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Northern Ireland diagnostics firm Cirdan secures £7.5m investment
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland and 57 Stars support Lisburn company’s commitment to addressing global healthcare challenges
16 October, 2024
First equity deal announced for £70m Investment Fund for Northern Ireland
Clarendon Fund Managers leads investment for data solutions firm INQDATA A data solutions company which hails Northern Ireland as a global centre of e
24 July, 2024
Modern Democracy ensures smooth running of GB elections for 4.5m voters as record number of Councils adopt digital check-in
Portfolio company, Modern Democracy, ensures smooth running of GB elections for 4.5m voters as record number of Councils adopt digital check-in.Congra
07 May, 2024
Neurovalens closes £2.1m funding round
Neurovalens, a Belfast-headquartered specialist in non-invasive neuro-technology, has closed a £2.1m funding round with existing investors in preparat
22 April, 2024Clarendon is hiring
Clarendon Fund Managers is a leading Belfast based venture capital firm dedicated to investing in innovative businesses with high growth potential acr
22 March, 2024
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland Roadshows hailed a great success
Source: Press Release – March 13, 2024 – British Business Bank (british-business-bank.co.uk) £70million Investment Fund for Northern Irela
13 March, 2024
The Boatyard Distillery Awarded No.6 in Drinks International’s Bartenders’ Choice
Congratulations to portfolio company, The Boatyard Distillery and, in particular, Joe McGirr and Declan McGurk, on this significant recognition. The D
10 January, 2024
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland Roadshows – February 2024
Calling all SMEs, business advisors, accountants, bankers and lawyers supporting smaller businesses. Join us and the British Business Bank at the belo
10 January, 2024
CV6 Receive MHRA Approval for UK-Wide Trials
Congratulations to portfolio company, CV6 Therapeutics, (NI) Ltd. and, in particular, Robert D. Ladner, Ph.D. on this significant commercial milestone
14 December, 2023
Neurovalens Receive FDA Clearance for its Modius Sleep Device
Congratulations to portfolio company, Neurovalens, and its CEO, Jason McKeown, on receiving clearance from the FDA on its Modius S
01 November, 2023
ANGOKA TO REVEAL NEXT GENERATION SECURITY TO PROTECT “LAST MILE” COMMUNICATIONS
Belfast-based cyber security leader ANGOKA is to unveil a new solution which offers robust security in the face of emerging quantum threats about to c
31 October, 2023
Clarendon Fund Managers Achieves B-Corp Accreditation
Clarendon Fund Managers is now the first Investment Manager on the island of Ireland to be B Corp UK accredited! This accreditation process means that
19 September, 2023
Respiratory Analytics – Health Innovation Research Alliance Northern Ireland’s Company of the Month
Respiratory Analytics won Health Innovation Research Alliance NI’s company of the month for its technology that helps people with Asthma and COP
13 September, 2023
Amply Discovery Selected to Participate in the Techstars Chicago, Powered by JP Morgan Progam
AMPLY Discovery is one of 12 exceptional AI startups selected to participate in the Techstars Chicago Program, a fantastic opportunity for the team to
13 September, 2023
AMPLY DISCOVERY EXPLAINS HOW ITS AI TECHNOLOGY CAN IDENTIFY NOVEL BIOLGICAL DRUG CANDITATES
CEO, Ben Thomas, and CCO, Dermot Tierney, joined Moira Gunn from BioTech Nation to discuss exactly why the company was formed and how, with the assist
08 September, 2023
VIPERCLIP COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF VIPER CLIP CABLE GUN
Congratulations to Davy Gray and Julie Gray, Co-Founders of ViperClip, who have recently completed the development of their product, Viper Clip Cable
08 September, 2023
Tribe Technology in Co Antrim joins the London Stock Exchange with market cap of £22.2m
Tribe Tech Group listed on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday 5th September, with a successful raise of £4.6m and an initial market capitalisation o
07 September, 2023
Sonrai Analytics and Cancer Research Horizons Join Forces to Drive Precision Medicine Innovation
Sonrai Analytics joins forces with Cancer Research Horizons with its AI-enabled discovery technology, Sonrai Discovery, helping to uncover the next ge
07 September, 2023
Northern Ireland software firm led by women secures £1m contract
A female-led Belfast tech company has secured contracts valued at over £1m in the last year across the defence, healthcare, and commercial secto
25 August, 2023
Congratulations to portfolio company, Tribe Tech Group, that has issued its ‘Intention to Float’ documentation to the London Stock Exchange
CO Antrim manufacturer Tribe Technology has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange. Article taken from: Irish News The Mallusk-
25 August, 2023
Cumulus Neuroscience involved in new diagnostics assessment, Fastball EEG.
As quicker, more accurate ways to detect dementia becomes ever more urgent, Cumulus Neuroscience Ltd. has teamed up with the Universities of Bath and
25 August, 2023
Portfolio company, SeeSense, involved in report findings deriving road safety insights.
SeeSense has partnered with Transport Accident Commission (TAC) Deakin University and iMOVE Australia to produce report findings and recommendations w
24 August, 2023
A Belfast-based business behind a software platform which helps streamline the work of surveyors has been acquired by ScaleUp Capital.
Established in 2011, GoReport identified a void in the market for software which helps surveyors digitise their inspecting, reporting and analysis pro
12 June, 2023
Congratulations to portfolio company, PlotBox, and its senior team Sean McAllister and Leona McAllister on securing significant investment from Guinness Ventures and other existing investors.
The new investment will support PlotBox‘s strategy for global growth and expansion, enabling its continued development of best-in-class products
05 June, 2023
invoX Pharma has completed a second tranche of investment into portfolio company, pHion Therapeutics, a next-generation mRNA vaccine company.
Congratulations to Helen McCarthy, Darach Neeson, and the rest of the pHion Therapeutics team, as well as Ben Toogood at invoX Pharma Limited. We look
02 June, 2023
Congratulations to portfolio company, Cumulus Neuroscience, on completing patient enrolment.
Cumulus Neuroscience Completes Patient Enrollment for Pivotal CNS-101 Early-stage Alzheimer’s Dementia Validation Trial. Article taken from: https://c
02 June, 2023
GenoME Diagnostics closes £1.4m funding round to help with earlier detection of ovarian cancer
Investment success for Belfast-based GenoME Diagnostics to support further development of its novel testing technology. Article taken from: https://st
06 March, 2023
Eight Co-Fund Portfolio Companies Nominated for Awards
A number of our portfolio companies have been nominated in the Insider Media Northern Ireland Dealmaker Awards: Private Equity / Venture Cap
02 March, 2023
Co-Fund NI has recently made an investment into its 100th investee company following a deal into Kinsetsu, a female founded Belfast-based IT firm.
This landmark deal for Co-Fund NI means that it has now deployed capital of £43m, which has helped to leverage £285m of private investment into the No
18 January, 2023
Congratulations to portfolio company, Re-Vana Therapeutics, on securing a £10m investment
One of Queen’s technology spin-out companies, Re-Vana Therapeutics, has attracted £10m of investment for research into sight-threatening eye disease.
18 January, 2023
