Durham-based advanced manufacturing start-up, Evince Technology has raised £525,000 in private investment and Innovate UK match-funding, facilitated by NorthInvest.
Yearly Archives: 2020
The Managing Director of FinTech at Legal & General, Nick Frankland, has joined the Board of NorthInvest.
Our Founding Board Director, Helen Oldham, joined a UKBAA round table to discuss support for female innovators during COVID-19 and beyond - read the key takeaways from the session here.
COVID-19 has encouraged VCs and fundraising organisations to adapt and embrace technology - and NorthInvest is no exception. Since lockdown began we’ve hosted 3 pitch events over Zoom, connecting 18 start-ups with more than 40 investors, to positive feedback from entrepreneurs and investors alike.
It's been almost two month's since lockdown was announced and we're adapting to a new normal: virtual pitch events, online workshops, and closer collaboration between our angels and regional VCs.
NorthInvest Angels provided entrepreneurs of three ideation-stage start-ups in the Leeds City Region with wrap-around support to accelerate business growth.
NorthInvest supported three investment rounds in the first quarter of 2020. The investment facilitator has helped IP-rich start-ups based in the North of England raise almost £2m through its funding network, and has already hosted two virtual pitch events since lockdown began.
While companies rally in the face of the Covid-19 outbreak, we partnered with Sunderland-based business consultancy, RTC North, to host fundraising event Pitchfest 2020 – online.
March 2020 may well be known as the month that changed everything, and the investment world hasn’t been immune. Entrepreneurs of early stage start-ups have fundraising questions, and NorthInvest have connected with our investor community to give you answers.
It is not only doctors and nurses who are being called out of retirement to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic: the call has gone out for 500 experienced business people to mentor Yorkshire entrepreneurs and leaders across sectors to manage the impact of COVID-19.