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2nd June 2020
Service Robotics eyes growth with £300k equity support from CIOSIF
Service Robotics Limited, a health and wellbeing business focusing on supporting the vulnerable and elderly through innovative technology, has raised £600,000 in their latest funding round. The funding includes a £300,000 equity investment from the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Investment Fund (CIOSIF) and investment from Britbots and the Enterprise 100 Angel Investment Club. The company has created an intelligent companion robot that will assist the elderly via patient-centred interactions. GenieConnect® helps users by providing companionship and support by offering services such as prescription management, medication reminders, daily welfare checks, video calls and music entertainment....
2nd June 2020
MEIF Debt Fund announces new team for £40 million
Following the launch earlier this year of a further £40million MEIF Debt Fund by the British Business Bank, appointed fund manager, The FSE Group, is revealing the team managing the fund....
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BGF donates £100,000 to charities impacted by coronavirus
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13th May 2020
Financial firms need to adopt a digital-focussed working environment if they want to survive beyo...
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11th May 2020
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DSW Angels targets £10m investment as BBI increases funding
1st June 2020
DSW Angels - the business angel network focused on UK regional scale-up companies - is plann...
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Development Bank of Wales backs X4 Software with £175,000 investment
29th May 2020
Caerphilly based X4 Software Limited has secured follow-on investment of £175,000 from the ...
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Water treatment firm Industrial Phycology raises £550k from Mercia's MIPF
20th May 2020
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Northern VCT leads £1.2 million funding for DIY app Nutshell Software
22nd May 2020
A Newcastle tech company whose software allows businesses to create their own mobile apps has rai...
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Maven completes further funding round in Boiler Plan to fuel future growth
19th May 2020
Maven Capital Partners has completed a £1 million investment in Boiler Plan (U...
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Amati VCT reaches capacity in £25 million offer
11th May 2020
Against the backdrop of a challenging market environment, Amati AIM VCT la...
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Albion Capital refinances £105 million portfolio of UK-based renewable energy projects
20th April 2020
Albion Capital has refinanced Albion Community Power, the £105 million renewable energy por...
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Jenson SEIS Fund invest in eTEU Ltd
28th May 2020
Jenson Funding Partners have completed an investment in eTEU Technologies Ltd, which is a technol...
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Blackfinch invests £550,000 in water purifier network Spotless Water
27th May 2020
Blackfinch has invested c.£550k in Poole-based company Spotless Water, founded in 2016. The...
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Jenson EIS fund invests in 6 portfolio companies
27th May 2020
Jenson Funding Partners' 2019/20 EIS Fund has invested across six of its existing portfolio compa...
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Great Point Media backs new production company
15th May 2020
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MEIF Debt Fund announces new team for £40 million
2nd June 2020
Following the launch earlier this year of a further £40million MEIF Debt Fund by the Britis...
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Red Rock Power appoints Greenbyte to monitor growing renewables portfolio
28th May 2020
Red Rock Power Limited, a renewable and sustainable energy company, has select...
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Diversity VC moves programme online and expands cohort
26th May 2020
Future VC 2020, Diversity VC’s programme that helps people from backgr...
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Steven Haasz joins insurtech INSTANDA to lead European expansion
26th May 2020
INSTANDA, the leading customer and policy management platform for the insurance industry, has tod...
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Lenders fund £27.5bn of coronavirus business support
1st June 2020
Lenders have approved £27.5bn of emergency finance to businesses during the coronavirus cri...
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R&D in the Oxford-Cambridge arc provides hope for science & tech
1st June 2020
Delving into how the Oxford-Cambridge Arc is performing during the current climate, Sue Foxley, R...
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UK start-ups record strongest ever opening quarter for fundraising
29th May 2020
The value of venture capital raised by UK companies rose to its highest first quarter total on re...
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London takes over as global fintech hub
29th May 2020
Fintech investment in the UK has exploded by 500% in the last three years, compared to 170% for t...
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1st June 2020
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Clim8 smashes crowdfunding target to secure £1.5 million
19th May 2020
Clim8 Invest, the app that offers everyone the opportunity to have a positive impact on climate c...
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Teacher Booker raises £650,000 through Growthdeck
21st April 2020
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14th April 2020
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Transmit Startups backs 6000th business
27th May 2020
The UK’s leading provider of Start Up Loans for business is toasting it 6,000th ...
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Innovative mine water Heat Network secures Government funding
22nd May 2020
Triple Point Heat Networks Investment Management, in partnership with the Department for Business...
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IGF promotes Mike Fletcher as head of client portfolio
21st May 2020
Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a leading independent commercial finance provider, has pro...
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Cycle insurer Bikmo raises £1.8M to support global cycling boom
20th May 2020
Expert cycle insurance provider Bikmo has secured its first venture capital funding of £1.8...
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Service Robotics eyes growth with £300k equity support from CIOSIF
2nd June 2020
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Agxio secures £750,000 to scale AgriTech innovation and AI across UK
2nd June 2020
Aberystwyth based Agxio has completed a £750,000 equity investment round to...
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Inflexion exits investment in Glide
2nd June 2020
Inflexion has sold Glide, the UK’s leading provider of infrastructure to difficult to serve...
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BGF donates £100,000 to charities impacted by coronavirus
1st June 2020
BGF is to make donations totalling £100,000 to support local community-based charitie...
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Tech Nation appoints Stephen Kelly as Chair
2nd June 2020
Tech Nation, the UK’s leading growth platform for tech com...
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Inflexion exits investment in Glide
2nd June 2020
Inflexion has sold Glide, the UK’s leading provider of infrastructure to difficult to serve...
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Fuel Ventures leads $2.1m fundraising in AR platform Poplar
29th May 2020
Poplar has closed a $2.1million investment, le...
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Development Bank of Wales backs X4 Software with £175,000 investment
29th May 2020
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Great Point Media backs new production company
15th May 2020
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UK Creative Content EIS Fund backs Maze Theory
13th May 2020
The UK Creative Content EIS Fund has invested in Maze Theory, a digital entertainment studio...
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Great Point Media invests in Camden Productions
16th April 2020
Great Point, the UK’s leading independent media investment firm, has...
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Octopus Ventures exits stake in We Got POP
4th March 2020
Octopus Ventures, part of Octopus Group and one of the largest VCs in Europe, has exited its inve...
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Service Robotics eyes growth with £300k equity support from CIOSIF
2nd June 2020
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Agxio secures £750,000 to scale AgriTech innovation and AI across UK
2nd June 2020
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29th May 2020
The Silicon Valley Bank’s Future of Robotics Report, which looks at emerging topics in...
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Continuum Industries raises £1.5m seed round led by Playfair
26th May 2020
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Sarissa Biomedical raises £1.2 million for new test to diagnose stroke
28th May 2020
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Navenio raises £9 million for hospital workforce AI platform
21st May 2020
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Archangels-backed MGB Biopharma has successful outcome from Phase II clinical study
20th May 2020
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Hybrisan secures £500k from Development Bank of Wales to help fight Covid-19
19th May 2020
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Steven Haasz joins insurtech INSTANDA to lead European expansion
26th May 2020
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Urgentem raises £500,000 and appoints CEO
22nd May 2020
Urgentem (formerly Engaged Tracking), one of the pioneering companies in climate risk manage...
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Cycle insurer Bikmo raises £1.8M to support global cycling boom
20th May 2020
Expert cycle insurance provider Bikmo has secured its first venture capital funding of £1.8...
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Blackfinch expands capabilities with launch of Blackfinch Asset Management
19th May 2020
Blackfinch Group has launched Blackfinch Asset Management, offering adviser firms expanded capabi...
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Aran Services secures funding from IGF
12th May 2020
Insulation and fire protection expert Aran Services has secured £1.5 million in working cap...
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Blackfinch launches #ISOLATIONINTERN platform to help startups recruit talent
12th May 2020
Blackfinch Group has launched the #ISOLATIONINTERN platform in partnership with in...
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StaffCircle raises new funds from Blackfinch and Mercia
11th May 2020
StaffCircle, a communications, performance and culture platform that enables companies to manage ...
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Muve Beats the Covid Blues to Raise £1.1m led by Origin Capital
29th April 2020
Innovative law firm Muve has completed a £1.1 million equity funding round to finance its f...
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Guernsey hosts sustainable Finance Week in June
28th May 2020
Guernsey, a leading global centre in green and sustainable finance, is hosting an array of intern...
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19th May 2020
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18th March 2020
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