagnostic system which delivers results in approximately 30 minutes NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK, 24th March 2021. QuantuMDx Group Limited, the UK-based life sciences company developing transformational point-of-care molecular diagnostics, today announces […]Read More
Haystack Wins £1M In Funding To Revolutionise Tech Recruitment Haystack, a Newcastle-based tech startup, today has announced that it has raised £1 million in seed funding. The funding enables Haystack to expand their territory reach and with advanced matching technology, help more companies and “techies” to hire smartly and find their ideal roles respectively. Mike […]Read More
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