Tech Nation, the UK’s leading growth platform for tech scaleups, has announced the 31 mid-stage scaling tech companies that have been accepted into Upscale 7.0 - the seventh iteration of the Upscale programme, which supports the UK’s fastest-growing mid-sized (Series A) tech companies to overcome common growth challenges and scale faster. This is a critical time in every scaleup’s journey, as around 60% of companies that raise Pre-Series A funding fail to make it to Series A or beyond.

On Thursday 24th November, 2021, Playfair Capital and 120 of the world’s leading venture capital funds, including Accel, Amadeus, Atomico, Balderton, Creandum, EQT, Notion, Partech, Project A and Seedcamp will be holding remote office hours for more than 300 female founders from across Europe.

Dispensing with the need for warm introductions and breaking down the barriers to investment, each founder will have the opportunity to meet four investors during one hour of remote office hours to discuss their tech business idea, ask for advice, pitch for investment or find a mentor. 

Par Equity has won Best EIS Manager at the prestigious 2021 EISA (Enterprise Investment Scheme Association) awards.

The Edinburgh-based VC, which specialises in investing in innovative technology companies in the North, was also highly commended in the EISA Impact Award.

Circularity Capital, the specialist private equity firm supporting growth stage European SMEs in the circular economy, has announced the appointment of Maximillian Bork as a new member of the firm’s investment team.

Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) has unveiled its annual list of the 50 most ambitious, high-growth technology businesses in the UK joining the 2021 ‘Scale Up Club’. The club celebrates some of the UK’s fastest growing tech companies each year, providing unique opportunities to gain invaluable insight and mentoring from some of the world’s most high-profile business leaders and entrepreneurs. 

Stim OxyGen, an innovative cancer treatment technology company, has been named as the overall winner of the 2021 Northern Ireland INVENT Awards.

Investment non-profit NorthInvest has appointed senior business leader, Jordan Dargue, to its Board of Directors. Operating across the investment, finance and business growth landscape, Jordan’s significant entrepreneurial experience combined with her passion for the Northern SME economy will help drive NorthInvest’s strategic direction at a key time for the organisation.

Goldman Sachs veteran Sheila Patel has joined the board of Antler, as the global early-stage venture capital firm continues its international expansion. With three decades of experience in financial asset management, Patel has become a global leader in the asset management industry. 

The corporate team at national law firm, Foot Anstey LLP has advised on two major deals for Air IT, the award-winning managed service provider backed by August Equity.

As the spotlight shines on the UK tech sector for the second day of London Tech Week, Tech Nation, the UK’s leading growth platform for tech scaleups, has announced 15 new companies selected to join the Future Fifty programme - Tech Nation’s growth programme for late-stage digital businesses.

Motive Partners has announced the appointment of Jeffery W. Yabuki as Chairman and Founding Partner.

Bowmark Capital has further strengthened its portfolio management and value creation team with the appointment of Ben Hollowood as a portfolio director.