Mercia backed price management and optimisation company, BlackCurve, has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of software entrepreneur Martin Fincham as Chairman and Chee Wong, the former COO of Shazam, as Technical Advisor.

This follows a £500,000 investment from Mercia Fund Managers and software entrepreneur and investor, Nick Kingsbury, earlier this year. Since raising the seed round, BlackCurve has continued to bolster its team, expand its client base and make strong progress building out its product, including key integrations with BigCommerce, Magento and Shopify.

Experience and interact with the latest developments in robotics technology at this year's VCT & EIS Investor Forum on the 30th November in London.  At our 'Invested Investor EXPO' at the Forum we will be showcasing six companies, backed by specialists robotics investors Britbots, who are at the forefront of the UKs robotics sector.  

Angel Investor and Real World Group Chair Rachel Hannan has made the list of 100 progressive business leaders.

WestBridge Capital has appointed a new Investment Manager as growth continues.

Healthcare entrepreneurs from the South West of England gathered at Exeter Racecourse to take part in a four-day workshop 

Pitch@Palace has hosted its tenth UK Event at Buckingham Palace, announcing BioSURE as the winner, with Stasher and Lilypads as the runners up after competing against thirty nine other finalists. On The Tools secured the title of Pitch@Palace People’s Choice Award winner after a public vote.

Braham and Murray Good Hemp, the plant based food and drink consumer brand which manufactures consumer brand products from hemp seed, including an allergen free milk alternative, has announced the appointment of Jeremy Schwartz as Chairman of its Board of Directors.

A constant stream of funding success stories in the media, and the rise of more down to earth and approachable crowdfunding platforms, suggests it has never been easier to raise investment for your business. However, a recent report from the HM Treasury revealed that only 1 in 10 businesses secure seed funding in the UK and, despite shaking up the market, crowdfunding is not much easier with around a 63 percent success rate.

Beauhurst highlights the UK’s fastest growing tech startups in 2018.

BBC presenter Claudia Winkleman hosted the 2018 Growth Investor Awards ceremony. Over 450 movers and shakers from the UK’s vibrant SME investment community attended the fourth annual black-tie dinner to celebrate the stellar success of 16 award winners. Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton opened up the ceremony with a keynote speech.

Rejuicenate, a small business run by Liverpool-based sibling trio Adil, Leith and Dina Taha has won British Business Bank’s inaugural Good to Grow competition. The prize included a day’s business consultancy with investor and entrepreneuer, Piers Linney, who is also a Non-Executive Dircetor of the British Business Bank.

Kin Capital and Enterprise Investment Partners have announced the merger of their two businesses, subject to regulatory approval, creating a major new force in the venture capital and tax efficient investment markets.

The stronger and larger firm is perfectly geared up to face the challenges of the next few years by streamlining investment processes in order to bring a modern tax efficient investing offering.

Investing will be easier, digitally focused and more cost effective by building an even more transparent offering to investors, who will have faster reporting services too.