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.

Ed Lascelles, head of technology investment at Albion Capital, commented on the FCA/CFTC collaboration to support innovative Fintech entrepreneurs.

To help investors understand private equity better, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has produced a series of videos with investment company managers for the AIC website and YouTube channel. The videos answer the broader question of “What is private equity?”, explain the types of businesses private equity investment companies invest in and define key private equity terms such as commitments and carried interest.

Business ideas devised by students from Université Paris-Saclay to be tested in Silicon Valley.

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.

Equitable venture firm Kindred Capital offers exceptional seed-stage entrepreneurs the opportunity to co-own the fund that invested in their business. The VC firm that it has closed its first seed fund of £80m.

Kindred Capital is based on equitable venture, a model that is completely unique in Europe - every backed entrepreneur becomes a co-owner of the fund that invested in them. After money has been returned to investors, 20% of the fund’s profits is shared out among founders.

This means all Kindred-backed founders are aligned with each other, economically incentivised to nurture and grow each other’s companies and the Kindred Capital ecosystem.

Dianomi, a native content marketing platform used by financial advertisers and tier one publishers, has received £6.3m patient capital investment to drive international expansion and support the growth of its team.

Foresight Group has been appointed equity fund manager for the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, as the British Business Bank launches up to £100 million of equity funding for the region, as part of the wider £250 million Midlands Engine programme.

The UCL Technology Fund has invested in MediaGamma, the predictive analytics software company, as part of a £2m round in partnership with ParkWalk Advisors and the London Co-Investment Fund.

British Business Bank has put in place a multi-million package of support for lending too small businesses and workers affected by the Carillion liquidation.

Mercia Fund Managers has been awarded a £23 million Proof-of-Concept and Early Stage Equity Fund, part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, a collaboration between the British Business Bank and ten Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) in the West Midlands and East and South East Midlands.