| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.09.2020 | Mercia launches debt fund with up to £40m to invest | Mercia is continuing its support of UK SMEs with an additional commitment to its debt funds. Over the next five years, Mercia will provide up to £40million to support the growth of regional SMEs across the UK. |
| 30.06.2019 | Mercia Technologies raises £45.1m fund to invest in ambitious Northern businesses | Mercia Technologies, the venture capital fund that specialises in boosting the UK's ‘Northern Powerhouse' by investing in businesses in the Midlands and the North of England, has closed a £45.1m fund.
Backed by institutions and private indi... |
| 13.12.2017 | Mercia invests £3.5million as part of a £5.0million syndicated investment into Intechnica | Mercia Technologies PLC, the national investment group focused on the funding and scaling of innovative technology businesses with high growth potential from the UK regions, has completed a £3.5million direct investment into Intechnica Limi... |
| 05.06.2017 | Manchester digital firm secures £900k with backing from Mercia | A Manchester digital company which helps businesses manage high and variable website traffic demands for customers such as ao.com and Ted Baker, has secured a £900,000 investment in a syndicated investment round. |
| 19.05.2017 | Allinea Software wins BVCA Venture-backed Management Team of the Year award | Based in the Midlands, one of Mercia’s core investment regions, Allinea Software was presented with their award at an annual celebration of excellence for UK businesses backed by private equity and venture capital. |
| 30.03.2017 | Founder of Smart Antenna Technologies honoured as a top 50 entrepreneur | Dr Sampson Hu was selected from over 1000 entrepreneurs for the exclusive top 50 list by SETsquared, a leading university technology incubator. |
| 27.03.2017 | NPIF Fund Managers buoyant about prospects of new Fund | Work has already begun to assess applications to the £400m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) from companies across the Northern Powerhouse region. |
| 02.03.2017 | Comparesoft Secures Initial Investment from Mercia Technologies | Comparesoft, a London, UK-based AI-driven software comparison technology company, secured an initial investment from Mercia Technologies.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The company intends to use the funds to further develop the ... |
| 17.01.2017 | Mercia Technologies PLC delivers returns for both fund investors and shareholders during a strong 2016 | Despite being a year of momentous political upheaval, 2016 saw Mercia Technologies PLC (“Mercia” or “the Group”) remain one of the most active investors in UK technology. |
| 05.01.2017 | Electrostatic speaker developer, Warwick Audio, brings ultra-high quality portable audio to CES, Las Vegas | A Midlands UK based developer and producer of a revolutionary new audio transducer is showcasing the world’s first portable, over-ear electrostatic headphone at CES 2017, the global consumer electronics and technology tradeshow, in Las Vega... |
| 14.12.2016 | New Life sciences & Bio-sciences Advisory Board appointed to accelerate growth of portfolio | Mercia has appointed a new Advisory Board, formed of four industry leaders, to shape its investment strategy in the Life sciences and Bio-sciences sector. It is the third sector-specific advisory board that Mercia has created this year. |
| 09.12.2016 | Mercia expands its Midlands team with appointment of new Investment Director | Mercia is increasing its investment activity in the Midlands following the appointment of Julian Dennard as Investment Director. |
| 10.10.2016 | Midlands manufacturer opens doors to world’s first hot aluminium-forming production line | A Midlands manufacturer that has developed a cost-effective way of forming high strength aluminium is opening its doors to the world’s first Hot Form Quench™ (HFQ®) press at a new factory in Coventry today. |
| 07.10.2016 | Mercia Technologies PLC wins Highest Impact Investor at the OBN Awards 2016 | Mercia’s commitment to early stage businesses outside of Oxford, Cambridge and London was recognised last night after the company won Highest Impact Investor at the OBN Awards 2016. |
| 27.09.2016 | New investment into innovative healthcare company, Medherant | Mercia Technologies announced today that it has completed a new direct investment of £650,000 into Medherant Limited, a University of Warwick spinout that has developed a transdermal drug delivery system in the form of a patch. |
| 09.08.2016 | Innovative polymer technology company sets sights abroad with funding | A polymer technology company based in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, is gearing up to increase business nationally and internationally after receiving funding supplied by the Enterprise Ventures SME Loans Fund. |
| 03.08.2016 | Mercia appoints tech veterans to new advisory board | Mercia Technologies PLC has appointed four senior industry figures to its newly-created Software & the Internet Advisory Board. It is now the second sector-specific board to be created by Mercia, alongside the Digital Advisory Board, wh... |
| 02.08.2016 | Zika protein developed by Mercia ‘Emerging Star’ used to generate unique tools for virus detection | The Native Antigen Company, a former University of Birmingham spinout specialising in the research, development and manufacture of high purity viral and bacterial products, has collaborated with Avacta Group plc to create unique tools to de... |
| 02.08.2016 | More doors are opened for award-winning digital agency | An award-winning digital agency is scaling the business and creating four more jobs for the region after receiving further support from Lancashire Rosebud Finance™. |
| 28.07.2016 | Mercia appoints games industry veterans to new advisory board | Mercia Technologies PLC (Mercia), one of the UK’s leading investors in the digital entertainment sector, has appointed three senior figures from the industry to its newly created Digital & Digital Entertainment Advisory Board. |
| 01.07.2016 | Second direct investment into ‘Emerging Star’ from Enterprise Ventures portfolio | Mercia (AIM: MERC), which is focused on the creation, funding and scaling of innovative technology businesses with high growth potential from the UK regions, is pleased to announce that it has agreed the Group’s second direct investment fro... |
| 21.06.2016 | “Why am I diabetic?”: The question that launched a career in business building | On Friday 3rd June, Mercia‘s CEO Mark Payton gave a talk at TEDx Glasgow titled ‘Successful Start-ups: What’s luck got to do with it?’. |
| 12.05.2016 | nDreams to co-fund and publish first VR game by Paw Print Games | nDreams Ltd., the UK’s largest independent developer/publisher solely focused on creating virtual reality (VR) games and experiences, is thrilled to announce that they have signed a deal to co-fund and publish the first VR title by Paw Prin... |
| 31.03.2016 | Smart Antenna Technologies launches SmarTenna®, patented antenna technology for future wireless connectivity | Smart Antenna Technologies (SAT), a spin-out from the University of Birmingham, has announced the launch of SmarTenna®, the technology trademark for its advanced antenna systems. |
| 18.03.2016 | Oxford Genetics becomes latest emerging star to join Mercia Technologies’ portfolio | Mercia Technologies, a Midlands-based investment group building, funding and commercialising technology businesses in the UK, is pleased to announce a new direct investment of up to £2.0 million in Oxford Genetics Ltd. Through its expertise... |
| 26.02.2016 | 2016 – A year of growth as Mercia’s team strengthens | [Pictured: Mark Volanthen] |
| 17.02.2016 | Fractured Space breaks half a million users for Edge Case Games | Edge Case Games, developers of the team-based space battle game, Fractured Space, today announced it has reached the milestone of over 500,000 users in early access on Steam following a successful Free Weekend Promotion. |
| 11.02.2016 | UK start-up develops world’s only pure Zika extract in fight against pandemic | Originally a University of Birmingham spin-out, The Native Antigen Company (NAC), an Oxfordshire-based specialist in the research, development and manufacturing of high purity viral and bacterial products for research purposes, has develope... |
| 04.02.2016 | AP&T first in the world to produce a production line for hot formed aluminium | AP&T has delivered the world’s first production line for hot forming of aluminium with a new method – HFQ®. The technology enables parts to be manufactured that have low weight, high strength, complex shapes and high dimensional stabili... |
| 27.01.2016 | Canary Care lends support to NHS Innovation Test Bed initiative | Canary Care, a business providing innovative home care solutions to the elderly and disabled, is lending support to the NHS’ “Test Bed” initiative, which was announced by NHS Chief Executive Simon Stevens at the World Economic Forum in Davo... |
| 20.01.2016 | Science Warehouse announces strong half year results as it appoints new CTO | Science Warehouse, a leading provider of e-marketplace solutions, has announced year-on-year growth for the first half of the 2015-2016 financial year and the appointment of Jonathan Russell as chief technology officer (CTO). |
| 18.12.2015 | VirtTrade powers revolutionary new Premiership Rugby digital trading card collection | [Photo credit: Bob Bob, Flickr.com] |
| 15.12.2015 | Mercia expands into the North with new university partnerships | [Photo credit: Paul Stevenson, Flickr.com] |
| 14.12.2015 | Mercia Technologies commits up to £4.5m in two high growth digital businesses | Mercia Technologies PLC (“Mercia”), a Midlands-based investment group building, funding and commercialising technology businesses across the UK, will invest up to a further £2m into the virtual reality (VR) games developer/publisher nDreams... |
| 05.11.2015 | £1.5m investment into Edge Case Games alongside £1.0m from China’s Seasun Games | Mercia Technologies PLC (AIM: Merc, “Mercia”), a Midlands-based investment group building, funding and commercialising technology businesses in the UK, has completed the second tranche of a total £1.5m investment into Edge Case Games (“Edge... |
| 04.11.2015 | The Mercia Group Quarterly: Informed, Patient Capital | At Mercia, a listed investment business, we initially look at companies at start-up or university spin-out level, and then typically support them for a further seven to 15 years to investment exit. During this time, we take a hands-on and p... |
| 26.10.2015 | When it comes to Data, small companies need to think BIG! | Big business is used to it, smaller enterprises not so much. But the gathering of data (particularly ‘Big Data’) is becoming as important as branding and marketing for smaller companies. As an SME, the chances are you’re collecting massive ... |
| 23.08.2015 | Life’s a pitch – ten key ingredients to make your digital start-up pitch perfect | Standing outside of the door that could potentially mean life or death for your company, you begin to question why you decided to have that second cup of coffee. Your heart is pounding like a teenager’s headphones, your palms are itchy with... |
| 23.08.2015 | “Entrepreneurs should be storytellers.” Spotlight on Investment Manager Joshua Levy | Here at Mercia, we’re never short of experienced colleagues, from investment directors to CEOs, entrepreneurs and inventors, who have words of wisdom to impart and stories to tell. |
| 31.07.2015 | How digital platforms will revolutionise the trading card industry | The trading card market has been around for decades, featuring everything from our favourite sports superstars, to the characters of a Hollywood blockbuster. Their popularity lies in the fact that they can be collectible, durable, play-able... |
| 22.07.2015 | The Mercia Group Quarterly: Ambition | Our theme over the next period is AMBITION, both for Mercia and our innovative portfolio of technology companies, as we seek to accelerate their growth whilst scaling our own investment model. |
| 14.07.2015 | The effects of a Steam free weekend promotion on Fractured Space | Sometimes, the best way to sell a product is to give it away for free. |
| 15.06.2015 | “Ever since I was little, I always wanted to be an entrepreneur.” – The journey of a CEO under 30 | |
| 15.06.2015 | The systems behind the supercomputers | From climate modelling to astrophysics, and financial modelling to engine design, supercomputers advance knowledge and deliver results for industry. Allinea is the complete tool for software development, with everything needed for high perf... |
| 10.06.2015 | Marketing and Monitoring: The Power of SEO | Quite simply, SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) is about placing your website at the top of a Google search that incorporates your brand’s key terms. For example, Mercia wants to rank for the terms “EIS Fund”. Thanks to good SEO, it’s at the... |
| 08.06.2015 | Mercia Technologies PLC: Our first quarter in review | Wow, what an incredible first quarter following our start on AIM as a PLC! Mercia is the result of the right team, the right business model and the right macro factors converging, which has resulted in a new model of bringing capital to hig... |
| 04.06.2015 | The Internet of Things and the future of smart devices | The Internet of Things really started back in 1982 at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, with the creation of the very first Internet Coke Machine by students Mike Kazar, David Nichols, John Zsarnay and Ivor Durham, in the School of Co... |
| 01.06.2015 | Meet the investor: An interview with Mark Payton | What kind of investor are you? |
| 05.05.2015 | Virtual Reality – the magic of feeling, not watching | Virtual Reality is an idea that has been around for decades. It’s the dream of putting on a headset and finding yourself instantly teleported to another world, utterly convinced that you are there as you look around, listen to the sounds an... |
| 05.05.2015 | The impact of technology on social care | Whilst technology is changing the way all of us live our lives, there is often some reticence to adopt it in a social care situation; simply using the word ‘technology’ can be enough to make the barriers come up and minds to close. But not ... |
| 19.03.2015 | Looking forward: Our first month as a PLC | We have the team, ambition, capital and resources to address the challenge of matching appropriate capital to exciting technology-backed businesses across the UK, and our name reflects our heritage of developing businesses in the Midlands, ... |
| 22.01.2015 | Notice of Mercia Fund Management AGM | Mercia Technologies PLC, a Midlands based leader in the funding and commercialisation of technology businesses in the UK, announces that Mercia Fund Management (“MFM”), its wholly owned subsidiary and a regulated fund management company, wi... |
| 15.12.2014 | Mercia Technologies to Raise £70m via AIM Flotation | Mercia Technologies PLC, a Midlands, UK-based company focused on funding and commercialisation of technology businesses, raised £70m before expenses from an institutional placing and will be admitted to AIM with a market capitalisation of £... |
