Mercia is a proactive, specialist asset manager focused on supporting regional businesses to achieve their growth aspirations.
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Location: Argentina, Mendoza
Employees: 51-200
Phone:+44 330 223 1430
Founded date: 1982
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed; Series A; Grant; Private Equity; Debt
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 14.08.2023 | Thermal Me... | assetcool.com | $2.86M | United Kin... |
| 10.08.2023 | Home Main | envoke-demos.com | $1.28M | United Kin... |
| 20.07.2023 | Thalia | thalia-da.com | $2.71M | United Kin... |
| 28.04.2023 | Centuro Gl... | centuroglobal.com | $4.15M | United Kin... |
| 06.04.2023 | Invincible... | invinciblesstudio.com | $1.25M | United Kin... |
| 04.04.2023 | Medherant ... | medherant.co.uk | $10.78M | United Kin... |
| 08.03.2023 | CanSense | cansenseltd.com | $1.78M | United Kin... |
| 02.02.2023 | Dxcover | dxcover.com | $12.09M | United Sta... |
| 24.01.2023 | Slingshot ... | slingshotsimulations.com | $3.7M | - |
| 06.09.2022 | Northern P... | npif.co.uk | $1.18M | United Kin... |
| 19.08.2022 | Smart Recr... | smartrecruitonline.com | $3.31M | United Kin... |
| 12.07.2022 | SERG Techn... | sergtechnologies.com | $1.9M | United Kin... |
| 29.06.2022 | WorkBuzz | workbuzz.com | $1.82M | United Kin... |
| 10.06.2022 | staffcircl... | staffcircle.com | $4.9M | United Kin... |
| 29.03.2022 | Cloud8 - B... | teamcloud8.co.uk | $986.95K | United Kin... |
| 10.03.2022 | e-bate | e-bate.io | $1.7M | United Kin... |
| 10.01.2022 | ART Health... | arthealthsolutions.com | $1.09M | United Kin... |
| 21.12.2021 | Broker Ins... | brokerinsights.com | $7.99M | United Kin... |
| 18.11.2021 | Adludio | adludio.com | $7.88M | Singapore |
| 12.11.2021 | CitizenMe | citizenme.com | $2.07M | United Kin... |
| 28.10.2021 | Forensic A... | forensicanalytics.co.uk | $6.2M | United Kin... |
| 01.03.2021 | Soccer Man... | soccermanager.com | $4.73M | United Kin... |
| 06.05.2020 | OXGENE | oxgene.com | $1.23M | United Kin... |
| 25.09.2019 | Voxpopme | voxpopme.com | $21.42M | United Sta... |
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.07.2023 | Will regulation limit opportunities with ChatGPT? | Last year I was engaged to assess algorithmic auditing for the Institute for the Future of Work, which was considering a draft policy for the “Go od Work Charter” a framework to regulate the HR Tech Sector. Part of that was considering mach... |
| 14.07.2023 | Mercia backs buy-out at building services firm | A long-established building services firm has undergone a seven-figure management buy-out backed by an SME Loan from Mercia. |
| 12.07.2023 | IT and telecoms firm secures £1.4m to complete MBO and boost growth | An award-winning Hull company which provides managed IT and telecoms services has secured a £1.4m debt funding package to enable it to complete a management buy-out and support the next phase of its growth. |
| 06.07.2023 | Customer data platform that helps boost online sales raises £1.1m | Distil.ai – a customer data platform that helps e-commerce businesses to understand customers’ behaviour and boost sales – has raised a further £1.1m in a funding round led by Mercia Ventures and supported by angel investors. |
| 05.07.2023 | Buy-out at catering equipment firm is backed by SME Loan | A West Yorkshire catering equipment business has undergone a management buy-out backed by an SME Loan from Mercia as it prepares for the next stage of its growth. |
| 04.07.2023 | Mercia preliminary results FY2023 – CEO’s review | Introduction |
| 04.07.2023 | Mercia preliminary results FY2023 – CFO’s review | Overall financial performance |
| 04.07.2023 | Mercia announces preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2023 | Mercia Asset Management PLC, is pleased to announce its preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2023. |
| 04.07.2023 | Mercia preliminary results FY2023 – CIO’s review | Navigating challenges with strength |
| 03.07.2023 | Synthetic genes company raises £7.8m after new contract wins | Camena Bioscience, a Cambridge-based company which provides synthetic genes to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has completed a £7.8m ($10m) Series A funding round led by Mercia Ventures. The new funding will be used to scal... |
| 03.07.2023 | Holiday park wifi specialist becomes employee owned | One of the leading suppliers of high-speed wifi to holiday parks has become an employee-owned business in a deal backed by an SME loan from Mercia. |
| 02.07.2023 | Is stress holding you back? | According to the recent Xero survey ‘business issues causing stress in small business owners’ personal lives seems to affect overall life satisfaction to an extent. Cheerful, calm, and active mindsets tend to contribute significantly to sma... |
| 25.06.2023 | Are you burning out? | Last week I talked about the recent Xero research which found that overall, small business owner wellbeing is currently below that of the general population. This was seen as a global problem, rather than a local one. |
| 22.06.2023 | Employee engagement platform raises £6.2m for global growth | WorkBuzz, a fast-growing employee engagement platform which is headquartered in Milton Keynes, has secured a £6.2m funding round led by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) and including existing investors Mercia and Foresight Group, which were both i... |
| 15.06.2023 | Award-winning sales platform raises £2.25m after doubling revenue | OneUp Sales – whose platform helps businesses to manage and motivate sales teams – has raised £2.25m from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), a... |
| 14.06.2023 | Housing provider to launch new homes for people with disabilities | A Sheffield company that provides bespoke supported living accommodation has secured £400,000 from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, to open a new facility. |
| 13.06.2023 | Mercia achieves 4.5x return on sale of ‘inspirational media company’ | Texere Publishing – the Knutsford-based business which is one of the world’s fastest-growing scientific publishers – has been acquired by US-based healthcare media company BroadcastMed. |
| 09.06.2023 | Data consultancy to create 20 new jobs to meet growing demand | A Yorkshire data consultancy that has more than doubled in size in the past two years has raised £500,000 from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, to support its fur... |
| 07.06.2023 | Warwick Acoustics secures major automotive contract | Mercia Asset Management PLC is pleased to announce that Warwick Acoustics Limited has secured its first production contract with a leading global luxury vehicle manufacturer. |
| 02.06.2023 | Mercia exits parking platform in sale to airport group | ParkVia – the Manchester-based company behind a leading global parking reservation platform – has been acquired by CAVU, part of the Manchester Airports Group plc. |
| 02.06.2023 | Nurturing a Vibrant and Inclusive Startup Ecosystem in the UK | Introduction: |
| 02.06.2023 | Lancs accountancy firm acquires Cumbria practice | A fast-growing Lancashire accountancy firm has taken over a long-established practice in Cumbria in a six-figure acquisition backed by Mercia’s SME Loans fund. |
| 19.05.2023 | Loan will help fast-growing law firm to continue its expansion | A fast-growing Yorkshire law firm has raised £250,000 from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, to support its next phase of expansion. |
| 18.05.2023 | HRtech that helps firms benchmark against competitors raises £1.4m | A HRtech business which helps companies to benchmark themselves against competitors has raised £1.4m from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, Mercia’s... |
| 16.05.2023 | Toy shop chain secures NPIF loan to continue growth story | A Yorkshire business which is one of the UK’s largest independent toy shop chains has secured a £400,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. |
| 03.05.2023 | Cash injection will help work safety advisers to meet growing demand | A Rotherham firm that helps employers to reduce work-related ill health has secured a £125,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. |
| 02.05.2023 | Mercia adds c.£80million of inflows across its managed funds | Mercia Asset Management PLC, the proactive, regionally focused specialist asset manager with c.£1.4billion of assets under management, is pleased to announce continued inflows into its existing managed funds and successful new fund raises, ... |
| 28.04.2023 | Platform that helps companies expand overseas raises £3.3m for growth | Centuro Global – an AI-powered platform that helps companies to expand overseas – has raised £3.3m from Mercia to support its rapid growth. |
| 27.04.2023 | Prop Tech firm secures loan to help construction industry ‘go digital’ | A Lancashire Prop Tech firm whose software is used by many of the UK’s biggest construction companies has secured a seven-figure loan to support its growth from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern... |
| 25.04.2023 | Funding will help cyber firm roll out platform to wider audience | A cybersecurity business whose automated platform helps SMEs to detect vulnerabilities in their IT system has raised a further £500,000 from the North East Venture Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mer... |
| 24.04.2023 | Ex-rugby stars raise £250k to expand artisan bakery | Two former Rugby League players who founded one of Manchester’s most popular independent coffee shops have raised £250,000 from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, t... |
| 24.04.2023 | Machine tool AI start-up raises £2.2m seed funding | Productive Machines, a Sheffield-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup, has raised £2.2m in seed funding to make its advanced machine tool process optimisation technology available to a far wider range of manufacturers worldwide. |
| 20.04.2023 | ‘Tech for good’ platform that measures social impact raises £8.5m | Social Value Portal (SVP), the UK’s leading platform for measuring and monitoring social impact, has secured £8.5m in a Series B funding round led by Mercia with support from existing investor Beringea. |
| 18.04.2023 | Sports scientists raise further £1m for employee wellbeing app | Two sports scientists who have developed an employee wellbeing and performance app have secured a further £1m from North East Venture Fund,supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia. |
| 11.04.2023 | Team behind global soccer game raise £1m for new launches | The team behind one of the world’s leading mobile football games has raised a further £1m from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, and Mercia’s own funds. |
| 04.04.2023 | Mercia invests £3m to develop world’s first testosterone patch for post-menopausal women | A University of Warwick spin-out has raised almost £3m from Mercia Asset Management to develop the world’s first testosterone patch for women with menopausal symptoms. |
| 28.03.2023 | Mercia-backed landscapes business makes third acquisition | A fast-growing landscaping business that maintains sites nationwide for blue-chip clients including Asda and Marks & Spencer has expanded its presence in the South West with the acquisition of a firm in Wiltshire. |
| 24.03.2023 | Cyber firm plans further expansion with help of NPIF loan | A fast-growing Leeds cybersecurity company is planning further expansion with the help of a six-figure loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). |
| 22.03.2023 | E-commerce fulfilment firm aims to triple in size | A fast-growing logistics company which provides fulfilment services for e-commerce businesses has secured a £200,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. |
| 20.03.2023 | Cargo bike delivery firm raises £5m for UK roll-out | Zedify – the UK’s largest electric cargo bike delivery network – has secured £5m investment led by Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital and MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Eng... |
| 17.03.2023 | Loan will help eco-friendly timber treatment plant to double capacity | A Hull-based company that is the first in Britain to offer eco-friendly fire-retardant timber treatment is set to double its capacity with the help of a £100,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part o... |
| 15.03.2023 | Medtech firm raises £2.5m for device to improve success of knee surgery | A Yorkshire medtech company which has developed a device that could improve the success of knee replacement surgery has raised £2.5m in a Series A funding round. |
| 13.03.2023 | Civil engineering firm looks to future after 7-figure buy-out | A family-run firm of civil and geotechnical engineers has changed hands in a seven-figure buy-out that will secure its future as a leading independent in the industry. |
| 09.03.2023 | Strong return for Mercia as it exits talent analytics platform | Horsefly, an artificial intelligence-based talent analytics platform, has secured a significant investment from leading private equity partner LDC as it targets international growth. The transaction marks a successful exit and strong return... |
| 09.03.2023 | Start-up raises £1.5m for blood test to detect early-stage bowel cancer | CanSense – a Swansea company which has developed a blood test that aims to save lives by diagnosing bowel cancer at an early stage – has raised £1.5m from Mercia, the Development Bank of Wales and liquid biopsy company Nonacus. |
| 09.03.2023 | Biotech firm with product to help heal eye conditions raises £1m | NuVision – a Nottingham-based company with a product that speeds up healing of eye conditions – has raised a further £1.1m investment. |
| 24.02.2023 | Warwick Acoustics scales rapidly as it commercialises revolutionary in-car audio technology | Warwick Acoustics Ltd – a UK-based audio technology company, is well under way with commercialisation of its revolutionary Electrostatic Loudspeaker technology, following R&D and product development phases. Powered by a series of fully ... |
| 24.02.2023 | Award-winning games studio acquired by Canadian company | Award-winning Middlesbrough games developer SockMonkey Studios has been acquired by Canada’s largest video games studio, Behaviour Interactive, for an undisclosed sum. |
| 16.02.2023 | ‘Ethical’ recruiter set to double in size with help of NPIF loan | A Leeds recruitment company is planning to double in size with the help of a £150,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). |
| 09.02.2023 | Engineers who solved telecoms security challenge raise £1m | A Sheffield company which has developed a new encryption solution for telecoms and data networks has raised over £1m from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), M... |
| 07.02.2023 | Learning platform raises £4m to boost global growth | |
| 06.02.2023 | VC investor returns to Yorkshire and joins Mercia’s Sheffield team | Mercia has expanded its Sheffield team with the appointment of Chris Borrett as Investment Director. |
| 02.02.2023 | Dxcover raises £9.7m for early-stage cancer test | Dxcover – a Glasgow-based company developing a blood test that can detect cancer at an early stage – has raised £9.7m through a Series A investment round and grant funding. |
| 31.01.2023 | AI company raises £1.5m to roll out social housing platform | An artificial intelligence (AI) company which has launched a new platform to help social landlords manage rent arrears has raised a further £1.55m from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerh... |
| 30.01.2023 | Energy-efficient lodge firm set to double in size with help of loan | A fast-growing Yorkshire company which makes energy-efficient luxury lodges and modular buildings has secured a £500,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (N... |
| 26.01.2023 | Mercia invests over £120m in UK businesses in 2022 | Mercia invested over £120m during 2022, with 79% going to businesses outside London. |
| 25.01.2023 | Digital twin pioneer raises £3m in Series A funding round | Slingshot Simulations, a pioneering digital twin company which is backed by Mercia, has raised a further £3 million in a Series A investment round from Northern Gritstone, Mercia and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). |
| 17.01.2023 | Mercia exits Intechnica in £14.5m sale to US company | Mercia is pleased to announce the profitable sale of Intechnica Holdings Limited for a total enterprise value of £14.5million, to US-based Crosslake Technologies LLC. |
| 13.01.2023 | Employee experience platform raises £2m after bumper first year | A HR tech company whose platform has attracted a host of blue-chip clients within its first year has raised £2m from Mercia’s EIS funds, the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands E... |
| 22.12.2022 | Loan will help cyber training firm expand in Europe and Middle East | A Leeds-based cybersecurity training company has secured a six-figure sum from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). |
| 21.12.2022 | Loan will help new animal hospital invest in state-of-the-art equipment | A veterinary practice, which has built a new animal hospital in Bridlington, has secured a £500,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance that is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), to buy state-of-t... |
| 20.12.2022 | nDreams continues its progress with first acquisition | Mercia is pleased to announce that nDreams Limited has acquired Brighton-based Near Light Limited. |
| 16.12.2022 | Prop Tech firm raises further funds for ‘golden thread’ software | A Hull Prop Tech business whose software helps companies to meet new building safety rules has raised a further £575,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.... |
| 14.12.2022 | Mercia’s new Hull office will help Humber firms access NPIF funding | Mercia has opened a new office in Hull to help Humber businesses access finance from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). Situated in the C4DI campus, the new office will provide a base for Mercia’s Humber team which includes Pau... |
| 12.12.2022 | Warwick Acoustics appoints Ian Harnett as Non-executive Director | Warwick Acoustics Ltd, UK-based audio technology company renowned for its Electrostatic Loudspeaker innovation – has enhanced the experience on its Board through the appointment of Ian Harnett, a revered automotive industry leader, as a Non... |
| 09.12.2022 | Entrepreneur on mission to stream live video from space raises £2m | An entrepreneur on a mission to launch the world’s first service streaming live video from space has raised over £2m in an investment round led by Mercia. |
| 08.12.2022 | Mercia boosts equity team in Yorkshire, Humber and Tees Valley | Mercia has expanded its equity finance team in Yorkshire & Humber and the Tees Valley with four new appointments. |
| 06.12.2022 | Mercia interim results 2023 – Chief Executive Officer’s Review | Introduction |
| 06.12.2022 | Mercia interim results 2023 – Chief Investment Officer’s Review | Investment activity |
| 06.12.2022 | Mercia interim results 2023 – Chief Financial Officer’s Review | Overall financial performance |
| 06.12.2022 | Acquisition of Frontier Development Capital Limited | Mercia is delighted to announce that it has acquired the entire issued share capital of the central-Birmingham headquartered Frontier Development Capital Limited (“FDC”), for a total consideration of up to £9.5million plus net cash. |
| 05.12.2022 | Fast-growing online gifts retailer in buy-out backed by SME loan | A fast-growing Devon e-commerce business has completed a seven-figure management buy-out backed by an SME loan from Mercia. |
| 29.11.2022 | ‘Job design’ platform that helps improve diversity raises £1.75m | A HR Tech company which helps organisations design and structure jobs that improve diversity and skills-based hiring has raised £1.75m in a funding round led by Mercia and including existing backer Qantx and private investors. |
| 24.11.2022 | Funding will help product design firm expand 3D print service | A Sheffield product design company has raised £500,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), to help expand its 3D print production service and target new m... |
| 23.11.2022 | AI platform raises €20m to deliver targeted cancer treatment | Turbine – a London-based company with a cell simulation platform that can predict the effectiveness of cancer treatments – has completed a €20m Series A financing round. Mercia and MSD Global Health Innovation (GHI) Fund co-led the financin... |
| 22.11.2022 | Remote working platform used by Home Office and NHS raises £400k | A Leeds-based tech company whose advanced remote working software is used by the Home Office and the NHS has raised £400,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fun... |
| 17.11.2022 | Firm founded in kitchen raises funds to meet demand from supermarkets | A Leeds dad who came up with an idea for a food business while baking with his young son has secured a £250,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), to ... |
| 16.11.2022 | InsurTech company aims to be market leader after £9m fundraise | InsurTech company Send Technology Solutions has raised £9m in a Series A investment from Breega and Mercia to accelerate its growth in the UK and the US. |
| 15.11.2022 | Loan will help ‘Trouser Town’ pioneers expand menswear range | Two friends who set out to put Hebden Bridge back on the map as ‘Trouser Town’ have secured a £125,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), to help e... |
| 08.11.2022 | E-commerce software firm set to create 50 jobs after £2m fundraise | A Middlesbrough software firm that helps e-commerce stores drive sales has raised £2m from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) as part of a £2.25m funding ro... |
| 04.11.2022 | Software platform raises £3.25m to help care sector ‘go digital’ | Log my Care – a fast-growing company whose software platform enables care homes and social care organisations to ‘go digital’ – has raised £3.25m in a funding round led by Mercia, with Oxford Capital and angel investors also participating.... |
| 22.10.2022 | Sale of Aeroparker platform provides 8x return for Mercia | KMP Associates – the Mercia-backed company which is behind the Aeroparker commercial parking platform, has been acquired by the US technology provider SP Plus Corporation. |
| 18.10.2022 | Spinal implant firm raises £10.8m after successful product release | Axis Spine Technologies (Axis) – a UK company developing next generation spinal implants – has raised a further £10.8m in a funding round led by existing investor Mercia Asset Management plc, alongside US-based MedTex Ventures and private i... |
| 18.10.2022 | New £5.25m investment in Nova Pangaea to accelerate business growth | Nova Pangaea Technologies – the Teesside-based Clean Tech business – has raised £5.25m in a funding round led by Mercia Asset Management Plc, Par Equity and NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Norther... |
| 17.10.2022 | Biotech company raises £2.4m for ‘breakthrough’ TB test | A Nottingham company which has devised a blood test that could revolutionise management of tuberculosis (TB) has raised a further £2.4m to further develop the test and support clinical trials. |
| 13.10.2022 | Loan will help energy consultant to meet increased demand | A Hull company which helps businesses reduce their energy bills has secured a £150,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), to help it meet increased... |
| 07.10.2022 | Sale of hospitality tech firm provides exit for NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance | Airship – the Sheffield-based hospitality technology company – has been acquired by industry leader Zonal for an undisclosed sum. |
| 07.10.2022 | Mercia investment deals top £50m since Newcastle office launch | Mercia has completed investment deals with a total value of over £50m in the North East since opening its Newcastle office four years ago. |
| 06.10.2022 | New Recovery Loan Scheme offers even better terms for borrowers | Borrowers taking out business loans from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) can now do so on even better terms after Mercia was accredited for the latest phase of a government scheme. |
| 05.10.2022 | Tech recruitment platform appoints former Google exec to board | Haystack – the Newcastle-based tech recruitment platform – has appointed the former COO of Google Europe as Non-Executive Director. |
| 04.10.2022 | British Airways, LanzaJet & Nova Pangaea Technologies move one step closer to large-scale production of sustainable aviation fuel in the UK | British Airways, LanzaJet and Nova Pangaea Technologies have signed an agreement that will accelerate their ground-breaking Project Speedbird initiative to develop cost-effective sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for commercial use in the UK.... |
| 04.10.2022 | 999 consultants expand with acquisition funded by Mercia loan | A company which helps ambulance and fire services to improve efficiency has acquired a firm which advises police forces, in a seven-figure deal funded by Mercia’s SME Loans. |
| 03.10.2022 | Roofing company hits acquisition trail in deal funded by SME Loan | Complete Roofing Systems (CRS) – the Warrington-based roofing and cladding contractor – has acquired Allied Roofing of Stockport in a seven-figure deal backed by an SME Loan from Mercia. |
| 30.09.2022 | Loan opens door to growth for specialist window company | A Sheffield company which specialises in replacing windows in historic buildings has secured a £250,000 loan from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), to fund ... |
| 28.09.2022 | Security firm makes second acquisition with help of SME Loan | A Crewe-based family business which specialises in electronic security systems has hit the acquisition trail with the backing of an SME Loan from Mercia. |
| 27.09.2022 | Cyber firm appoints new chair after introduction from Mercia | Newcastle-based Melius Cyber has appointed experienced technology leader Matt Little as Chair to support its future growth. |
| 27.09.2022 | Mercia leads $14m investment in lung cancer diagnosis platform | Optellum, an Oxford-based medtech company that provides a breakthrough AI platform to diagnose and treat early-stage lung cancer, has raised $14m in a Series A funding round. The investment will enable the company to scale its base, operati... |
| 26.09.2022 | The Panel: Hire for attitude, train for skills | |
| 08.09.2022 | Low-cost device could ‘revolutionise biological research’ | A University of Sheffield academic who has developed a device that could revolutionise biological research has secured a £150,000 loan to help fulfil the first two orders. |
| 07.09.2022 | ‘Green’ water treatment firm raises further £2.3m | I-Phyc – the Mercia-backed company behind a nature-based wastewater treatment solution – has raised a further £2.3m to establish itself as the technological leader in ‘circular’ solutions to remove wastewater contaminants. |
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| 05.11.2024 | Radical Forge Ignites Ambitions with £2.6M Funding | In the heart of Middlesbrough, a gaming revolution is brewing. Radical Forge, a local startup, has secured £2.6 million in funding from Mercia Ventures, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II. This infusion of cash is not just a... |
| 05.11.2024 | Radical Forge secures £2.6M to launch new game | Middlesbrough-based gaming startup Radical Forge has raised £2.6m from Mercia Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II. Radical Forge is the second Middlesbrough studio to receive funding from Mercia. With the funding,... |
| 17.10.2024 | Melius Cyber Secures £500K to Fortify Cybersecurity for SMEs | In the digital age, where data breaches lurk like shadows, Melius Cyber emerges as a beacon of hope. This Newcastle-based company has just raised an additional £500,000 in funding, bringing its total to £1.35 million. The North East Venture... |
| 17.10.2024 | Mindtech Global: Pioneering the Future of AI with Synthetic Data | In the bustling world of artificial intelligence, data is the lifeblood. Mindtech Global, a Sheffield-based company, has just secured over £4 million in funding to revolutionize how AI vision systems are trained. This investment is not just... |
| 16.10.2024 | Mindtech Global secures £4.4M funding to power the future of Computer Vision System Training | Steve Harris, CEO (left), and Chris Longstaff, COO's (right), of Mindtech Global, plan the future of AI vision systems after completing a £4.4M funding round. Mindtech Global secures £4.4M to scale its AI vision training platform, enhancing... |
| 14.10.2024 | MELIUS Cyber raises £500,000 for cyber risk detection platform | MELIUS Cyber, a Newcastle-based company whose platform helps businesses to detect cyber risks within hours, has raised a further £500,000 from the North East Venture Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by M... |
| 20.08.2024 | Edinburgh SaaS Firm Administrate Secures Further £3.05M in Funding | Administrate, the Edinburgh-based learning and training management software company, has secured £3.05 million in a new funding round—just over a year after it raised a £5m investment. The British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotlan... |
| 10.04.2024 | Log My Care: Revolutionizing Digital Care Management | Log My Care, a London-based platform, secures £3M in funding to simplify admin for social care. The company aims to streamline care protocols for patients with learning disabilities and expand functionalities for home care. Through its app,... |
| 08.04.2024 | London’s Log my Care secures €3.4M to grow its digital care platform | Read this article in: London-based Log my Care, a digital care management platform, announced that it has secured a further £3M (approximately €3.49M) in funding from its existing investor, Mercia Ventures. With this round, the company has ... |
| 08.04.2024 | Log My Care raises £3M to simplify admin for social care | Log my Care, a London-based platform that enables care homes and social care to ‘go digital’, has raised £3m funding from existing investor Mercia Ventures. The round follows hot on the heels of its £3.25M Series A last year. The capital al... |
| 13.03.2024 | UK-based VC Mercia Ventures raises €70.1M to support regional SMEs: Know more | Read this article in: UK-based Mercia Ventures, an active venture capital investor, on Wednesday, announced the completion of a £60M (approximately €70.1M) fundraising by the three Northern Venture Capital Trusts, an integral part of Mercia... |
| 07.03.2024 | Stealth startup Wobble Genomics secures €9.9M to reveal the ‘unseen world of RNA’ | Read this article in: Wobble Genomics, a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh, announced that it has secured £8.5M (approximately €9.93M) in a fresh round of funding. The company focuses on enhancing RNA and DNA sequencing efficiency, ... |
| 29.01.2024 | MGISS raises £600K for geospatial data mapping critical infrastructure | Today geospatial firm Mobile GIS Services (MGISS) announced that it has raised £600,000 from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance. Mobile GIS Services (MGISS) uses satellite data and mapping technologies to help operators identify potential risks, ... |
| 26.10.2023 | UK’s biotech firm ImmuOne bags €2.2M to scale up 3D human lung model for drug testing | Read this article in: UK-based ImmuOne, a biotech company that has developed a 3D human lung model to replace animal testing, announced that it has raised €2.2M in funding from MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, EIS funds, and Pi... |
| 02.10.2023 | Shopblocks raises £1.5M to lead in B2B e-commerce market | Today online store-building platform Shopblocks has raised over £1.5 million to help establish it as a leader in the business-to-business e-commerce market. The UK e-commerce platform enables companies to set up an online store in a fractio... |
| 28.09.2023 | StudentCrowd bag €2.9M for its platform to help students make higher education decisions | Read this article in: London-based StudentCrowd, a decision-making platform for higher education, announced that it has secured £2.55M (approximately €2.94M) in a Series A round of funding. The round was led by PwC Raise Ventures and the ME... |
| 12.09.2023 | Kuano raises closes £1.8M harnessing quantum mechanics and AI for drug design | Today drug discovery company Kuano, announced the close of a £1.8 million seed funding round. The company combines quantum mechanics with AI to design the next generation of medicines, focusing on seeing and modelling enzymes. Dysfunctional... |
| 03.07.2023 | UK’s Camena Bioscience raises €9.1M to develop new synthetic biology applications | Translate this article into: Cambridge-based Camena Bioscience, a synthetic biology company that offers genes to the pharma and biotechnology industries, announced on Monday that it has secured $10M (approximately €9.17M) in a Series A roun... |
| 20.06.2023 | Hungarian biotech Turbine raises €25.5M in Series A funding round | Hungarian biotech Turbine raises €25.5M in Series A funding round 20 June, 2023, 14:10 Rostyslav Sobachynskyi --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Budapest-based biotechnology company ... |
| 18.05.2023 | HR DataHub raises £1.4 million for HR teams to give themselves a performance review by benchmarking themselves against competitors | UK-based HR tech start-up HR DataHub provides a comparison solution for companies to compare their performance in such things as pay and benefits, retention and recruitment, employee engagement, and diversity and inclusion, against those of... |
| 28.04.2023 | Centuro raises £3.3 million to expand its platform - helping companies expand to new markets | The world of work has changed, and coupled with the world becoming a much 'smaller' places - the chances are, if you are in businesses these days, you are either vying for a global reach or your employees are scattered further than your doo... |
| 24.04.2023 | Good vibrations as Productive Machines raises £2.2 million for machine tool AI | Sheffield-based Productive Machines, an AI start-up has raised £2.2 million in Seed funding to expand the reach of its advanced machine tool process optimisation technology. A spin out of The University of Sheffield, Productive Machines is ... |
| 04.04.2023 | Mercia invests £3m to develop world’s first testosterone patch for post-menopausal women | A University of Warwick spin-out has raised almost £3m from Mercia Asset Management to develop the world’s first testosterone patch for women with menopausal symptoms. |
| 26.01.2023 | Mercia invests over £120m in UK businesses in 2022 | Mercia invested over £120m during 2022, with 79% going to businesses outside London. |
| 02.12.2022 | Hungarian-founded biotech startup Turbine raises €20M in series A round | Hungarian-founded biotech startup Turbine raises €20M in series A round 02 December, 2022, 09:54 Mariia Denysiuk --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> The London-based company that deve... |
| 17.11.2022 | Sizing up underwriting in insurance, London's Send raises $9 million series A round | London's Send Technology Solutions is seeking further UK expansion as well as growth in the US following a recent £9 million series A raise for its streamlined underwriting software for insurance professionals. Insurance underwriters handle... |
| 09.11.2022 | Houston founder grows B2B SaaS platform that's supporting the neurodiverse workforce | Much of the workforce — and humanity in general – is neurodiverse, and the business world doesn't factor in cognitive differences into the workplace like it should in order to support employees of all learning abilities. Betsy Furler wanted... |
| 26.10.2022 | Here's which of the 2022 Houston Innovation Awards finalists are hiring | After scouring Houston for the best of the Houston innovation ecosystem and evaluating dozens of companies, InnovationMap and Houston Exponential have announced the finalists that will be honored at the 2022 Houston Innovation Awards. But w... |
| 24.10.2022 | Early-stage startup accelerator names latest Houston cohort | The sixth Houston cohort for global startup accelerator and investor gener8tor's gBETA program is underway, and five Houston early-stage companies have joined the program. The no-equity program, which is based out of the Downtown Launchpad,... |
| 20.10.2022 | 6 startups join Houston sports tech program | A Houston-based organization focused on advancing sports tech startups has named its latest cohort. Pokatok Labs announced the addition of six companies to its portfolio as the program — focused on seed and series A startups across health t... |
| 12.10.2022 | Mindtech launches training-ready data packs to accelerate AI-based computer vision systems | Mindtech’s synthetic data packs provide a faster and more cost effective alternative to using real world data alone when building AI-based vision systems London, UK; 12th October 2022: Mindtech, the developer of the world’s leading syntheti... |
| 05.10.2022 | VC roundup: Here's what Houston startups raised funds last quarter | Houston startups are keeping pace when it comes to venture capital raised this year. In this roundup of funding closed in the second quarter, Houston businesses across sectors and industries close significant rounds from seed to series C. E... |
| 05.10.2022 | Houston robotics company secures multi-million-dollar government contract | Webster-based Nauticus Robotics Inc., a newly minted public company, continues to make waves with government contracts. Nauticus says it has been awarded a second multimillion-dollar contract from the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit, part of t... |
| 04.10.2022 | Expert: Building Hispanic wealth means investing in Houston | Every year at this time ― Hispanic Heritage Month ― we collectively celebrate the economic, cultural, and social contributions of the Hispanic-Latino community to our nation. We honor the work of past generations which have allowed children... |
| 04.10.2022 | Houston's biggest benefactors gift massive $50M to pivotal Rice University institute | Houston’s most generous couple has once again gifted a massive sum to a local institution. Rich and Nancy Kinder’s Kinder Foundation has donated $50 million to Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, the organization announce... |
| 03.10.2022 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from health tech to software — recently making headlines in Houston innovation. Asma Mirza, founder and C... |
| 03.10.2022 | Houston-based language processing co. lands latest partnership with UC Irvine | Melax Tech Partners, a leader in natural language technology processing, announced a new partnership with the University of California at Irvine that will help researchers derive insights from the UCI Health Data Science Platform’s electron... |
| 03.10.2022 | Houston organization launches new fellowship to support the future of space health | A space health-focused organization has announced a new fellowship opportunity for scientists. The Translational Research Institute for Space Health, or TRISH, housed out of Baylor College of Medicine has announced — along with partners Cal... |
| 30.09.2022 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for October | Houston's busy business event season is in full swing, and there are ton of local innovation and entrepreneurship-focused programming across the city. Here's a rundown of what all to throw on your calendar for October when it comes to innov... |
| 30.09.2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note:Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a biomaterials startup raising funding, q... |
| 29.09.2022 | Why the banking biz is ripe for innovation, according to this Houston founder | After our doctor and our child’s school, a bank is an institution with which we share the relationship that is most personal and vital to our well-being in this world. Some might put a good vet third, but other than that, no private entity ... |
| 28.09.2022 | Houston named best city in Texas and No. 11 in U.S. in prestigious report | At least according to one new report, Houston is not only the Energy Capital of the World but also the livability capital of Texas. A new study from Best Cities, powered by Resonance Consultancy, puts Houston at No. 11 among the best cities... |
| 28.09.2022 | How a Houston med device startup pivoted to impact global health and diagnostics | In the span of a couple years, a Houston startup went from innovating a way for patients with degenerative eye diseases to see better to creating a portable and affordable breath-based diagnostics tool worthy of a prestigious grant from the... |
| 27.09.2022 | Mercia leads $14m investment in lung cancer diagnosis platform | Optellum, an Oxford-based medtech company that provides a breakthrough AI platform to diagnose and treat early-stage lung cancer, has raised $14m in a Series A funding round. The investment will enable the company to scale its base, operati... |
| 27.09.2022 | Health tech startup with Houston HQ raises $14M series A | A Oxford-based health tech startup that has its United States headquarters in Houston has announced the close of its series A round of funding. Optellum, which has created a breakthrough AI platform to diagnose and treat early-stage lung ca... |
| 27.09.2022 | Oxford medtech Optellum gets $14 million shot to accelerate early detection of lung cancer | Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world. Approximately 150,000 people in the U.S. and 1.8 million people worldwide die from lung cancer each year. There is a critical need for diagno... |
| 27.09.2022 | Houston expert: How employee groups help Hispanic professionals win in corporate America | Making a name for yourself in corporate America is no easy task. It is especially hard if you are the first generation in your family to attend college in this country and the first to take a stab at climbing the corporate ladder. The secre... |
| 27.09.2022 | Houston-based biomaterials company raises $1.1M to grow team, build new HQ | A Houston company that has created a plant-based material that can replace unsustainable conventional leathers and plastics has announced the close of its oversubscribed seed funding round. BUCHA BIO announced it's raised $1.1 million in se... |
| 26.09.2022 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from photonics to robotics — recently making headlines in Houston innovation. Brad Burke, managing direct... |
| 23.09.2022 | New program launches in Houston to educate health care leaders | Two Houston institutions have teamed up to create a health care leadership program to prepare the next generation of life science executives. Rice Business and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have launched the Executive Le... |
| 23.09.2022 | Houston startup snags prestigious grant from global health leader | A female-founded biotech startup has announced that it has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Steradian Technologies has developed a breath-based collection device that can be used with diagnostic testing systems... |
| 22.09.2022 | Houston expert: 3 emotional intelligence tips for improving patient-practitioner experience | After spending hours with healthcare professionals as both a consultant and patient, I know that it takes a special kind of person to take care of others in their most distressing and vulnerable times. That responsibility has been in overdr... |
| 22.09.2022 | Texas A&M receives $10M to create cybersecurity research program | Texas A&M University has launched an institute for research and education regarding cybersecurity. The Texas A&M Global Cyber Research Institute is a collaboration between the university and a Texas A&M University System enginee... |
| 22.09.2022 | Ion names latest partner, Houston startup raises more funding, and more local innovation news | As Houston ramps up for fall, the city's innovation news has followed suit, and there might be some headlines you may have missed. In this roundup of short stories within Houston startups and tech, Houston investors announce new deals in sp... |
| 21.09.2022 | TMC unveils details of new bioport, Helix Park at annual Greater Houston Partnership event | Within the next five to 10 years, the Texas Medical Center you know today will be double the size. That's what Bill McKeon, president and CEO of the TMC, said at yesterday's State of the Texas Medical Center event hosted by the Greater Hous... |
| 06.04.2022 | Augmenting the human body, Adapttech gets £2.25 to roll out smart prosthetic limb technology | Birmingham and Porto-based biomedical startup Adapttech has raised £2.25 million from investors, including Mercia Asset Management, ACF Investors, Wren Capital and Wealth Club. The company has also rolled out a new range of products that wi... |
| 15.02.2022 | Manchester-based Netacea ramps up $12 million to expand in bot mitigation markets in UK and US | According to a recent Forrester report, the application security solutions market will grow from $4.7 billion in 2019 to $12.9 billion by 2025, and bot management will overtake traditional Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions. To bet bi... |
| 11.02.2022 | Mercia Asset Management : Medic raises £1.5m for app to help children prepare for surgery | A doctor who has developed an app to help reduce anxiety in children undergoing surgery has raised £1.5m from NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), Mercia's o... |
| 10.02.2022 | WEBINAR: Tax-efficient investing with Mercia; Northern VCTs, Mercia EIS, Impact KI Fund | In this webinar, we compare and contrast the different tax-efficient funds that Mercia offers that are currently raising funds: - Northern VCTs - Mercia EIS - Impact KI fund Although there are differential tax benefits of these different fu... |
| 08.02.2022 | Mercia Asset Management : HGV recruitment platform raises further funds after surge in demand | An HGV recruitment platform that aims to revolutionise the logistics industry has raised over £320,000 to further develop its system and expand the business. Avail Technologies has secured the funding from existing backer NPIF - Mercia Equi... |
| 08.02.2022 | Mercia Asset Management : Inova acquires IN-PART, matchmaking platform for academia-industry collaboration | Inova announces the acquisition of IN-PART, a digital matchmaking platform dedicated to academia-industry collaboration. Along with the recent acquisition of Labiotech, this move consolidates Inova's position as a leader and pioneer in the ... |
| 04.02.2022 | Mercia Asset Management : Proptech firm raises funds to create ‘Airbnb for house shares' | The entrepreneur behind a new property management platform has raised £275,000 to establish it as the 'Airbnb for shared living'. Vann Vogstad has raised funding from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mer... |
| 25.01.2022 | Mercia Asset Management : GreenTech water treatment firm raises £700k for roll-out | The company behind an eco-friendly water treatment that will clean up polluted rivers and seas has raised a further £700,000 to help roll its technology out at more municipal water plants. I-Phyc has secured investment from Mercia managed M... |
| 11.01.2022 | North East Venture Fund backs startup bringing sport science to workplace wellbeing | Gateshead-based startup ART Health Solutions has secured an £800,000 funding boost from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF) to develop an employee wellbeing app. Founded by sport scientists Dr Phill Bell and Dr Paul Smith, ART Health’s One W... |
| 10.01.2022 | Mercia Asset Management : Sports scientists raise £800k for employee wellbeing app | Two sport and exercise scientists who established an app to improve employee wellbeing and performance have raised £800,000 from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia, ... |
| 05.01.2022 | Mercia Asset Management : Completion of the sale of Faradion | Mercia is pleased to confirmcompletion of the sale of Faradion for a total enterprise value of £100.0million to Reliance New Energy Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of India-based Reliance Industries, the multinational conglomerate. Based i... |
| 22.12.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : announces Intechnica follow-on | Interview with Jeremy Gidlow | Mercia is pleased to announce that its direct investment portfolio company Intechnica has completed an £8.5million funding round to accelerate its growth in both the UK and US markets. Mercia has invested a further £1.2million from its own ... |
| 21.12.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Insurtech company set for US launch after £6m fundraise | Broker Insights - the high-growth company whose digital platform is transforming the commercial insurance market - has raised more than £6m in a Series A funding round led by Mercia. Chroma Ventures, which first backed Broker Insights with ... |
| 20.12.2021 | Foresight : Industrial IoT software company raises £2.1m | 20 December 2021 Share on A Chesterfield-based business which aims to transform industry with its internet of things software platform has raised £2.1m to accelerate its international expansion. Konektio received funding from both the Midla... |
| 20.12.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : IoT software company raises £2.1m for international growth | A UK business which aims to transform industry with its internet of things software platform has raised £2.1m to accelerate its international expansion. Konektio received funding from both the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) and Nort... |
| 17.12.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Cyber firm set to target US market after multi-million fundraise | A leading cybersecurity specialist that provides services for some of the UK's biggest companies has raised a seven-figure sum from NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment F... |
| 16.12.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Acoustics firm raises £2.8m to revolutionise in-car sounds systems | Warwick Acoustics - the Midlands-based company which aims to disrupt the delivery of entertainment within the next generation of electric vehicles - has raised £2.8m from existing shareholders including Mercia Asset Management, and a small ... |
| 18.11.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Tech firm ‘redefining mobile advertising' raises £4m for US expansion | Adludio - the London-based adtech company that is a leader in the field of mobile advertising - has secured a £4m investment from Mercia to propel further growth in the US and internationally. Adludio delivers creative campaigns that make f... |
| 18.11.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : ‘Supreme Seven' by ex-CEO and Chair, Jim Chambers | Chair, CEO and author are just a few titles that Jim Chambers has been known by during his stellar career. He has in worked in private companies, a plc and in private equity-backed businesses in and around the education marketplace. Jim has... |
| 18.11.2021 | Whistleblowing: What should Boards be aware of? | The spotlight on Facebook, following revelations by Frances Haugen, a former employee, again brings whistleblowing and the potential harm to companies and brands from such revelations, to the fore. Mercia's Group Compliance Director, Rosie ... |
| 18.11.2021 | Mercia £4m Investment for Tech Firm to Launch US Expansion | Adludio – the London-based adtech company that is a leader in the field of mobile advertising – has secured a £4m investment from Mercia to propel further growth in the US and internationally. |
| 16.11.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Gentronix set to double in size after new funding round | Gentronix - the UK-based contract research organisation (CRO) that is a leader in the field of genetic toxicology - has raised £700,000 in a funding round led by existing investor Mercia to support its continued growth. The latest round, wh... |
| 29.10.2021 | AMT completes $15M Series B funding round to advance post-processing technology | Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), a UK-based provider of automated post-processing systems for the 3D printing industry, has announced the completion of a new £11M ($15M) Series B funding round. The funding, led by Foresight Group’... |
| 28.10.2021 | Forensic Analytics secures £4.5m investment from Mercia | The investment will support the digital forensics company’s UK and International expansion plans |
| 28.10.2021 | Forensic Analytics secures £4.5m investment from Mercia | The investment will support the digital forensics company's UK and International expansion plans Forensic Analytics, a digital forensics company whose communications analysis software is used by police forces throughout the UK, has secured ... |
| 26.10.2021 | The ethical data pioneer with vision of a cookie-free future | A company that provides an ethical alternative to the ad tracking techniques used by tech giants such as Facebook and Google has raised a £1.5m investment to build its global presence. CitizenMe has secured funding from the North East Ventu... |
| 22.10.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Customer data platform raises £400k for growth | A UK company whose software platform helps businesses to understand their customers' behaviour and identify buying signals has raised £400,000 investment from Mercia. Distil.ai's platform brings together data from different sources across a... |
| 21.10.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Spotlight on our EIS Funds – Dr Paul Mattick | It has been a very successful year for Mercia's Enterprise Investment Scheme ("EIS") portfolio, particularly in the Life Sciences and Software sectors. Importantly, existing clients are pleased with the performance of Mercia's EIS... |
| 21.10.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Digital disruption – Dr John Ashcroft | Our guest contributor in this edition is Dr John Ashcroft, a consultant, non-executive director and broadcaster who specialises in economics, strategy and financial markets. He is the founder of The Saturday Economist and Dimensions of Stra... |
| 21.10.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : A point of view – Dr Mark Payton | We will prosper or falter off the back of how we deliver for our four key stakeholder groups: our shareholders, fund investors, our existing and prospective investee companies and our employees. This is why we have a robust vision statement... |
| 21.10.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Health Tech is in a healthy place – Peter Dines, COO | The pandemic has had unintended consequences, acting like a wrecking ball that has helped reimagine Diagnostics and Healthcare delivery services, accelerate research and development and, critically, regulatory approvals. Solutions had to be... |
| 19.10.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : 5D mapping system that helps ports manage dredging raises £750k | A company with a new interactive 5D mapping platform that makes it easier to monitor and manage complex infrastructure has raised £750,000 from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and mana... |
| 14.10.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Sustainable battery pioneer raises further £2.5m | Aceleron - the UK company which is pioneering sustainable battery technology - has raised a further £2.5m as it continues to expand its global sales. The latest funding has come from existing investors BGF, the MEIF Proof of Concept & E... |
| 30.09.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Luxury handbag restorer targets further growth after £800k fundraise | A company that restores and resells luxury handbags to clients worldwide has raised £800,000 from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia, and private investors, to suppo... |
| 21.09.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : COO leads new line-up as digital twin firm gets set for launch | Slingshot Simulations, the Leeds company which is a pioneer of 'digital twin' technology, has made four new appointments to support its growth as it rolls out its software to the market. Dr Robert Harwood joins as Chief Operating Officer, h... |
| 14.09.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Edtech firm raises £3m amidst boom in demand for online tutors | A platform that helps parents and students to find online tutors has raised a further £3m investment amidst a boom in business following the pandemic. Tutorful has secured funding from Mercia's Northern Venture Capital Trust (VCT) funds and... |
| 07.09.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Software firm raises £500k as bars see benefits of technology | A company whose software helps hospitality businesses to boost sales has raised £500,000 from NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). The funding will allow Air... |
| 12.08.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Female-led Scottish tech firm raises £1.2m to tackle global counterfeit goods trade | SnapDragon Monitoring, an online brand protection business, has raised £1.2m in its latest funding round - bringing the total raised to just over £3m - from ACF Investors, Mercia, and Scottish Enterprise, to help brand owners identify and r... |
| 12.08.2021 | Counterfeit fighter SnapDragon Monitoring raises £1.2 million | Edinburgh-based brand protection platform SnapDragon has raised £1.2 million in a recent funding round. The startup helps brand owners identify and remove counterfeit versions of their products in a number of popular online marketplaces. Wi... |
| 11.08.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : AI-powered pricing platform aims to be global market leader | A company with a unique software pricing tool has secured a further £250,000 funding from NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), as it seeks to establish itsel... |
| 03.08.2021 | How public markets can help address venture capital’s limitations | British venture capital firm Draper Esprit recently moved its listing from the AIM to the main board in London, the LSE. The investing group also moved its secondary listing from Dublin’s Euronext Growth Market to its larger sister exchange... |
| 30.07.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Publication of Annual Report and Notice of AGM | Mercia Asset Management PLC (AIM: MERC), the proactive, regionally focused specialist asset manager with c.£940million of assets under management ('AuM'), announces that the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2... |
| 29.07.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Medtech firm raises £1.6m for 3D printed implants | A medtech company which has developed a new biomaterial used for 3D printing medical implants has completed a £1.6m funding round. The investment into Nottingham-based 4D Biomaterials was led by DSW Ventures and backed by the MEIF Proof of ... |
| 23.07.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Funding helps pizza oven maker get a bigger slice of the market | A Leeds start-up that manufactures catering equipment has secured a £170,000 loan to help it meet piping hot demand for outdoor pizza ovens. Huey Group has raised the funding from NPIF - Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and i... |
| 23.07.2021 | Mercia Asset Management : Platform that trains robots to recognise images raises £2.3m | A start-up with a platform that trains robots to recognise images has completed a £2.3m funding round to help it build its team in Yorkshire and expand sales of its product worldwide. The investment in Sheffield-based Mindtech Global was le... |
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