Bruntwood is set to acquire Innovation Birmingham, heralding a new era of major expansion at the region’s leading digital and technology campus.

GTR Ventures has made its debut deals with five trade FinTech companies – Tradeteq, Trade Finance Market, Culum Capital, eFundSME and Incomlend. These deals are the first in a strong pipeline of transactions. GTR Ventures has taken equity positions in the five companies, collectively valuing them at around US$50 million.

The companies – four digital trade lenders and a platform for institutional investors to access global trade instruments – have facilitated over US$160 million of trade loan deals since their inception. 

Technology business Intelligence Fusion has broken through its £400,000 target and has gone on to raise over £486,000 to further develop its online global intelligence and risk management system.

This represents an early success for the new partnership between Growth Capital Ventures (GCV) and Crowdcube, an extension of GCV’s groundbreaking investment model which allows retail investors from the general public to invest alongside experienced and sophisticated investors and financial institutions.

The success of IF’s fund raising coincides with the Chancellor’s Budget proposals to stimulate investment in high growth businesses by attracting £20bn of new investment.

Pitch@Palace announces the 42 Entrepreneurs that have been selected to Pitch at Pitch@Palace Boot Camp.

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners, one of the UK’s most active SME investors, is pleased to announce an investment of £250,000 in tech company GradTouch Limited, a platform that connects graduates and employers, offering a cost-effective, unique solution for attracting, vetting and hiring graduates.

The investment, made on behalf of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), will increase the number of jobs by 50% in GradTouch’s Manchester office and will further support the company’s growth plans.

The GM Co Investment Fund is a new approach to increasing the supply of capital 

Inflexion Private Equity has backed the management buyout of Calco Group B.V., a leading Dutch provider of outsourced IT recruitment and training services to large blue-chip corporates.

Recycling Technologies, a specialist in the chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste, announces a major strategic £1m equity investment from global oil trader, InterChem.

Two Invoke Capital portfolio companies have been selected as 2018's 'Most Innovative Companies' by Fast Company.

Anyfin, a Stockholm-based startup that enables consumers to refinance their existing loans with a picture, has raised €4.8 million Series A investment led by Accel and Northzone. Global Founders Capital and angel investors, including consumer finance executives and international fintech entrepreneurs, also participated in the round.

The London Co-Investment Fund has partnered with several successful tech gurus who will offer support and guidance at business clinics to fast growing tech businesses within the London Co-Investment Fund.