Anna Sutton is the co-founder of The Data Shed, and will be looking at the impact of good data on investor confidence, due diligence and, most importantly valuation. The Data Shed is a Data Consultancy working with organisations of all shapes and sizes at varying stages of their investor journey. Specialising in integrating data sets
Helen Darlington is Founder and Director of Woven, a global, multi-award-winning brand engagement agency. Woven is a place where you can be your true self, a place that brings together diverse talent that generates brilliant ideas and successes for our clients. Put simply it helps luxury, ambitious and best-in-class brands attract new audiences, engage more
Join Dr. Paul Mattick as he runs through how Mercia’s EIS funds performed in May 2022. (Capital at Risk. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future return) Visit Mercia’s EIS area Register for the next EIS webinar here
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
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 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 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
The stars of the Leeds City Region tech sector were recognised at an exclusive launch event in the city on Tuesday, 5th April. The identity of 20 companies included in the inaugural Tech Climbers list for the Leeds City Region were unveiled at the event at Nexus, University of Leeds. Leeds City Region Tech Climbers
An investment programme that has raised more than £220m for North East SMEs, creating over 1500 jobs, is looking for more businesses to apply for investment. In its first four years of operations, the North East Fund has helped 350 businesses to raise more than £200m of funding. The £80m provided by the North East
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