Changing the face of working spaces: The Clubhouse, London’s leading business club, lounge and meeting space, has secured £3.5M growth capital from BOOST&Co.

Neurovalens, a health-tech start-up that specialises in combining neuroscience and technology to solve health issues, has secured funding of £1.1m – its largest investment to date. Angel CoFund and Beltrae Partners, join TechStart NI as the company’s primary investors.

Entier, Scotland’s largest independent privately-owned catering company, is preparing to grab a bigger slice of international markets after a £6.5m investment from BGF.

Draper Esprit has significantly increased its equity stake in Perkbox, investing a further $8.6 million. Draper Esprit first invested in Perkbox in 2016 alongside the equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, and, including the follow-on investment, has now invested over $12.0 million. 

Maven Capital Partners has led the £3.5 million investment in Contego Fraud Solutions, to support the continued growth of the business. The transaction is being jointly funded by Maven and NVM Private Equity (“NVM”) which are investing £1.8 million and £1.5 million respectively. The remaining £0.2 million is being funded by existing investors.

Privacy engineering software company, Privitar, today announces that it has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by Partech Ventures with participation from CME Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. Existing investors IQ Capital, 24Haymarket and Illuminate Financial have reinvested. 

Form3, the cloud-based, end-to-end, secure platform for global payments processing, today announced it has secured a strategic investment from Barclays, the Angel CoFund and several individual investors who have joined the existing shareholders in raising $5m.

Ash TV, an award-winning Hull-based video advertising start-up has secured funding from NPIF - Enterprise Ventures Equity Finance. Ash TV will use the investment to hire additional staff to support its ambitious growth plans. It is the first investment in Humber by NPIF - Enterprise Ventures Equity Finance.

Altitude Partners has sold its stake in VoIP provider Gradwell Communications to a management buy-in team with private equity backing. The exit has realised a strong 2.7x investment return.

Asset Match has surveyed 1,100 UK investors to uncover their sentiments towards British businesses and the private sector’s capabilities amidst the onset of Brexit and the formation of a Conservative minority Government. 

• UK investors rally behind post-Brexit business, but have NO faith in Theresa May and the DUP
• 57% of UK investors are backing SMEs as the champions of the nation’s post-Brexit economy
• But a staggering 59% have dwindling faith in the weakened Government’s ability to support the growth of the private sector

Summer is the time for having fun and relaxing, but getting these tasks in hand now will set your angel life for a successful autumn if you do them before you head off for sand and sea.

YFM Equity Partners has invested £3m into Friska Limited, a Bristol based chain of food-to-go restaurants offering ‘feel good food’ throughout the day.  The funding will be used to support the roll out of the brand into new cities across the UK.