The Supply Register which is based in Stoke-on-Trent has secured a significant investment, 

Leading marine and automotive insurtech Concirrus has announced that it has closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by AlbionVC.  The funding also includes participation from current investors IQ Capital, EOS Venture Partners and several angel investors.  The company has developed a behavioural-based underwriting platform called Quest which delivers portfolio management and predictive analytics using the latest advancements in big data aggregation, AI and machine learning. Adoption of the platform is changing the future of risk selection, pricing and claims throughout the value chain.

Inc & Co Group has acquired the operations of Laundrapp, the U.K.’s largest on-demand laundry service. Laundrapp provides a fast, efficient and premium laundry & dry cleaning service via their award-winning app - they collect, clean and deliver your items back to your door at a time that suits.

Silverfleet Capital, the European private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in Collectia A/S, a credit management services provider based in Denmark. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 

The Development Bank of Wales has appointed Rhys Jones as a non-executive director. Rhys, 36, is a co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of SportPursuit Limited, a members only, sports focussed digital retailer. 

Dealroom has raised €2.75M Euros in a Series A round co-led by Shoe Investments and Knight Venture Capital. The funding will support the company’s continued international expansion in Europe and beyond including making key hires in these markets. 

Unmind, the workplace mental health platform, today announced it has raised 10 million dollars in a Series A funding round.

Led by Berlin-based Project A, with the continued support of Felix Capital, the funding – which is one of the largest series A rounds for a European mental health tech business – will support company growth, and its commitment to measurably improve the mental health of employees in workplaces around the world.

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has invested £500,000 in fissara Limited, a designer, developer and provider of operational management software (“OMS”) for the SME and mid-sized corporate market. The funding will allow the business to invest in product development and expand its team, creating 10 new jobs in the Manchester region.

The winners of the ‘Welsh Innovation of the Year Award’ at the Welsh SME Business Awards 2019, Forth, are set to turnover £1million this year following a £250,000 equity investment from the Development Bank of Wales.

The Development Bank of Wales has invested £250,000 in Yimba, a fintech multimedia and marketing platform enabling banks to differentiate their mobile wallet offering and generate new consumer insights through advanced technology.

The investment, which is also expected to generate over 50 new fintech jobs, will accelerate Yimba’s capabilities to help banks and fintechs improve the customers’ experience with personalised payment cards and digital wallets, enabled by its technology platform that provides connection to the ‘closed’ digital payment network.

Keensight Capital, one of the leading private equity managers dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout [1] investments, has entered into an agreement to sell shares of smartTrade Technologies, a global leader in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, to Hg.

European proptech VC A/O PropTech has launched after raising €250m permanent capital to invest in technology companies disrupting real estate, the largest asset class in the world. With its permanent capital approach, a first in the space, the firm is able to be stage agnostic, and a more flexible and patient investor.

A/O PropTech invests from Series A to later growth stages in breakout companies, with the potential to transform the real estate industry through technology, data science and AI. To date, A/O PropTech has backed 10 companies, in Europe, USA, and Israel including Bricklane, Fornova and most recently Plentific - leading a $32mn Series B round in November 2019.