Tom Auld – ex assistant to Stephen Hawking – invests in remote work tech Manchester startup: Your FLOCK “Manchester based tech startup Your FLOCK is be been backed by Cambridge tech investor Tom Auld. Tom will help Your FLOCK’s remote work support platform into the world of Machine Learning. With his years of experience and […]Read More
The Modern Milkman raises £5m from ETF Partners, accelerating sustainable grocery shopping in the UK ETF Partners invests to support The Modern Milkman’s fast-growing plastic free groceries delivery service The investment will enable The Modern Milkman to accelerate its ambitious growth plans in 2021 13 January 2021, Greater Manchester, UK – ETF Partners (The Environmental Technologies Fund) today […]Read More
Connect Childcare unveils software growth plans and new chairman following £4m investment Connect Childcare has secured a £4 million investment from Mobeus Equity Partners to roll out a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, launch a new streamlined payment offering, accelerate functionality for existing users, and strengthen its sales, marketing and customer success teams. The funding assistance also […]Read More
Cloud-based consumer insights business to scale-up after PE investment Fast-growing consumer insights business Vypr plans to strengthen its sales and marketing operations as it invests in its team and expands into new sectors and overseas markets following a £2.5m growth capital investment backed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) through its British Smaller Companies VCTs. Founded […]Read More
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Channel 4 Ventures invest in B-North’s latest capital raise Manchester, January 2021 – B-North, the Manchester-based firm building a regional SME lending bank for the UK, has received a follow-on £250,000 investment from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. The GMCA had previously invested in the firm’s ‘Seed’ funding round. In […]Read More
Beech Tree-backed managed IT, cloud and digital transformation specialist strengthens cloud offering with third acquisition in 18 months 5th January 2021 – BCN Group, the Manchester-based managed IT, cloud and digital transformation specialist, has acquired Xicon Cloud for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition allows BCN Group to strengthen its best-in-class capabilities in managing and supporting business-critical […]Read More
KINOMICA SECURES £3.9M INVESTMENT FOR PIONEERING CELL SIGNALLING TECHNOLOGY TO AID PRECISION MEDICINE DEVELOPMENT The deal cements the business’ ambition to become a world-leader in cell signalling bioinformatics by 2022 Proteomic-data science and diagnostics company, Kinomica, has secured £3.9m in funding for pioneering technology that could prove integral to the development of new drug treatments. […]Read More
SaaS firm accelerates growth with support from NPIF and the Future Fund Manchester-based developer and provider of software for the legal sector Summize has secured an additional £1m investment in a funding round led by NPIF – Maven Equity Finance. NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and […]Read More
FOUNDATION SP SECURES STRATEGIC INVESTMENT FROM LDC FSP set to further accelerate growth with the support of LDC’s South team Foundation SP (FSP), a specialist Digital Transformation services provider, has secured a multi-million-pound minority investment from leading mid-market private equity firm LDC. Headquartered in Reading, FSP is an award-winning provider of Digital Transformation services to large […]Read More
EV charging firm sparks £1.5m investment to develop UK network An award-winning electric vehicle charging company is set to step up the roll-out of charging points across the country after securing a £1.5m investment. Elmtronics, which is based in Consett and is the UK’s leading independent provider of charging points, has raised the funding from […]Read More