BDD secures £2 million to fuel expansion
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by Tatsiana Barysiuk
8M ago
Integrated drug formulation and clinical trials company BDD Pharma has secured £2m in funding to aid expansion in response to growing demand for its patented drug delivery technology and clinical trial services. The round was led by existing investors including Archangels and Scottish Enterprise, along with a new investor, British Business Bank. Read more HERE ..read more
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Edinburgh VC Par Equity opens Yorkshire offices
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by Tatsiana Barysiuk
8M ago
Edinburgh-headquartered venture capital firm Par Equity is expanding across the border into Yorkshire with two new offices. Par Equity’s Yorkshire operations comprise bases in Leeds and Sheffield. The move will be overseen by the recently appointed regional development manager Giles Moore. Par Equity has invested nearly £160m into 77 early-stage startups since its launch in 2008. The North of the UK specialist VC’s recent investments include Manchester-based 3D manufacturing modelling startup Partful and EV charging management software Fuuse, based in Lancaster. Read more HERE ..read more
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Cytomos secures £4 million to advance new cell analysis approach
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by Tatsiana Barysiuk
8M ago
Cytomos has secured £4m to scale up market testing of its technology platform. The investment round was led by existing investors Archangels, with participation from Old College Capital, Scottish Enterprise and new investor British Business Bank. The Edinburgh-based life science company has developed Cytomos Dielectric Spectroscopy (CDS) to address the unmet needs of the biopharmaceutical industry, providing a high-speed, scalable and low-cost platform beyond current cell analysis systems. The new funding should enable Cytomos to advance the development of its technology and substantially expa ..read more
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Archangels secures £12 million from British Business Investments
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by David Grahame
8M ago
Archangels has bolstered its funding fire power with a £12m co-investment from British Business Investments via its Regional Angels Programme. The deal will provide the Edinburgh-based angel syndicate with additional capital to back early-stage Scottish life sciences and technology companies. Read more ..read more
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Mint Ventures teams up with British Business Bank to drive female angel investment
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by Tatsiana Barysiuk
8M ago
Women-led angel investment syndicate Mint Ventures has joined forces with the British Business Bank to help improve access to finance for female business owners and grow the pool of women angel investors. Scotland’s Mint Ventures says access to finance remains the biggest issue to women starting and growing businesses. But it says that while women are 50% more likely to back female-led companies, they represent less than 12% of Scotland’s business angels. Read more HERE ..read more
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Know your market and marketing to it with Michelle McClure – 29th August 2023
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by Tatsiana Barysiuk
9M ago
In this session, Michelle will take us through the top ten considerations when you are looking to either embark on marketing for your business for the first time or revisit your marketing approach and drive a marketing plan. We’ll cover the importance of being data-driven, customer obsession, and why measurement matters. She’ll help you look at where the low-hanging fruit opportunities may lie in your business. Michelle firmly believes that ‘failing to plan is planning to fail’, so she’ll share some of her top tips for developing a marketing plan that can drive momentum in your marketing activ ..read more
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Par equity win Angel Group of the Year at UKBAA Awards
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by David Grahame
9M ago
Edinburgh-based Par Equity won the angel group of the year category at the UKBAA Awards at the Science Museum in London on Thursday 6th July.  This recognises ‘the most active and impactful angel group in the UK, making not only a significant number of investments during the past year, but bringing strong added value to support the growth and success of their portfolio‘. More here: https://ukbaa.org.uk/awards/categories-2023/angel-group-of-the-year/  ..read more
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EDGE 22 is now OPEN
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by David Grahame
9M ago
Last round, Scottish EDGE awarded 24 early-stage, startup Scottish businesses with prize funding of £1.4m and the good news is EDGE is back for Round 22 with more funding on offer for Scotland’s next great startup businesses. More Here: https://www.scottishedge.com/  ..read more
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Administrate raises £5m to support North American expansion
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by David Grahame
9M ago
Edinburgh-based training operations platform Administrate has raised £5m from existing investors Archangels, Mercia and the Scottish Investment Bank, along with new backer Hambro Perks. Read More ..read more
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Seizing the benefits of start-ups
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by Tatsiana Barysiuk
9M ago
A £17.5 million funding package will be delivered this year to help establish Scotland as one of Europe’s leading start-up economies. In a statement to Parliament, Wellbeing Economy & Fair Work Secretary Neil Gray set out a range of actions and investments this year to support entrepreneurs and start-up businesses, which are worth nearly £1 billion to the Scottish economy. Read more HERE ..read more
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