Foresight Group, the award-winning listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has announced a £1.5m follow-on investment into portfolio company Biotherapy Services Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical biotech company.  The funds will be used to support the clinical development of RAPID^TM Biodynamic Haematogel, currently in phase 2b/3 clinical trials in the treatment of DFUs.

CAPZA, an independent management company and leading player in private investments in European SMEs – has invested in the French HR Tech AssessFirst, an SaaS platform for predictive recruitment and talent development focused on soft skills.

Toqio has announced a seed round of €8M from Seaya Ventures, Speedinvest and SIX FinTech Ventures, to scale its global financial SaaS platform. The company makes it easier for any business to quickly launch financial solutions, removing the need to build and manage complex software solutions through its platform and marketplace. 

After a year of record growth, national courier company Speedy Freight has announced investment from BGF – the UK’s most active growth capital investor – to accelerate its ambitious expansion plans.  

QV Bioelectronics – a medical device start-up pioneering a first of its kind electric field therapy implant for the treatment of the most common and aggressive type of brain tumours, has closed a £735,000 seed funding round to advance the development of its innovative GRACE implant.

AME Group , a company that designs products for many leading consumer brands, has raised £750,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).

Byway, the world's first flight-free holiday platform, has announced £1.1 million of funding from an Innovate UK SMART grant as well as Founders Factory and angel investors. Angels include founder/CEO of Viator and Rome2Rio, Rod Cuthbert, slow travel guru Ed Gillespie, and former Chair of Visit Britain, Christopher Rodrigues CBE.

24Haymarket, a private capital firm focused on growth equity and venture capital investments in the UK, and Forward Partners, an early-stage investor focused on applied AI, marketplaces and e-commerce, has made an investment in Clustermarket, the SAAS-enabled marketplace for laboratories and equipment. Existing investors such as industry heavyweights Jonathan Milner and Bruce Barclay also participated in the $3.5m round.

MediSieve Ltd, a biotech company which has developed an innovative blood filtration device, has completed a £1.8m investment, led by 24Haymarket.

Cornerstone Partners has led a seed round into boxing inspired fitness studio and digital content platform, Boxx.

Boxx was founded in 2016 by Anna Samuels, after discovering a personal passion for boxing and a desire to create a world class online workout that was compatible with the busy and ever changing schedules of ordinary people.

Deep technology company VividQ, a leading software and IP developer for holography, has announced a seed extension round of £11M. The Cambridge head-quartered business is powering the display revolution with Computer-Generated Holography. Its technology is used in the development of next-generation digital displays and devices, by manufacturers in the US, China and Japan.

Specialist M&A advisory firm Ciesco has confirmed that Chip[s] Board, which develops bioplastics from food waste, has completed fundraising to support the next stage of its development.