24 February  

London-based startup Banvard & James has received a £200K investment through Startup Funding Club’s award-winning network of international investors. The funds will be used to aid the high end men’s fashion accessories brand’s fast-paced growth and its international expansion.

24 February

Europe is much further behind the US in late stage tech investing than it appears, according to analysis by Magister Advisors.  Late stage tech funding is far behind the US, and surprisingly over ⅓ of funding rounds in Europe target non-tech e-commerce or marketplace businesses.

24 February

REalyse, the property analytics company, launched this week having raised £500,000 in seed capital. The round was led by Mr Rajiv Nathwani, who runs property specialist private finance company, Quivira Capital Ltd, with participation from prominent investment groups including Round Hill Capital, Pi Labs and Anthemis Group.

24 February 

Rapid growth at Moneyfarm matched by strong performanceMoneyfarm, the digital wealth manager, today announces a 16% month-on-month average growth and another new senior hire as it celebrates its one-year anniversary of launching in the UK.

23 February 

Maven Capital Partners has been appointed by the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (“NPIF”) to manage the £57.5m NPIF Maven Equity Finance fund as part of NPIF’s £400m of capital available to support growing SMEs.

23 February

Enterprise Ventures, part of Mercia Technologies PLC, has been successful in its bids to manage two of the British Business Bank’s (“BBB”) new Northern Powerhouse Investment Funds (“NPIF”).

23 February

More money will be invested in small businesses, creating jobs and growth if The Chancellor makes it easier for people to invest through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) in The Budget, says Oxford Capital. The firm believes the EIS needs a period of stability, with no further changes to the rules, to encourage investment.

22 February 

With the retirement of Rob Dick after eleven years as TRI Cap's Chairman, Jamie Andrew has been appointed with immediate effect.  Jamie has been an active TRI Cap member since 2005 and more recently a board member.

22 February

Media intelligence leader Meltwater acquires Oxford University AI spinout Wrapidity to boost media monitoring capabilities.

22 February

Idinvest’s UK Entrepreneurship Barometer measures the concerns of the next generation of entrepreneurial talent and therefore addresses the health of the UK’s innovation ecosystem. In its first year, the Barometer poses questions about Brexit consequences, personal motivations, fundraising challenges and economic climate. 

22 February 

The British Business Bank has today launched its £400m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), aimed at boosting the North of England’s economy and helping the region’s businesses realise their growth potential.

22 February 

POD Point, the UK electric vehicle charge point supplier, has launched a new ￡1.5m crowdfunding round, part of a larger ￡9m fundraise led by Venture Capitalist Draper Esprit.