YAi, a platform helping marketing agencies and brands create, evaluate, and improve AI-generated content at scale, has raised £250,000 in Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) funding from Jenson Ventures. 

StimOxyGen, a spin-out from Ulster University, has raised £1.5m, led by DSW Ventures, to accelerate the development of its innovative therapy designed to overcome treatment resistance in solid tumours.

Fundpath, the critical data and business intelligence service for the wealth and asset management industry, has copmpleted a £2 million funding round with its venture capital partner, Fuel Ventures. This second round of funding follows a £4m investment made in March 2023.

Calculus, a leading provider of tax efficient investments, has announced the launch of its HMRC-approved Knowledge Intensive Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Fund 2. The new offering follows the first successful Knowledge Intensive EIS Fund, which closed in April 2023 and is on track for full investment within the coming weeks.

Maven Capital Partners, a leading private equity and alternative asset manager, has completed the acquisition of Newable Ventures Limited for an undisclosed consideration from Newable Partnership, a leading provider of funding and support for UK businesses. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and the customary closing conditions.

The EISA has welcomed the Treasury’s confirmation that the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) should be extended beyond the current 2025 deadline.

To keep pace with its rapid growth, Kore, the RegTech Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that enables large financial institutions to fast track regulatory compliance has raised just under £2.4 million from Wealth Club members under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) in a heavily oversubscribed round.

Blackfinch Ventures has completed investment deals valued at £11m into 17 early-stage UK companies up to the end of the tax year.

The RCA has launched a new Seed / Enterprise Investment Scheme (S/EIS) Design & Impact fund investing in early-stage companies founded by Royal College of Art staff or graduates.

The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA), representing entrepreneurs, investors and advisors involved in facilitating private sector investment through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), is calling on Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng not to underestimate the role entrepreneurs and their investors can play in helping to drive economic growth post Covid.

Par Equity has more than doubled its annual investment into innovative technology businesses, from £12m in 2020 to £25m last year. This was in addition to a landmark $400m exit on the sale of portfolio company Current Health in October, which continued Par Equity’s track record of successful exits, returning cash to investors every year since 2013.

Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) investment manager Deepbridge Capital has now deployed over £100m of capital via the Deepbridge Technology Growth EIS fund.