SmartKem has closed a series A funding round from an investment syndicate comprising BASF Venture Capital, Octopus Investments and Entrepreneurs Fund, plus further investment from Finance Wales, the company’s principal shareholder. The investment will build on the GBP3m of investment from Finance Wales to date and will be used to
PeerNova has secured a pre-series A investment by venture capital veteran and semiconductor industry pioneer Pierre Lamond. Lamond helped pioneer the semiconductor industry in Silicon Valley, with his leadership roles at Fairchild Semiconductor and National Semiconductor, which he cofounded in 1967. At Sequoia Capital from 1981 to 2009, Lamond’s
HIG Growth Partners has partnered with Colleen Winter and Debra Cannon, the owners of LuLu*s Fashion Lounge, to make a strategic investment in the company. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in California, LuLu*s is an e-commerce retailer of young women’s apparel, shoes and accessories. Winter says: “We are very
Nasuni, a provider of enterprise storage as a service to global organisations, has secured USD10 million in new venture capital financing. Previous investors Flybridge Capital Partners, North Bridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners, as well as a strategic investor, all participated in this extension of Nasuni's C round. The new financing brings the
Abbey Pharma has secured a GBP2m investment from BGF, the independent company established to help Britain's growing businesses. BGF will take a minority stake in the business and the investment will be used fund the company’s buy-and-build strategy. The Group was established in 2009 and is a fast growing, dynamic
Startupbootcamp FinTech has partnered with three more financial services organisations – financial services outsourcing provider arvato Financial Solutions, investment firm Route 66 Venture, and Italian banking group Intesa Sanpaolo. The new partnerships will provide Startupbootcamp FinTech with pilot customers, industry data, and capital and brings the total number of partners
The success rate among small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) applying for finance has risen to 80 per cent in 2014 up from 71 per cent in 2013, according to research by Albion Ventures. Despite more SMEs receiving the funds they need to grow, the second Albion Growth Report shows that
Pact Coffee has secured a GBP2m Series A funding round, led by MMC Ventures. This funding round sees MMC join existing investors Connect Ventures, as well as angel investors Ian Hogarth, founder of Songkick; Robin Klein of Index Ventures; and Rowan Gormley, founder of Naked Wines. Founded in 2012
St George’s University today announced that it has received a substantial equity investment from a group led by Canadian investor Altas Partners and a fund advised by Baring Private Equity Asia. The Altas-led investment group and the fund advised by Baring Private Equity Asia are investing in partnership with St.
Technology investment specialist Mercia Fund Management is launching a fund offering tax-efficient investment in the UK’s fast-growing digital economy. The Mercia Digital Fund will use the hybrid structure of Mercia’s previous three tax efficient funds, combining the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), to invest in
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