The Rainforest Trust and Slingshot Simulations users saved 121 acres of Rainforest in 3 days

Slingshot Simulations announced a partnership with the Rainforest Trust on a new sustainability initiative at this month’s Internet of Things Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) in Barcelona- with immediate results. Slingshot Simulations, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) tech start-up, committed to saving an acre of rainforest land for every user that signed up to their free decision intelligence

Where Deep Tech has been and where it’s going, with Ash Kumaraswamy

Mercia‘s Investment Director, Ash Kumaraswamy gives us a better understanding of what Deep  Tech is, its role within society, Mercia’s investment philosophy and what the future of this market looks like. Ash also casts the spotlight on many of the Mercia-backed companies such as Faradion, Libertine, Mindtrace, Tribosonics, Netacea and many more. Read more from

Mercia’s EIS Funds raise c.£20million

Mercia is pleased to note that its first Knowledge-Intensive and annual Enterprise Investment Scheme funds have raised a combined total of c.£20million in new capital during the last year. The specialist KI fund will invest in high-growth businesses that generate a positive impact, as outlined by the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. As one of

Fully self-serve SaaS: The golden ticket or a silver lining?

Fully self-serve SaaS has been seen as the holy grail for founders and investors alike. Many of the most successful software businesses over the past 10 years such as Dropbox, Slack and Zoom have leveraged a ‘human-light’ business strategy that doesn’t rely on sales departments, onboarding resources and/or customer success teams to scale more quickly

Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund report shows increased productivity, employment and skills

A new report shows that the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has increased productivity, employment and skills across the North since its launch in 2017. A report by independent research company, SQW, has found that over 6,000 high-quality jobs have been created through the Fund – almost 1,000 more than originally planned Read more about the

Webinar | Mercia EIS Webinar 2021/22 Exits Showcase

Join Dr. Paul Mattick and Ruth Coleman as they go through the details of Mercia’s EIS recent exits performance. The pair will be discuss Genba Digital, Snappy Shopper, In-Part and BEW to name a few. (Capital at Risk. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future return) Visit Mercia’s EIS area Register for the

Industry heavyweights join MIP Diagnostics Board

Following the announcement of a follow on investment round of £4.3million, MIP Diagnostics has announced the appointment of two new directors to its Board. Dr Mike Evans, former CEO at Oxford Gene Technology will join as Chair whilst Roche Diagnostics’ former Global Head of Strategy and Business Development, Michele Pedrocchi, joins as Non-Executive Director. Mike