Derby start-up raises £200k to launch games payment platform A Derby company which has developed a new payment system for the games industry has secured a further £200k investment from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF). Transaction Technologies’ new platform will target the […]Read More
Monday 10 August – A social media platform designed for dog owners has secured £250,000 worth of equity investment from private investors through Leeds-based investment non-profit, NorthInvest. Dog owner-turned-entrepreneur Becky Baker founded K9 Nation in 2018 to connect the 9.9 million dog owners in the UK in an online social community. The website and app enables […]Read More
Digital wellbeing organisation to expand as businesses seek online support for employee mental health Champion Health, a digital wellbeing platform is expanding after receiving an increase in enquiries from businesses wanting to support their employees wellbeing and mental health during the coronavirus pandemic. Launched by social entrepreneur Harry Bliss, Champion Health helps businesses optimise the […]Read More
Maven VCTs invest in data analytics specialist Hublsoft We are pleased to announce that the Maven VCTs have invested £2 million in technology business HubIsoft, which is challenging the way data analytics is exploited to better inform corporate decision makers. Over the past two decades the volume of information has exploded and, coupled with the […]Read More
The ex-teacher using tech to get families talking again A former teacher who developed a software platform to help children speak and write more confidently has raised £250,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, Chris Williams’ system Chatta is already used by almost 100 […]Read More
East Yorkshire-based Marine Rescue Technologies Ltd (MRT) has received a £750,000 investment from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). MRT has manufactured and supplied commercial man overboard safety solutions to some of the world’s largest companies for over 40 years and is […]Read More
The rapidly scaling data visualisation, reporting and analytics software developer Panintelligence, has secured backing from YFM Equity Partners and Comhar Capital in a Series A fundraising. The Panintelligence ‘Pi’ suite of software enables businesses to use data in almost any format to trigger bespoke reports, and visualise trends in real-time, helping businesses to lower costs and […]Read More
LUNAC Therapeutics spun out to develop next generation anticoagulants and announces Series A funding round Novel anticoagulants to minimise bleeding risk by targeting activated Factor XII Builds on a decade of academic research into Factor XII Investment round led by Epidarex Capital and University of Leeds Leeds, UK, 14 November 2019: LUNAC Therapeutics (LUNAC), a […]Read More
SmartSearch receives growth equity investment from Marlin Equity Partners Award-winning company SmartSearch Ltd, one of the UK’s leading providers of RegTech software focused on Anti-Money Laundering (“AML”) solutions, today announced that it has received a growth equity investment from Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”). Marlin is a leading global investment firm with a long track-record of […]Read More
Tutorful, a platform that connects students with tutors across the UK has secured a £3.2 million investment from NVM Private Equity (NVM). The investment will be used to grow the rapidly expanding online tutoring business, by building out a suite of tools and curriculum-aligned content that helps tutors deliver exceptional quality lessons. Sheffield based Tutorful was co-founded in […]Read More