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cloud.IQ is planning to launch an off-the-shelf version of its technology

Bridges Ventures supports Tech City firm cloud.IQ

Sustainable growth investor Bridges Ventures has provided £2 million in funding to integrated marketing technology company cloud.IQ.

Model Jodie Kidd has signed up as brand ambassador for BagThat

BagThat rings up £2 million

New online store BagThat has netted £2 million in funding two weeks after the business launched.

inov-8 supplies sportswear geared towards technical off-road running

Northern sportswear business gets ISIS seal of approval

ISIS Equity Partners has led an investment round into sportswear brand inov-8, its third transaction of 2012.

Livebookings reported 'record sales numbers' for the first quarter of 2012

Livebookings gets its teeth into new £15 million round

A fourth venture capital fundraising round for Livebookings has seen the company raise £15 million and take total funds received to £39 million.

Kate Mooney, CEO, Occa-Home

ASOS investor backs Occa-Home

The William Currie Group, which invested in successful fashion e-tailer ASOS, has backed homewares and furniture website Occa-Home.

The proceeds of the round will be used by ZiLift to complete product development

ZiLift looks to rise above competition with £4 million deal

A group of European investors are coming together to provide growth capital for the continuing development ZiLift and commercialisation of its technologies.

Moviepilot plans to open a new office in Los Angeles later in 2012

DFJ Esprit backs Moviepilot in $7 million round

Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has closed its second deal of the week by adding Moviepilot to its portfolio as part of a $7 million deal.

Albagaia technology recovers contaminated material and generates clean water

Angel funding and grant for Albagaia

Scottish cleantech business Albagaia has sewn up £500,000 of funding to aid the development of its waste recovery technology.

Mark Prisk, business and enterprise minister, made the announcement at PlayJam's HQ

Angel CoFund makes first five commitments

The £50 million government-backed Angel CoFund has made its first five investments, with £7.2 million being handed out to the successful companies.

Liquidity injection: Wear Inns has raised £10 million

Northern pub business raises £10 million

Wear Inns, a chain of pubs across the North East of England and Yorkshire, has pulled in £10 million from Business Growth Fund and NVM Private Equity.

SportPursuit.co.uk has raised $2.3 million

SportPursuit.co.uk in $2.3 million funding

A website that operates seven-day 'flash sales' of high-end sporting goods for its members has raised $2.3 million (£1.4 million) in its Series A funding round.

archify is set to relocate to Berlin's tech hub

Wonga investor backs archify with seed funding

Balderton Capital, the London-based venture capital firm behind seed investments in loan provider Wonga and entertainment retailer LOVEFiLM, has provided early stage capital to archify.

FreeAgent targets US market with funding-aided deal

Venture capital-backed FreeAgent has broken into the US market with its first American acquisition and has landed a new investment round.

The business has landed customers including Thomas Cook, RAC and British Gas

First VC round for AdInsight

AdInsight has secured its first round of venture capital funding by attracting the interest of Eden Ventures.

Three cleantech firms backed by Ludgate

Growth captial investor Ludgate Environmental Fund has backed Tamar, Micropelt and Ignis Biomass in its latest round of cleantech deals.

The deal is BGF’s second investment in Scotland after its backing of STATS

Business Growth Fund closes eighth deal

The Business Growth Fund has made its second Scottish-based investment through the backing of lasers and photonic optical instruments business M Squared Lasers.

Third round of £40 million for Just-Eat

Online takeaway business Just-Eat has taken its total venture capital fundraising to £80 million as it looks to boost its global expansion.

The miiCard service costs £1 a month and is charged on a transactional basis

miiCard raises capital for US expansion

Online identification business miiCard has taken its total fundraisings to over £2 million with a new seed round, as it looks to move into new markets.

Islam and Judy Pearson, founders of EcoLogicLiving

Husband and wife team net £500,000

Renewable energy business EcoLogicLiving has landed £500,000 of investment from The North West Fund for Energy and Environmental.

Graphite Capital manages more than £1.2 billion through three private funds

Graphite supports Rex Restaurants' expansion plans

Mid-market-focused investment firm Graphite Capital has closed another deal in the eating and drinking sector by linking up with restaurant group Rex Restaurants.

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