Investment

Ex-Apple executive, Social Chain co-founder and Praetura Ventures back pioneering AdTech business

27/01/2022

Apple’s former director of US consumer retail, and the co-founder of Social Chain have been named as investors in Illuma, an AdTech business that’s...

Manchester-based edtech start-up offers personalised parenting guidance for the formative years of a child’s life

24/01/2022

My First Five Years, the personalised parenting guidance start-up, has raised £1.4 million in investment to develop its early years education technology app, as...

The team at Shopblocks completed its biggest funding round to date to accelerate the growth of its ecommerce website platform.

14/10/2021

Led by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and a group of private investors, Shopblocks has completed a £1M equity investment. The current 50-strong team...

Culture Shift Raises £1.5m To Help UK Workplace Culture ‘Build Back Better’

08/09/2021

The Manchester-based impact software firm, Culture Shift, has raised £1.5m via Praetura Ventures and Blackfinch Ventures. Culture Shift plans to use the funds to continue...

PRAETURA VENTURES LEADS £2.2M FUNDING ROUND IN FINTECH DISRUPTOR BANKIFI

01/09/2021

Manchester-based BankiFi’s technology helps large banks to compete with challengers in the SME payments space BankiFi, a fintech business specialising in payment processing and financial...

Davis Blank Furniss acts for Pressure Tech Ltd on Asgard Engineering acquisition

24/08/2021

Law firm Davis Blank Furniss has acted for Hadfield-based Pressure Tech Ltd on its acquisition of Asgard Engineering Ltd. The value of the deal...

GC Angels rounds off £315,000 investment round for innovative medical device company

23/08/2021

Viscgo, a medical device company based in Manchester Science Park, has completed a £315,000 investment round, thanks to a £50,000 investment from the North...

WestBridge promotes Barkley to director following regional growth

02/07/2021

Barkley joined WestBridge in August 2019 to head the firm’s newly opened Manchester office and establish the firm in the north west, north east...

NPIF – FW Capital facilitates growth for Manchester-based facilities business

02/07/2021

A Manchester-based facilities management company has received a £200,000 loan from NPIF – FW Capital Debt Finance, managed by FW Capital and part of...

Family firm’s £250,000 green investment

23/06/2021

A family business has invested £250,000 developing environmentally friendly commercial cleaning products after its founder was shocked by lockdown litterbugs who left a beauty...

DUO completes second investment in less than 12 months to support sustainable innovation

11/06/2021

Manchester-based packaging specialist DUO has invested a further £700,000 in its North West headquarters to support the continued growth of its packaging solutions. This follows...

Huge virtual festival for the North’s creative sector returns

13/05/2021

The Creative Leaders Festival 2021, organised by GC Business Growth Hub on behalf of The Growth Company, will take place from May 25 to...

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