Albion Capital, the leading independent investment manager, has closed its 2020/2021 VCT top up offers earlier than scheduled and fully subscribed with strong support from both existing and new shareholders. 

Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on building the brands of tomorrow, has announced that portfolio company Boom Cycle, England’s first boutique cycling chain, has partnered with KOBOX to launch the boutique fitness ‘supergroup’ United Fitness Brands. 

Maven Capital Partners, one of the UK’s most active investors in smaller businesses, has led a £1.54 million funding round for Adimo, a marketing technology platform that enables FMCG brands to turn their digital marketing campaigns into shoppable experiences. 

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has released an educational video introducing venture capital trusts.

YFM Equity Partners opened its two managed Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) for non-prospectus top-up offers in early February, and both are now fully subscribed, ahead of schedule, achieving a further £14m of committed funds from returning investors.

Outpost VFX, a fast-growing UK-headquartered film and TV visual effects company, has secured a multi-million pound investment from funds managed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) which will enable it to develop its infrastructure, company culture and proprietary platforms, as well as providing a solid base for further international growth across its four international locations.

Maven Capital Partners has led a £1.75 million investment into marketing technology company, Leaf.fm Ltd. The innovative performance marketing services provider secured £1 million through the North East Development Fund, supported by the European Regional Development, and £750,000 through The Future Fund, a government scheme backed by the British Business Bank. Funding will enable Leaf to invest in its engineering and data science teams, sales & marketing activities and expand its Newcastle operations to deliver on its ambitious expansion plans, whilst continuing to roll out a number of exciting product enhancements.

Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on building the brands of tomorrow, has made an initial investment of £1 million into Credentially, the platform that automates healthcare hiring, onboarding and compliance. During the pandemic, the company has worked with the NHS to speed up the registration of healthcare professionals.

Credentially was launched in 2016 by founders Kit Latham, a former A&E doctor and Artem Stalpouski, a software engineer. They combined their experience and expertise to address the lengthy hiring processes, disjointed onboarding efforts and fragmented compliance reporting that healthcare providers currently experience.

Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on building the brands of tomorrow, has made an initial investment of £1 million into Credentially, the platform that automates healthcare hiring, onboarding and compliance. During the pandemic, the company has worked with the NHS to speed up the registration of healthcare professionals.

Digital marketing veteran Chris Underhill has been appointed as chair of Leeds-based Force24 following a £4.8m investment backed by private equity firm YFM Equity Partners.

Foresight Group has invested into Titania Group Limited, a cybersecurity automation software business. The investment will be used to support the senior management team in taking Titania through its next stage of growth, assisted by Foresight’s expertise in the sector.

Subsea technology firm, Rovco, has completed a £3.9 million Series A investment from Foresight group via the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund and Foresight VCTs. The investment was part of a larger round totalling £5 million which included funds from existing shareholders including Green Angel Syndicate. 

The funds will be used to support its international expansion and Rovco’s continued development of its state-of-the-art 3D Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence subsea technology.