A consortium led by Sunderland-based North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC), has received £1m from Innovate UK to support the growth of local angel networks across the North East, Yorkshire and North West. 

The programme, which partners with the Innovation SuperNetwork, NorthInvest and the UK Business Angels Association, will encourage investment in innovative early stage companies.

Northstar Ventures have also secured £1m to work directly with start-up businesses coming out of North East universities to help them secure angel investment and grant funding to accelerate their growth potential at an earlier stage.  

Innovative medtech company Odin Vision is to scale up its pioneering cancer detection technology thanks to an investment round led by the UCL Technology Fund alongside London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF) and AI seed and grant funding from InnovateUK, the NHS and the UK Space Agency and European Space Agency. 

LONDON-based venture capital firm, Luminous Ventures has strengthened its advisory board further with the appointment of expert sales strategist, Ryan Ward.

A company which helps universities to commercialise academic research by initiating new collaborations with industry has secured a £950,000 investment. The funding includes £750,000 from NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, with an additional £200,000 from two private investors.

Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity firm, has agreed to sell CARE Fertility, the UK’s leading fertility clinic group for IVF treatment, to Silverfleet Capital.

Over 5 years, I have built up what I am told is a significant number of investments in start-up via the platforms and AngelNews has invited me to share some of the data and insights I gain as I continue my journey into the equity crowdfunding world. This article is by way of introduction and I look forward to sharing some reflections on at least a monthly basis.

Edinburgh’s tech sector will go from strength to strength after a partnership between Informatics Ventures and the Data-Driven Innovation Initiative was announced at the annual international technology investor event, Engage Invest Exploit (EIE).

The UK is a global centre for socially responsible technology innovation, according to new quantitative and qualitative analysis prepared by Tech Nation, the UK network for ambitious digital tech entrepreneurs.

Masthaven, the UK specialist bank, has completed a strategic £60 million investment by Värde Partners, a leading global alternative investment firm. The completion of the investment will enable the bank to deliver against its strategic ambition to become one of the leading specialist banks in UK residential and SME markets.

A new British-South Asian low-cost long haul airline, flypop, has completed a Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) funding round of £80,000 with Angel Investment Network (AIN), the world’s largest online platform connecting angel investors with start-up businesses.

EMV Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Bay Area-based Vortex Biosciences, and a further investment package to accelerate the company’s development.

Research conducted by Foresight Group highlights what advisers perceive as the three key advantages of infrastructure investing for their clients.

The most significant asset allocation change to client portfolios over the last 12 months has been rising exposure to infrastructure and alternatives, according to a study conducted among 200 intermediaries.