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Mercia ‘dragons’ support UK’s biggest student pitch contest

29th May, 2019

Direct Investments

Lifesciences portfolio company receives £2.4million investment

20th May, 2019

EV Growth Fund

Single largest investment to date

16th May, 2019

Direct Investments

Locate Bio receives £2.0million

15th May, 2019

Direct Investments

Validation of portfolio product

14th May, 2019

NPIF Equity

Foodtech business secures £2.3m funding

13th May, 2019

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Pharma IT firm raises £1m to launch clinical trials software

7th May, 2019

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Mortgage duo win backing for new proptech platform

2nd May, 2019

Mercia EIS Funds

Scottish university spin-out pioneers new brain cancer test

1st May, 2019

North East Venture Fund

X-ray tech firm set to improve detection of breast cancer

26th April, 2019

NPIF Equity

University ‘matchmaker’ wins Northern Powerhouse backing

24th April, 2019

NPIF Equity

Award-winning chemicals firm secures an £860k investment

23rd April, 2019

Coalfields Funds

Public sector consultancy set for growth after buy-out

16th April, 2019

North East Venture Fund

Former Sage CEO joins Newcastle tech firm

15th April, 2019

Business loans calculator

9th April, 2019

Direct Investments

£2.85m funding for firm leading fight against cyber bots

4th April, 2019

NPIF Equity

Investment clears road to growth for e-commerce firm

2nd April, 2019

Direct Investments

Oxford Genetics secures new investment

28th March, 2019

NPIF Debt

Loan helps firm step up production of security barriers

28th March, 2019

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Glass coatings firm sees bright future in Nottingham

27th March, 2019

NPIF Equity

Tech firm in its Element with £250k funding boost

22nd March, 2019

Mercia EIS Funds

Pricing optimisation firm set for growth with £1.5m funding

20th March, 2019

NPIF Debt

Marketing tech firm aims to be leading force in the industry

19th March, 2019

NPIF Debt

NPIF supports £184m investment in Northern firms

15th March, 2019

Direct Investments

How can a Growth Plan help to break through the Glass Ceiling?

14th March, 2019

Safety software firm set to create new jobs with Rosebud backing

14th March, 2019

Direct Investments

Concepta secures partnership with Walgreens Boots Alliance

12th March, 2019

Direct Investments

When the worlds of venture capital and diversity collide

8th March, 2019

Government small business loans Government small business loans 

7th March, 2019

EV Growth Fund

Hire firm raises £4.5m from EV Growth II fund

6th March, 2019

Mercia EIS Funds

Four reasons why financial advisers should consider EIS

4th March, 2019

Direct Investments

Oxford Genetics announces six new licensing deals

28th February, 2019

Direct Investments

Edinburgh’s Technology Start-up Scene

26th February, 2019

Mercia EIS Funds

Invizius named one of “Fierce 15” Med Tech Companies of 2018

26th February, 2019

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Mercia expands Midlands investment team

21st February, 2019

Direct Investments

Software & the Internet Portfolio Update

20th February, 2019

SME Loans

Buy-out secures future of construction products company

20th February, 2019

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Funding helps HR software firm to create five new jobs

19th February, 2019

NPIF Equity

M&A specialist joins Mercia’s Yorkshire equity team

14th February, 2019

North East Venture Fund

Spotlight on North East entrepreneurs at Newcastle event

13th February, 2019

NPIF Equity

Travel guides firm on road to growth with NPIF investment

31st January, 2019

North East Venture Fund

Shine set for bright future after £300k investment

25th January, 2019

NPIF Equity

Rapid diagnostics company secures £1.5m for expansion

24th January, 2019

Direct Investments

Through the eyes of an investor: How to write a killer business plan

22nd January, 2019

North East Venture Fund

Broadband firm secures £300k from North East Venture Fund

17th January, 2019

North East Venture Fund

Mercia expands its North East team

16th January, 2019

Small business loans UK Government

15th January, 2019

SME Loans

Buy-out secures future of Lancs telecom firm

14th January, 2019

Mercia EIS Funds

Sarissa Biomedical – Media Coverage

9th January, 2019

Direct Investments

Mercia boosts SMEs with almost £60m invested in 2018

7th January, 2019

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Tyre scanner ready for national roll-out after £1m investment

18th December, 2018

NPIF Debt

Exhaust firm set to race ahead after acquisition

17th December, 2018

North East Venture Fund

£500k for software firm transforming health and safety

14th December, 2018

NPIF Equity

Meet the Yorkshire robots ready to take America by storm

10th December, 2018

NPIF Debt

Loan helps lighting manufacturer to launch first British-made product

7th December, 2018

Finance Yorkshire Seedcorn Fund

Company finds window of opportunity for removable paint

6th December, 2018

Direct Investments

Mercia Half Year Results 2018

4th December, 2018

Direct Investments

Native Antigen breaks new ground in fight against Zika

29th November, 2018

NPIF Debt

Funding will help contractor to create 10 jobs

28th November, 2018

Direct Investments

Materials specialist joins Mercia team

28th November, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Biotech firm awarded £880k to develop digital cancer test

27th November, 2018

North East Venture Fund

Ibex secures £1m to roll out next generation X-ray systems

27th November, 2018

Direct Investments

How fast is fast enough: Revenue growth in SaaS companies

27th November, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Retail pricing software company bolsters leadership team

22nd November, 2018

North East Venture Fund

Recruitment tech firm is fund’s first investment in Sunderland

21st November, 2018

NPIF Equity

Inovus Medical set for major expansion following six figure investment

15th November, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

App platform all set for growth with £750k investment

14th November, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Award-winning tech startup Cyan Forensics raises almost £1m in latest funding round

9th November, 2018

Direct Investments

nDreams reveals first VR Arcade titles

9th November, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Midlands firm secures investment to launch ‘world’s most advanced e-motorcycle’

7th November, 2018

Coalfields Funds

RFID firm on track for further growth after buy-out

7th November, 2018

Direct Investments

Medherant announces positive Phase I results for its first transdermal drug delivery patch

6th November, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia expands Scottish investment team

6th November, 2018

North East Venture Fund

Energy benchmarking business secures £500k in first investment by North East Venture Fund

1st November, 2018

Direct Investments

CEO Forum: IPO and Growth

31st October, 2018

Canal holiday firm set to create ‘tipi wedding’ venue with backing from Rosebud

30th October, 2018

Direct Investments

New Direct Investment into W2 Global Data Solutions

29th October, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Universities are leading the way

23rd October, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Dialysis pioneer Invizius named ‘Best Innovative MedTech’

23rd October, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Martin Fincham joins immersive tech company as it gears up for next funding round

22nd October, 2018

Direct Investments

New Emerging Star investment into Locate Bio

16th October, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

£1.3m investment for biomedical firm with new way to fit artificial limbs

16th October, 2018

Muffin plant maker on move to new factory with help from £600k Rosebud loan

12th October, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Personalisation software for media companies raises further £850k

11th October, 2018

Direct Investments

Voxpopme set to scale with £1.5m investment from Mercia

10th October, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

Birmingham inventors secure funding to launch world’s first serviced battery

8th October, 2018

MEIF - Proof of Concept

E-commerce software firm secures £580k to expand

2nd October, 2018

Mercia EIS Funds

Ad-verification platform Pubguard appoints Andy Stevens as chairman

2nd October, 2018

NPIF Equity

The Link App launches new and improved product for the legal communication revolution

1st October, 2018

NPIF Debt

Selling your business to a manager? Put the funding in place first

28th September, 2018

SME Loans

Former banker joins Mercia’s loans team

28th September, 2018

Direct Investments

VirtTrade to create Valiant Heroes collectible card game app

27th September, 2018

Direct Investments

Mercia presents at Shares Investor Evening

19th September, 2018

Direct Investments

Aston EyeTech secures a significant multi-million pound contract

19th September, 2018

Direct Investments

OXGENE: An EIS journey

12th September, 2018

NPIF Equity

On the search for Yorkshire’s Top Tech companies

5th September, 2018

NPIF Debt

Mercia passes £20m milestone with NPIF investment

4th September, 2018

North East Venture Fund

Mercia launches Newcastle office and expands its North East team

29th August, 2018

SME Loans

Acquisition gives historic engineering site a new lease of life

29th August, 2018
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