Kuber Ventures, the alternative investment platform specialising in EIS and SEIS, has announced the appointment of a new Head of Client Services to continue to drive the platform’s fast-paced expansion. Anne Butler, a former Associate Director of Fidelity International has joined the senior management team to lead on all elements of client services as the company adapts to an increasing demand for tax efficient investment products.

One of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, deVere Group, is to launch a suite of mutual funds under its newly formed brand, dVAM.

Working with Pacific Asset Management, who have built the solutions from an operational, regulatory and technology perspective, the dVAM range of funds represent the “next chapter in deVere’s ongoing success story.”

deVere Group founder and CEO, Nigel Green, comments: “We’re uniquely positioned in the international space to bring these exciting new propositions to the market due to our scale and resources.

OpenLegacy, the leader in microservices-based API integration for back-end applications, has closed a funding round of $30 million. The investment will further strengthen its premier market position of enabling established enterprises to go truly digital.

Strategic land investment platform Intro Crowd is pleased to welcome a new member to their board of directors this week.

Rockstart has selected the startups for its 2nd AI accelerator program located in Den Bosch, the Netherlands. Talented women and men from seven different countries will spend the next 180 days building and refining their products, talking to mentors, and connecting to potential investors and customers. 

I’ve just returned from a few days in Burgundy: a brief sojourn that offered (besides clear insights into the qualities of the 2017 vintage 

Custom Materials Ltd (“Moteefe”), a social commerce platform, has recently raised funding from the Unicorn Ascension Fund (UAF). This is UAF’s first ever deal since its launch earlier this summer. UAF has participated in this round as a co-investor with other early stage investors including Ascension Ventures, Livingbridge and Force Over Mass Capital (FOMCAP). Ascension Ventures, Livingbridge and FOMCAP are existing investors in Moteefe and have raised their stake in the company during this round.

Jaguar Land Rover's venture capital fund  InMotion Ventures has announced its seed investment in WeTrip, the digital platform making group holiday planning and booking simpler.

Foresight Group LLP has announced a £249,000 equity investment into Footfalls and Heartbeats Limited through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF). 

ENTREPRENEURS who are part of an incubator designed to help companies grow and thrive in County Durham will now be able to access up to £10,000 of funding each.

PIMFA, the trade association for investment managers and financial advisers, has called for an urgent review of the financial services compensation scheme (FSCS)

Fielmann Ventures GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fielmann AG, has announced that it has subscribed to a capital increase for a 20% equity ownership stake in FittingBox S.A., the world leader in 3D Try-On solutions dedicated to eyewear. This investment is a decisive step in Fielmann’s digitization strategy. Both parties agreed to keep the financial terms of the transaction confidential.  Marc Fielmann, CEO, Fielmann AG: “With 13 patents, FittingBox is a global leader in 3D Try-On and fitting technology. Through this investment Fielmann deepens its technological partnership with FittingBox.