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MFM increases university support; invests in online academic and commercial collaboration platform, IN-PART

29th January, 2016

Direct Investments

Canary Care lends support to NHS Innovation Test Bed initiative

27th January, 2016

Mercia EIS Funds

From 14 to 140: the evolution of Mercia Fund Management’s AGM

21st January, 2016

Direct Investments

Science Warehouse announces strong half year results as it appoints new CTO

20th January, 2016

Direct Investments

VirtTrade powers revolutionary new Premiership Rugby digital trading card collection

18th December, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Dental diagnostic developer Manchester Imaging joins MFM portfolio

17th December, 2015

Mercia expands into the North with new university partnerships

15th December, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Technologies PLC commits up to £4.5m in two high growth digital businesses

15th December, 2015

Direct Investments

Mercia Technologies commits up to £4.5m in two high growth digital businesses

14th December, 2015

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Mercia lends support to new Leeds-based Dotforge Health Accelerator

20th November, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Fund Management commits development capital to drug safety spinout InoCardia

11th November, 2015

Direct Investments

£1.5m investment into Edge Case Games alongside £1.0m from China’s Seasun Games

5th November, 2015

Direct Investments

The Mercia Group Quarterly: Informed, Patient Capital

4th November, 2015

Mercia expands regional footprint with new office and university partnerships in Scotland

27th October, 2015

Mercia Technologies announced as Growth Investor Awards winner

26th October, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Eastern promises – Why China is the Promised Land for UK start-ups and SMEs

26th October, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

When it comes to Data, small companies need to think BIG!

26th October, 2015

Direct Investments

£1.2m of £1.5m investment in Smart Antenna Technologies

22nd October, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Activity at Intelligent Health steps up following first Mercia Fund Management investment

13th October, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Activity at Intelligent Health steps up following first Mercia investment

13th October, 2015

Direct Investments

Soccer Manager 2016 – Evolution from game to platform

12th October, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Abzena’s acquisition of PacificGMP extends service and technology offering

18th September, 2015

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Prinicipal Founder of Celentyx publishes global high impact research paper

17th September, 2015

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University of Leicester spinout technology hailed as ‘most commercially viable’

16th September, 2015

Direct Investments

Build your dreams in VR

15th September, 2015

Direct Investments

Former Virgin Galactic President announced as Chairman of Crowd Reactive

28th August, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Ad-tech start-up wayve secures £300,000 seed funding from Mercia Fund Management

28th August, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Friendly Score launches B2B SAAS app

27th August, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

FriendlyScore launches B2B SAAS app

25th August, 2015

Direct Investments

“Entrepreneurs should be storytellers.” Spotlight on Investment Manager Joshua Levy

23rd August, 2015

Direct Investments

Life’s a pitch – ten key ingredients to make your digital start-up pitch perfect

23rd August, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia launches dedicated EIS/SEIS fund for commercialising university spinouts

20th August, 2015

Direct Investments

Play stunning VR adventure game The Assembly at EGX

20th August, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Commercialising university IP (tax) efficiently

7th August, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Leicester spinout MIP Diagnostics appoints CEO

4th August, 2015

Direct Investments

How digital platforms will revolutionise the trading card industry

31st July, 2015

Investment support for technology-backed or knowledge-intensive businesses

31st July, 2015

Direct Investments

The Native Antigen Company launches new e-commerce platform for underserved antigen sector

30th July, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

NuVision becomes first University of Nottingham spinout to receive seed funding from Mercia

28th July, 2015

The Mercia Group Quarterly: Ambition

22nd July, 2015

Finalists announced for inaugural Growth Investor Awards

21st July, 2015

Direct Investments

Mercia Technologies backs Fractured Space developer with first investment

20th July, 2015

Direct Investments

Mercia continues long-standing support of home care technology company, Canary Care

15th July, 2015

Mercia Technologies reveals profit in maiden results

14th July, 2015

Direct Investments

The effects of a Steam free weekend promotion on Fractured Space

14th July, 2015

Direct Investments

£1m investment in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi component designer and manufacturer LM Technologies

6th July, 2015

Direct Investments

Mercia makes further investment into world leader in DNA design

3rd July, 2015

Direct Investments

£1.5m investment into Midlands-based aluminium forming company Impression Technologies

2nd July, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

£1.5m investment into Impression Technologies

2nd July, 2015

Direct Investments

E3 2015: The Assembly offers VR puzzle solving

30th June, 2015

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Preston firm is on the ball

24th June, 2015

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The systems behind the supercomputers

15th June, 2015

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“Ever since I was little, I always wanted to be an entrepreneur.” – The journey of a CEO under 30

15th June, 2015

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Marketing and Monitoring: The Power of SEO

10th June, 2015

Direct Investments

Mercia Technologies PLC: Our first quarter in review

8th June, 2015

Direct Investments

Mercia invests in two pioneering businesses in the Life Sciences sector

5th June, 2015

Direct Investments

The Assembly, Re-Engineered for Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus and HTC Vive

4th June, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

The Internet of Things and the future of smart devices

4th June, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Fund Management makes SEIS investment into facial recognition software developer

2nd June, 2015

Direct Investments

Meet the investor: An interview with Mark Payton

1st June, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Fund Management makes SEIS investments into two innovative early stage digital businesses

20th May, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

MFM makes SEIS investments into two innovative early stage digital businesses

20th May, 2015

Direct Investments

Mercia participates in PsiOxus funding round

19th May, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia Technologies PLC participates in PsiOxus funding round

19th May, 2015

Direct Investments

Mercia Fund Management makes EIS investments into two disruptive technologies

14th May, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

MFM makes EIS investments into two disruptive UK technologies

14th May, 2015

Dr Nicola Broughton joins MFM as Investment Director and Head of Technology Transfer

6th May, 2015

Direct Investments

Crowd Reactive launches EventsTag service for care homes

5th May, 2015

Direct Investments

The impact of technology on social care

5th May, 2015

Direct Investments

Virtual Reality – the magic of feeling, not watching

5th May, 2015

Mercia Fund Management launches start-up competition for Life Sciences sector

29th April, 2015

St Andrews-based Razorbill Instruments wins Mercia Fund Management’s Q1 Business Plan Competition

29th April, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia launches start-up competition for Life Sciences sector

28th April, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

St Andrews-based Razorbill Instruments wins MFM’s Q1 Business Plan Competition

28th April, 2015

Direct Investments

‘SWL Australia’ opens for business

23rd April, 2015

Direct Investments

PsiOxus Therapeutics to present promising new data on novel oncolytic immunocology platform at AACR 2015

16th April, 2015

Direct Investments

PsiOxus Therapeutics expands clinical studies for immuno-oncolytic treatment following positive response to intravenous delivery

16th April, 2015

Direct Investments

£1m investment in Soccer Manager Ltd

1st April, 2015

Direct Investments

£3.5m investment in leading e-procurement platform, Science Warehouse, increases Mercia’s stake

1st April, 2015

Matt Mead appointed Chief Investment Officer

25th March, 2015

Direct Investments

VirtTrade confirms partnership agreement with Panini

19th March, 2015

Direct Investments

Looking forward: Our first month as a PLC

19th March, 2015

Direct Investments

£1m investment in user-generated content platform, Crowd Reactive

18th March, 2015

Mercia Fund Management wins the double at the EISA Awards

17th February, 2015

Peter Dines joins Mercia as Investment Director, Head of Life Sciences

17th February, 2015

Two more universities become investors in Mercia Technologies

17th February, 2015

Direct Investments

Completion of Mercia Fund 2 acquisition

16th February, 2015

Direct Investments

£1.5m investment in digital trading card company, VirtTrade

27th January, 2015

Direct Investments

Notice of Mercia Fund Management AGM

22nd January, 2015

Direct Investments

Investment in nDreams

20th January, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Mercia’s £70m flotation wins deal of the month

20th January, 2015

Direct Investments

Martin Lamb appointed as a non-executive director

14th January, 2015

Mercia EIS Funds

Startup competition launches

14th January, 2015

Direct Investments

Admission to AIM with £106m market capitalisation – £70m raised

12th December, 2014

Direct Investments

Virtual Reality set to deliver a ‘seismic change’ within the gaming industry

19th November, 2014

Mercia EIS Funds

Investing in gaming start-ups

13th November, 2014

Mercia EIS Funds

Edge Case Games investment

8th October, 2014

Mercia EIS Funds

Soccer Manager

26th September, 2014

Mercia EIS Funds

Aston Eyetech investment

25th September, 2014
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