7 February 

Refract, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) start-up based in Newcastle, has received funding of £0.5m from Mercia Fund Management and the Finance For Business North East Technology Fund, managed by IP Group plc. This is one of a number of investments made in the North East of England by the Mercia Group.

7 February 

Campus Capital, the new and innovative UK venture capital firm, has signed up its second key university partner.  The latest deal with the University of Manchester comes just one month after it signed its initial partnership with the University of Sheffield and just before it starts raising its first £2m fund.

7 February 

First Derivatives plc (FD) has agreed a partnership with BGF, the UK’s leading investor in small and mid-sized companies.  The partnership, aimed at developing companies, will combine access to FD’s technology and support with access to BGF’s £2.5bn balance sheet and network of board level executives.  

7 February 

Amati Global Investors is delighted to announce that Mattioli Woods plc has acquired a 49% stake in the Company. This is a strong endorsement of Amati’s capabilities and reputation as a specialist fund manager focussed on UK quoted small and mid-sized companies.

2 February 

UK-based startup Spoke, an online clothing brand making better fitting menswear, has closed a $1.8m funding round. The round was led by VC firm Oxford Capital, with Forward Partners, Seedcamp and a number of angel investors.

2 February 

University of Edinburgh Business School has announced this year’s programme of events for Startup Festival 2017 next month. It’s the city’s biggest festival for entrepreneurs and students, to celebrate Edinburgh and Scotland as great places to start a business. 

30 January

BGF, the UK’s leading growth capital investor, has invested £10m in Frontrow Energy Technology Group to support the company’s growth plans, alongside a £3m investment from the Group’s founders.

24 January

BiVictriX Therapeutics (“BVX”) has today announced the completion of a successful fundraise to develop a new class of targeted cancer drugs. The company’s ‘Dual Targeting Approach’ is designed to give superior selectivity towards blood cancers. Acceleris Capital Ltd provided corporate finance advice to the Company.

24 January

24 January 

Welcoming today’s publication of [Industrial Strategy], Stephen Welton, CEO of BGF, the UK’s leading provider of investment to growing companies said, "The Government’s commitment to a long-term industrial strategy is welcome news.” “Today’s Green Paper is the beginning of an important conversation. I truly hope that this will lead to a strategy that all British business can get behind. “Challenges and upheaval can bring opportunities for ambitious and innovative businesses. We have no shortage of either in the UK, so there is reason to be optimistic about our future.

20 January 

Thrive, a software company that develops mobile apps to empower people to manage their mental health independently, has raised more than £500,000 with the help of ClearlySo, Europe’s leading impact investment bank.

20 January 

Mercia Technologies PLC, the national investment group focused on the creation, funding and scaling of innovative technology businesses with high growth potential from the UK regions, has led a £1 million investment into Smart Antenna Technologies, a University of Birmingham spinout.