Cognism, the globally compliant international sales intelligence provider has secured $87.5 million in funding led by new investor Viking Global Investors.

Vienna-based GoStudent, which provides one-to-one video-based online tutoring, raised €300M in Series D funding led by new investor Prosus, with additional participation from Deutsche Telekom, SoftBank Vision Fund 2*, Tencent, Dragoneer, Left Lane Capital and Coatue. 

Inflexion Private Equity Partners supported 97 new investment opportunities for its portfolio in 2021, 

Deepbridge Capital portfolio company AlgaeCytes has secured €16m of funding to develop a commercial plant in Germany.  AlgaeCytes is a portfolio company within the Deepbridge Technology Growth EIS.

BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor, has announced details of its 2021 investment activity that mark a record year for the firm and underline its critical contribution to the growth economy.

Green Angel Syndicate (GAS) has sold Zeigo, a climate tech platform that helps as many businesses as possible gain access to renewable energy. It matches renewable energy generators and suppliers to both corporate and utility off-takers, helping them to obtain power purchase agreements (PPAs). 

Innovative automation focused mining equipment manufacturer Tribe Technology Group has closed a substantial Series A funding round which will be used to position the company to take advantage of high demand for its autonomous drill rigs and to develop new products.

A strategically differentiated supplier of premium mountain bike and crossover brands, Silverfish UK Limited, which supplies some of the most desirable brands to UK retailers, is set to power ahead in 2022, after an £8.5m investment from Connection Capital, the specialist private client alternative investments business.

Arctic Shores, the psychometric assessment pioneers, have received £1.5m in venture debt funding from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The funding follows another exciting year for the company, where revenues grew by more than 50%.

LoopMe, a leading brand-focused mobile advertising platform, has announced Mayfair Equity Partners, a leading tech and consumer growth investor, as its new investment partner. 

A Middlesborough-based vinyl pressing company, Press on Vinyl, is set to disrupt the growing vinyl record market after raising £475,000 in equity investment as part of a 7-figure round.

Press on Vinyl is a precision manufacturer and distributer of vinyl records, committed to lowering lead times and delivering the highest quality products with the best customer service standards to vinyl lovers worldwide.  The company recently brought a state-of-the-art vinyl record pressing facility to Teesside, the first ever in the North of England.

Innovate Finance, the industry body representing the UK FinTech sector, has kicked off 2022 with a further strengthening of its Board, including the appointment of three new non-executive directors.  This follows on from the permanent appointment of CEO Janine Hirt, who took on the role of Interim CEO in May 2021 and was appointed as CEO in autumn 2021.