Anglia Capital Group business angel investors and partners invested £335,000 into Developing Experts, an innovative ed-tech company that has developed a unique digital platform which empowers teachers to teach a specialist subject with confidence.

Pireta has closed its investment round after raising £500k from OION members. 

Venture Capital firm Hambro Perks has launched a new Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) fund, which for the first time will enable retail investors to invest alongside the Hambro Perks business.

East Kilbride based SHE Software has secured a £3 million growth capital investment from NVM Private Equity as it prepares to enter international markets with its highly configurable health and safety software and create over 50 new jobs by the end of 2018.

Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity firm, is backing the buy-out of ASK4 Limited, the fast-growing internet solutions provider.  

3 Years, 100 Investments, over £100m raised, nearly 1,000 jobs created 

Bodle Technologies is aiming to transform how and where we interact with displays after attracting £6m in Series A funding.

BYTON, an innovator of smart, premium electric vehicles, announced a partnership with Aurora, a leading self-driving technology company. The partnership will help BYTON incorporate Level 4 (L4) autonomous-driving vehicle capabilities into BYTON vehicles and enable BYTON to become among the very first group of carmakers to bring L4 and eventually Level 5 (L5) cars to market. 

Doug Barrowman & Baroness Michelle Mone OBE have joined forces to launch their most ambitious business venture yet, EQUI. A new cryptocurrency-powered investment platform, EQUI opens up venture capital to a wider audience, providing access to vetted, early-stage high-growth tech companies. Businesses on the platform have been hand-selected by a team of established venture capitalists, led by Doug Barrowman with his 30 plus years experience in identifying good investments that deliver outstanding returns.

NanoFlex Limited, an early stage sensor design company, has secured £250,000 of funding from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).  The fund is delivered by MSIF working with Maven Capital Partners in the Liverpool City Region.

Cryptocurrency and blockchain security company, Ledger, today announces a USD 75 million (EUR 61 million) Series B round, led by Draper Esprit. The investment will enable the company to significantly scale up its operations as demand for their products increases at pace.

3D 2.0 Limited has announced the full availability of its crowdfunded 'Retouch3D' product after extensive product development and user testing.