19 January 

Evonik Industries has invested through its venture capital arm in Nanotech Industrial Solutions, Inc (NIS), an EcoMachines Ventures portfolio company.

•     Venture Capital investment includes commercial agreement

•     Unique particle technology reduces friction and wear to significantly contribute to engine efficiency

•     Evonik’s Oil Additives Business Line expects access to this unique technology to bring high strategic advantage for future market opportunities

19 January

The disruptive mobile tyre fitting company TyresOnTheDrive.com today announces that it has secured up to £8m investment from Halfords, the UK’s leading retailer of motoring, cycling and leisure products and, through Halfords Autocentres, a leading independent operator in vehicle servicing, maintenance and repairs.

19 January

From Davos, Richard Muirhead, 3x software entrepreneur and now General Partner, OpenOcean - a European early-stage software company venture firm, says the PM needs to act quickly to put in place a plan around objective 10 - keeping the UK a leader in science and innovation.

18 January 

Investment manager, Oxford Capital, has appointed Miles Kirby as a Director to lead investments in technology companies and further strengthen its growth investments team.  

17 January 

Bought By Many, the insurtech startup that uses social media and search data to offer insight-driven insurance to customers has closed a £7.5m Series A funding round. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with Munich Re / HSB Ventures participating, as well as existing Bought By Many investors.

17 January 

Chesney’s, a designer, manufacturer and retailer of luxury fireplaces and wood burning stoves, has secured a growth capital investment from BGF.

17 January 

The founders of alternative investments platform CoInvestor have launched a new online service, EISWallet.com, allowing investors and their financial advisers to record and manage all of their Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and unlisted investments digitally for the first time.

17 January

New research from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) finds that those diagnosed with hyperactivity, one of the main symptoms of ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - are more likely to be an entrepreneur.

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16 January 

Nearly half (47%) of small and medium-sized business (SME) owners claim the business advice they received in the last year from their mainstream bank had a negative impact on their business operations and one in six (16%) of these suggested their business is now in a worse position as a result.

16 January

Crowd finance data intelligence specialist, Crowdsurfer, is celebrating overfunding its latest funding round, which saw the company secure over £1m from leading angel investors. 

16 January 

Shoosmiths has topped Experian MarketIQ (Corpfin) 2016 UK & Ireland M&A league tables to become the UK’s leading legal adviser by deal volume.

13 January

AllBright, the first fund of its kind for female entrepreneurs, today announces that its funding platform is live. The fund will provide investment for female founders and also deliver opportunities for investors to discover and back female-led businesses.