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Recite Me nets return backing from Northstar Ventures as it banks on legislation demands
Northstar Ventures' Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund has backed a Gateshead-based company which helps those who are dyslexic and visually impaired use the internet.
BuzzFeed aggregates investors to lock up $19.3 million of new funding to drive social expansion
Social news aggregator BuzzFeed has closed a Series D funding round and outlined intentions to open a London office in 2013.
E-commerce lending platform iwoca attracts Beyond Digital as venture backer
Loan provider iwoca has received capital itself through a funding round led by Beyond Digital.
Instant nets £16 million of investment capital from MML
Private equity firm MML has taken out a minority investment in office services business Instant.
Spanish restaurant chain served up BGF funding
Tapas chain Camino has secured £3 million of investment through the Business Growth Fund.
Online recruitment firm Hiring-Hub targets ‘world domination’ on the back of maiden funding round
Hiring-Hub is set to target 'aggressive' growth following the closing of a £500,000 investment round.
WhipTail collects first investment allocation from SanDisk’s new venture capital initiative
Data storage business WhipTail has become the first company to be backed by SanDisk's corporate venture fund.
Route Monkey closes second £500,000 funding deal with regional backer
Vehicle tracking software business Route Monkey has secured £500,000 of investment for the second time in its lifetime.
Hello Fresh cooks up recipe for growth with new investment deal led by Vorwerk Ventures
An e-commerce firm which allows users to receive recipes and an exact ingredients list to their door has gobbled up new investment.
Index Ventures leads seven-figure growth capital deal for review service Trustpilot
Investment firm Index Ventures has invested £8 million into Trustpilot to help the Copenhagen-based business target the US market.
Zopa attracts Augmentum and Forward Venture as equity backers to boost crowd lending
A peer-to-peer lending company which pairs borrowers and savers has been invested in by Augmentum Capital.
Road safety firm TR Fleet gets investment rubber stamp from Midven
TR Fleet has marked its second year of operation by closing a funding round worth £300,000.
Photo sharing service used by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak backed by Skyscanner's Gareth Williams
An Edinburgh-based photo sharing business has taken its total fundraising to £700,000 following a new £375,000 deal.
Ex-Amazon executives secure Octopus Investments cash for Rangespan business
Venture capital firm Octopus Investments has backed a business set up by two former Amazon executives.
Lookout partners with Orange through investment to bring smartphone protection to UK EE and T-Mobile customers
Mobile network Orange has made an investment through its Orange & Publicis strategic venture capital initiative.
M-commerce firm paythru becomes first business backed by Restoration Alpha Angels
Technology merchant bank Restoration Partners has closed the first investment to be made through its Restoration Alpha Angels network.
Former Google executives land Balderton Capital as VC backer for QuBit venture
Balderton Capital has led a $7.5 million (£4.65 million) investment into QuBit and placed general partner Bernard Liautaud onto the board.
Betfair founder Ed Wray backs Footfall123 in angel and venture capital investment round
Footfall123 has raised £1.7 million to help with international expansion and product portfolio development.
BGF serves up cash feast to restaurant group
Restaurant group Peyton and Byrne has raised £6.25 million of growth capital through the Business Growth Fund.
Cable-Sense collects £800,000 from the North West Fund for Energy & Environmental
The North West Fund has closed its second deal of the week by making an investment through its Energy & Environmental division.
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