“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.” – Scott Belsky, co-founder of Behance. Entrepreneurship is often romanticised. Many of us imagine doing what we love, and becoming our own bosses can be attractive. In reality, you need to work hard, respect your limits, take risks, learn new skills, […]
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Early-Stage Landscape-Where can entrepreneurs look for money? Being your own boss, calling all the shots, and rushing to achieve your goals – for many people, entrepreneurship is the ultimate career objective. But as cool as running your own business sounds, it is incredibly difficult. How difficult? 90% of startups fail. […]
Durham-based synthetic diamond business Dyman Advanced Materials secures £882k in investment Revolutionary synthetic diamond production business, Dyman Advanced Materials, based at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) in County Durham, is set to further disrupt the $12bn market in 2022 after raising over £882,000 after successful third and fourth rounds of investment […]
Power Roll, the developer of ultra-low-cost and lightweight flexible film for energy generation and storage, confirmed today that it has raised £2.8m of investment to commercialise its unique solar film and capacitor technologies. The investment comprises £2.0m of equity and £0.8m of convertible loans as part of the Future Fund […]
Sheffield-based Electric Vehicle (EV) tech start-up Mina has successfully secured significant seed investment during the lockdown period supported by investment non-profit NorthInvest, valuing the business at £2m.
A social media platform designed for dog owners has secured £250,000 worth of equity investment from private investors through Leeds-based investment non-profit, NorthInvest.
NorthInvest Angels provided entrepreneurs of three ideation-stage start-ups in the Leeds City Region with wrap-around support to accelerate business growth.