"Whilst the virus continues to worsen in the US, we believe that despite improving economic data markets will struggle."

TOffeeAM, an Imperial College spin-out that optimises product designs for Additive Manufacturing - also known as 3D printing - has raised £1 million in seed funding. This round of investment was led by IQ Capital, alongside the Royal Academy of Engineering and Imperial College London’s Techcelerate program. The funding will be used to hire engineers and additional staff, to expand upon the existing engineering capabilities of TOffeeAM and develop further the company’s customer base, which already includes GE Aviation, Baker Hughes and a Formula 1 motor racing team. 

Foresight Group LLP, a leading independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has announced a £1 million growth capital investment into Ajenta Limited, a provider of specialist video conferencing services to schools, colleges and universities and other public sector organisations.  This is the fifth investment made by the £20 million Foresight Scottish Growth Fund, which is financed by the Scottish Growth Scheme through a combination of Scottish Government funds and the European Regional Development Fund.

Leading property technology company Goodlord has announced that it will be joining forces with referencing platform Vouch, bringing the fast-growing Vouch business into the Goodlord group. This acquisition will bring together two of the sector’s most dynamic players and create a market leading technology business. Going forward, the 2,000+ clients of the two companies will have a wider choice of software offerings and access to a sector-leading end-to-end platform.

Loss adjusting and claims management specialist GHG Limited near Southampton has funded its primary buy-out by securing a £7m equity investment from YFM Equity Partners. The deal, with a total value of £17m, is the first from the PE house’s £80m Buyout Fund II and marks the second investment made by YFM since the coronavirus pandemic began, following on from its investment into vehicle safety systems business ISS. 

The cryptocurrency market is heating up with significant growth in 2020 and a new wave of potential crypto investors ready to join in. But there is just one thing keeping them from taking the plunge - a safety net. 

Post-2008 financial crisis, internet technologies and crowdsourcing both evolved to allow companies to easily raise funds from their network and community for the first time. The power and value of the crowd have only increased since then, helping businesses grow quickly and sustainably while reaching entirely new audiences.

Keensight Capital, one of the leading private equity managers dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has reinforced its portfolio performance team with the recruitment of Stéphane Jamin as Director.

London-based ETF Partners has closed its third Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF3) at £167m, to grow the most innovative companies in the UK and Europe that help deliver long-term and sustainable economic prosperity.

The announcement comes as Covid-19 has highlighted the urgent need to address one of society’s greatest challenges – climate change, solutions to which can help power a strong economic recovery.  

Machine Labs has raised a Seed Extension round of £1 million ($1.25 million) lead by Techstart Ventures alongside the founders, the angel investors Bill Dobbie and Richard Freedman, and the British Business Bank. An additional £100,000 was provided in grant funding by Amazon and Scottish Enterprise.

BrainWaveBank Limited, an artificial intelligence (‘AI’) company focused on developing a machine learning-enabled neurocognitive platform for in-home assessment and remote monitoring of central nervous system disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, and psychiatric conditions such as depression and schizophrenia, has closed a £1.1m financing round led by Par Equity and supported by current investors Techstart Ventures, Co-Fund II managed by Clarendon Fund Managers, Angel CoFund, and new investment from British Business Investments. This is the second investment that Par Equity has made in BrainWaveBank.