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Datactics invests over £2m with plans to grow exports and create 18 jobs
Pictured (L-R) is Stuart Harvey, CEO of Datactics with George McKinney, Director of Technology and Services, Invest NI
22 November, 2021
Belfast mining tech firm Tribe wins big in funding round
Big congratulations to new portfolio company, Tribe Tech Group, in securing their Series A funding round. This round was led by a number of private in
18 January, 2022
HBAN business angels invest median of €200,000 each in start-ups
Great to see strong angel investment across the island of Ireland. The recent HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) report indicates that the median inve
11 January, 2022
Angel investing about using your experience for good…
Nice article from our very own Portfolio & Finance Manager, Gareth Herron, explaining how you could get more involved in angel investing thro
07 December, 2021
Hat-trick of contracts boost Decom after a strong year
Congratulations to our portfolio company Decom Engineering on securing a third successive international contract in 2021, valued at more than £400,000
18 November, 2021
BOARD APPOINTMENT TO HELP DRIVE GROWTH AT NEUROVALENS
Our portfolio company Neurovalens, has appointed an experienced US medical devices expert who will bring expertise to its board as the business prepar
18 November, 2021
Selazar secures £20 million investment to fund global expansion
Chris Trotter from Clarendon Fund Managers and Jack Williams, chief executive of Selazar Congratulations to our portfolio company, Selazar, and i
03 November, 2021
Liopa wins healthcare contract with new AI lip-reading technology
Pictured (L-R) is Dr Vicky Kell, Director of Innovation, Research and Development, Invest NI with Fabian Campbell-West, CTO and co-founder, Liopa. Con
18 October, 2021
Success: Decom wins global contracts
Congratulations to our portfolio company, DECOM Engineering, on securing a “pipeline of multi-million-pound global contracts.” This f
21 September, 2021
Northern Ireland’s early stage companies attracting higher funding
Funding rounds: Brian Cummings, investment director at Clarendon Fund Managers and Alan Foreman, chief executive of portfolio company B-Secur From the
31 August, 2021
Tyrone specialists in dismantling oil and gas facilities to set up in Aberdeen
Great to see our portfolio company, DECOM Engineering, that specialises in decommissioning oil and gas facilities, expanding as it opens up a new offi
16 August, 2021
Zymplify to expand in Portstewart with 26 jobs
Great news as our portfolio company, Zymplify, invests £1.5m into its business with plans to create 26 new jobs with the support of Invest Northern Ir
02 August, 2021
High Flyers : Claudine Owens , Investment Manager
A great write up in the The Irish News on our very own high flying Claudine Owens, Regional HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) co-ordinator! If you ar
28 July, 2021
HBAN Ulster passes 100 members and calls for more people to become business angels
A big congratulations to HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) in Northern Ireland as the network of business angels passes 100 members. In addition, the
28 July, 2021
Nanotech developers awarded £42 million government support
Congratulations to our portfolio company, Cirdan Ltd, and its local Northern Irish partners on securing a £42.4m grant (which is helping to leverage a
22 July, 2021
B-Secur collaborates with Texas Instruments
Congratulations to our portfolio company, B-Secur, on securing a key strategic partnership and collaboration with Texas Instruments. This collaboratio
22 July, 2021
Haru: NI charity start-up wins £450k funding
Congratulations to new portfolio company, Haru, and its Co-Founders Jacques Hill and Sam Lynas on recently raising a £450k round. This investment will
30 June, 2021
Female founders are attracting huge funding from NI investors
Fantastic to see female founded companies such as SustainIQ , The Blinky Blanket Company and ESTHER amongst others raise significant investment rounds
24 June, 2021
Cookstown firm Decom Engineering signs foreign deals after investment
Well done to Sean Conway and the rest of the DECOM Engineering team on securing new business wins in Germany, Holland and Malaysia. This comes after t
01 June, 2021
Belfast’s GenoMe raises £300,000 for its ovarian cancer test
Congratulations to our new portfolio company, GenoME Diagnostics Ltd, on securing a £300k seed round. This investment will help the company develop it
26 May, 2021
Belfast’s VascVersa raises funding round for its cell therapy
Congratulations to our new portfolio company, VascVersa Ltd, and it’s CEO, Christina O’Neill, for securing its first round of investment. Lots o
19 May, 2021
Loyalbe secures €850,000 in funding for rewards app
Founder and CEO, Cormac Quinn said: “We intend to use the funds to build partnerships and upscale our marketing efforts within Ireland. We have recent
12 May, 2021
Boatyard Double Gin now available in New York!
A big congratulations to our portfolio company, The Boatyard Distillery, whose Double Gin is now available to buy in New York State thanks to its dist
05 May, 2021
Cumulus Neuroscience Announces £6 million Funding Round Led by the Dementia Discovery Fundand joinedby LifeArc and UK Future Fund
Congratulations to our portfolio company, Cumulus Neuroscience, on securing a £6m investment from industry specialists to help further accelerate the
05 May, 2021
Irish inventors aim to make self-insulating clip a staple for electricians
A nice write up in the The Irish Times for our portfolio company, GRAYS CLIP LIMITED – the article gives some really insightful background to Ju
29 April, 2021
FURTHER.SPACE secures £1.25 million investment from Foresight.
Congratulations to our portfolio company,FURTHER.SPACE, for securing a £1.25m investment from Foresight Group. This investment will help the company&#
27 April, 2021
The E-Scooters loved by Silicon Valley roll into New York
A nice name-check for our portfolio company, See.Sense and its Co-Founder Irene McAleese, in a recent article on E-Scooters in The New Yorker magazine
27 April, 2021
B-Secur Delivers Powerful ECG Algorithms and Analytics with Maxim Integrated’s Electrocardiogram Biometric Sensor Hub to Speed Time to Market
Belfast, Northern Ireland – March 25, 2021 – B-Secur, in collaboration with Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM), has launched an ultra-low
26 March, 2021
Minister announces new Co-Fund NI funding of over £16m to support local SMEs
Economy Minister, Diane Dodds, has today announced that Co-investment Fund (Co-Fund) NI is receiving additional funding of over £16million to support
24 March, 2021
Belfast Tech Company B-Secur Continues Global Ascent
Belfast, 4 February 2021 — In a significant breakthrough for its global growth, a leading Northern Ireland company, B-Secur, today announced it has re
05 February, 2021
