The digital platform which has been specifically designed to help coaches and players deliver professional football coaching content set for growth following investment. NPIF Maven Equity Finance, alongside consortium of investors led by ex-England football international, Danny Mills, have invested £775,000 in the football digital platform provider, The Coaching Manual.

A doctor who has created an innovative software program to reduce waiting times in A&E has secured a £153,000 investment from NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

Evident Proof, the Ethereum blockchain and token based service that turns data into immutable proof of evidence chains, has partnered with Swytch - the blockchain platform for sustainable and renewable energy - to create a proprietary blockchain that will be used to capture energy production from generation equipment. 

NorthInvest’s Board Director John Fisher has been instrumental to the set up of the Grow MedTech Partnership. 

App commerce company Poq has announced the completion of a £9.5 million Series B funding round, led by Smedvig Capital, with significant participation from long-term investor Beringea and additional investment from existing investor Revolt Ventures. This round brings the total amount raised by Poq so far to £16.5 million.

Astia Angels, an investment group that exclusively invests in women-led startups has announced its fourth exit, continuing to add to the group’s already impressive investment returns. The return to the investors in the first four exits has exceeded the high end of Astia’s expectations. The group has just completed its 85th investment.

To support Eagle Genomics’ growth plans, the company has raised $1m within 3 weeks of the launch of its latest investment round, in a first close.

Ashfords has been ranked as one of the most active law firms globally in venture capital deals for first quarter of 2018 according to PitchBook. The annual global league table provides a comprehensive ranking of private equity and venture capital (VC) activity worldwide.

BondMason’s Direct Lending in the UK 2018 provides an in-depth overview of the Direct Lending market and readers can benefit from an industry-wide view of this rapidly evolving and maturing asset class.

Top Tips from Episode 1 Ventures on how to make your pitch hit the right note with potential investors.  Part 1 – The pitch deck. 

BriefCam, the industry’s leading provider of Video Synopsis® and Deep Learning solutions, today announced its acquisition by Canon Inc., a world leader in digital imaging solutions. The addition of BriefCam to Canon’s market leading Network Video Solutions products portfolio complements the Canon Group’s previous acquisitions of AXIS Communications and Milestone Systems with a breakthrough, innovative video content analytics solution.

Quilam Capital, which provides both debt and equity solutions to companies in the speciality finance sector, has announced its fifth deal since it launched late last year.