Industry news
02.07.2020
Envestors raises £2m to create digital marketplace for UK start-ups and investors
Envestors secures the SidebySide EIS Fund as its strategic investment partner to achieve its mission of creating a connected marketplace for the UK’s early stage investment market Envestors has...
02.07.2020
Economic Intelligence Wales reports early effects of pandemic on Welsh Businesses in 2020 Annual Report
The report highlights the initial effects of the pandemic on the Welsh economy and details subsequent mitigation policies from both UK and Welsh Governments as the UK prepares for...
02.07.2020
PrecisionLife finds clues to the severity of Covid-19 infections in human genetics
In a preprint paper released by AI based analytics company PrecisionLife a number of connections has been found between human genes and the severity with which Covid-19 affects its...
02.07.2020
Investing in Black Founders Matters
Yesterday we were joined by leading Angels and VCs who are seeking to make a difference to the level of investment reaching black and minority ethnic founders. We are...
01.07.2020
Zedify deal is good news for cities
Zedify are pleased to announce the successful completion of their first external funding round. Zedify, the network of first and last mile delivery operations across the UK, have recently...
01.07.2020
Big jump in Northern Ireland investment
The Catalyst NI Deal Tracker report has just been published and the 2019 tech investment figures show a 53% rise to £44.3m. And the analysis also shows that 42%...
01.07.2020
5 top tips for your first R&D Tax Credit Claim
There are many reasons why a company is yet to claim R&D Tax Relief. You might be a new business, a start-up or a university spin-out; you might have...
01.07.2020
GWC leads a £1.5m investment round in Epipole
Greenwood Way Capital is pleased to announce that it has led a £1.5m investment into Epipole with the Scottish Investment Bank also participating. Epipole’s patented technology enables clinicians to...
30.06.2020
Protean Risk strengthened by new staff from parent company, Aston Lark
As of 1st July 2020, the Aston Lark Financial Institutions team will join the Protean Risk brand, making the combined team one of the largest dedicated brokers servicing UK...
30.06.2020
Taina Technology’s latest investment round secures global growth funding
UK-based regtech startup Taina Technology has secured new funding from Anthemis, Six FinTech Ventures, Tribeca ESP and Reciprocal Ventures. The latest investment round raised an undisclosed amount and will...