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Cell Medica in tie-up with Imperial and Invesco
Imperial Innovations has closed its second July deal taking its total 2012 transactions, alongside other investors, to £62.6 million.
Accel Partners lead Correlsense Series C round
UK and US-based software business Correlsense has closed its Series C fundraising round and attracted investment from the likes of Accel Partners and Vertex Venture Capital.
Rollup Media becomes latest Arts Alliance portfolio company
Arts Alliance has closed its second deal of the week by backing digital publishing services business Rollup Media.
LOVEFiLM and Shazam VC firm backs ALLOW
Technology-focused venture capital firm Arts Alliance has provided £1.6 million in second round funding to ALLOW.
Google Ventures invests in cloud company
Egnyte, a California-based 'hybrid cloud' company, is planning to expand into the UK following a third round of funding led by Google Ventures.
YFM-run fund backs PPI claim company
UK Finance Online, a Bolton-based company that handles claims from misselling of payment protection insurance (PPI), has received funding from the North West Fund for Development Capital.
Jos White’s Notion Capital makes first play from second fund
Notion Capital, a venture capital firm that targets cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses, has made a first investment from its newly closed $100 million (£64.8 million) Fund 2.
Fashion start-up Lyst joins DFJ Esprit portfolio
London and New York-based social commerce business Lyst has secured $5 million of Series A funding.
Peratech closes £1.2 million debt and equity deal to ramp up growth
Finance Yorkshire has backed robotics and telecoms components business Peratech.
Sportradar secures big investment to help with acquisitive growth
European private equity firm EQT has invested €44 million in Sportradar from its EQT Expansion Capital II fund.
PsiOxus nets £22 million to commercialise cancer treatment
AIM-listed investment vehicle Imperial Innovations has backed PsiOxus Therapeutics in its Series B round.
Meyer’s new seed fund to help entrepreneurs ‘in the hot kitchen’
Ariadne Capital Entrepreneurs Fund, a seed fund set up by Julie Meyer, Karima Serageldin and Ariadne Capital, has raised $8.25 million (£5.3 million).
Octopus Investments nets 2.5x return on AVM investment
Venture capital firm Octopus Investments has ended its interest in visual communications business AVM in a deal with Alcuin Capital.
StrikeAd raises $500,000 and moves to New York
Venture capital-backed StrikeAd has secured the second round of its Series A funding and decided to relocate to the US.
Phase Focus marks Ombu Group’s fourth investment
Ombu Group has provided £3 million of growth capital to nanotech imaging business Phase Focus.
BGF sees promise in Morphsuits firm AFG Media
The entrepreneurs behind AFG Media, a fancy dress and party fashion business behind Morphsuits, are the latest recipients of equity funding from the Business Growth Fund.
LogRhythm inks corporate venture deal with Siemens
Corporate venture organisation Siemens' Venture Capital has led a $15 million (£9.6 million) funding round into LogRhythm.
Braveheart supports Scottish LED firm mLED
AIM-listed investment management firm Braveheart Investment has led a funding round into mLED, a micro light emitting diode (LED) business.
Atlas and Balderton back Psykosoft
The creator of web app Psykopaint, which allows users to 'paint' in the style of Renoir or Van Gogh, has raised seed funding from two venture capital firms and angel investors.
Fresh angel round for LumeJet
LumeJet has taken its total fundraisings to £4.5 million, with its latest angel round contributing £1.87 million to the pile.
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