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Belfast tech company secures £500k funding for NI sport booking site

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Congratulations to pitchbooking.com and their management team of Shea O’Hagan, Fearghal Campbell and Chris McCann on recently securing a £500k investment round to help boost its online sports booking service. A Belfast tech company has secured £500,000 in funding to boost its online sports booking service. Pitchbooking, a 2018 start-up run by friends Shea O’Hagan, Fearghal Campbell and Chris McCann, is a […]

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B-Secur launches FDA-cleared HeartKey 2.0

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Well done to portfolio company, B-Secur, on launching its FDA approved Heartkey® 2.0 product, which should help to power the next generation of medical and consumer devices and platforms. Article from: https://b-secur.com/press/ekg-cloud-tech-improves-accuracy-in-heart-health-monitoring/ The new cloud-based software significantly reduces EKG signal noise, elevating EKG interpretation to new heights of efficiency and accuracy for clinicians and facilitating the

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New ‘Help to Grow: Digital’ scheme available

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Small and medium-sized businesses across the UK can now access free and impartial online support to see how digital technology can boost their business performance. The headline benefits are listed below: Eligible businesses will receive one financial discount towards the purchase of one approved software product up to a maximum of £5,000 (not including VAT) in Customer

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Significant benefits offered to our Portfolio companies

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Outstanding opportunities are offered to our portfolio companies. Due to our partnerships our companies have considerable discounts and added access to Amazon Web services, Google cloud and HubSpots. We understand how important it is to be connected to your team and trust that our companies will use these services effectively. For more details see below:

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Ulster Bank and Clarendon Fund Managers partner to launch new investment initiative on International Women’s Day

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Delighted to announce that we are the first local venture capital fund to sign up to the ‘Investing in Women Code’. In addition, we are delighted to announce that we are partnering with Ulster Bank, through John Ferris, to support twelve women in female-led businesses through an accelerator programme in 2022 – this programme will help these

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Northern Ireland woman in ovarian cancer diagnostic firm wins £50,000 at top innovation awards

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Congratulations to Dr Shannon Beattie, COO of GenoME Diagnostics Ltd, on being awarded a £50k mentoring and support package from Innovate UK‘s Women in Innovation Awards! Article from: syncni.com A leading female researcher at Queen’s University commercial spin-out, GenoME Diagnostics, has won £50,000 and a mentoring and support package after being named a winner at Innovate UK’s Women

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Northern Ireland start-up Overwatch Research acquired by US giant Benchling

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Congratulations to Overwatch Research, and their co-founders Chris Armstrong, Graham Wilsdon & Paul Wilsdon, on being acquired by ‘US giant’, Benchling. (Pictured above from left, Overwatch Research co-founders Graham Wilsdon, Chris Armstrong and Paul Wilsdon) In addition, congratulations to local HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) investors, who invested in the company following its pitch to the HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) network in November 2019.

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Shortlist for the Insider Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards 2022

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Congratulations to our very own Chris Trotter, who has been nominated as ‘Emerging Dealmaker of the Year’ at the Insider Media Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards 2022. In addition, big congratulations to our portfolio companies GenoME Diagnostics Ltd, B-Secur, Cirdan Ltd, Selazar and Datactics all of which have been nominated for ‘Deal of the Year’ in their respective categories. Article taken from : insidermedia.com Bank-funded Deal

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SustainIQ perfectly positioned as ESG comes to the fore in 2022

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Fantastic piece on SustainIQ by British Business Bank Northern Ireland on its efforts to bring ESG to the fore in 2022 and beyond through its platform that can measure and report on ESG impacts. Keep up the good work Liam McEvoy and Maria Diffley! It’s great to have the continued support of British Business Bank, British Business Bank Northern Ireland and British Business Investments in our own

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