Beauhurst presents its latest market update and analysis of all equity investment, which looks at every fundraising secured by the UK's high-growth businesses in the first half of 2018. 

CrowdProperty, the property specialist peer-to-peer lender today funded a £925,000 residential property development project in 9 minutes and 51 seconds with 113 lenders. The project, in Plymouth, is the development of 11 houses on the site of a former hotel.

London’s economy has experienced strong growth over the past decade, according to Instant Offices. Their research found the three biggest business segments currently driving London forward are information and communication, financial and insurance, and professional, scientific and technical services.

The Resonance West Midlands Social Investment Tax Relief Fund (WMSITR Fund), launched earlier this year, has just received a boost from the West Midlands Police & Crime Commissioner’s Office (WM PCC), which has agreed to invest £100,000 into the Fund, to help deliver the commitments made in its Police & Crime Plan 2016-2020. 

By Miles, the company offering drivers real time pay-as-you-go car insurance by the mile, has closed a £1m funding round led by JamJar Investments, the venture capital fund of the innocent drinks founders. Original investors also participating include InsurTech Gateway, the insurance-focussed incubator set up by investor Hambro Perks and Lumleys, and InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover's venture capital fund.  

DYSIS Medical Ltd, the developer of the innovative DYSIS Ultra colposcope used in cervical cancer screening, has completed an £18 million ($25 million) investment.

The UK Business Angels Association has released exclusive new research into the role that UK investors want SMEs to play on the international stage post-Brexit.

BGF has invested £5m growth capital in Alnwick-based pharmaceutical company Arcinova following a period of rapid growth and development at its life sciences super site in Alnwick, Northumberland. The company will use the funding to drive continued innovation as well as international expansion.

Dudley-based Carbon Fibre Preforms has raised £1.078m via the private investor network Growthdeck to fund the expansion of production to meet predicted global demand from end users across the train, aeronautical and shipbuilding industries as well as oil and gas drilling sectors.

Nexus Investments, a division of Harry Hyman’s Nexus Group, has launched its first EIS Scale-Up Fund. This is believed to be the first UK EIS Fund specifically focused on scale-up opportunities to launch since the recent June announcement of the UK Government’s £2.5bn British Patient Capital programme.

Property finance platform HiP has released key insights and their expert opinion into what to consider when thinking about real estate investments - focusing around helping owners and investors in a number of ways. HiP tips focus on helping investors identifying the key opportunities to balance the various return options for successful property investments.

Mission Mars, the North West operator behind hospitality concepts including Albert’s Schloss and Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza, has received £10m from BGF to continue with its ambitious growth plans.

The North West BGF team has invested nearly £70m since late 2017. This includes new investments such as digital mapping company Gaist and brake manufacturer, EBS as well as additional funding for portfolio companies High Access, NWC Group and Kids Planet. This year, BGF became the first and only investor to be honoured for Innovation in the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.