LawtechUK, the government-backed initiative within Tech Nation, whose aim is to help transform the UK legal sector through technology, has chosen five new members to join its advisory board.

Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies, has appointed four new Directors joining the Board, including the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee Chairs.

Annette Wilson, Eric Collins, Hussein Kanji and Trecilla Lobo join Tech Nation’s Board of Directors to power UK tech scaleups for the Digital Age.

HOWZAT Partners and ennea capital partners are joining forces as HOWZAT ennea Group to create one of Europe’s leading early to mid-stage investment, M&A and advisory businesses.  

HOWZAT is a unicorn investor and one of the top 3 travel technology investors globally*. It is ranked by Dealroom.co in the top 5% of European seed-stage investors. HOWZAT and ennea, between them, have made over 100 investments to date, through various vehicles, and assisted more than 60 transactions across multiple technology spaces.

Playfair Capital and Tech Nation have joined forces to expand their nationwide initiative to improve access to funding and mentors for female founders with two special events taking place on 5th and 12th November.  Female founders from across the UK will have the opportunity to meet four investors during one hour of remote office hours to discuss their tech business idea, ask for advice, pitch for investment and find a mentor. 

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has launched an online resource for prospective investment company directors, which aims to encourage a wide and diverse group of candidates to find out more about the role.

Global technology investor, Amadeus Capital Partners, today announces a major expansion of its investment team. Edward Kliphuis and Kai Schmitz have joined as Partners and Ana Bernardo-Gancedo as a Healthcare Analyst.

Following a period of sustained growth since launching Fund II in March 2019, Playfair Capital is bolstering its team in London with three new hires.

WestBridge has appointed Katherine Bond as investor relations director as the firm prepares the pre-marketing of its third fund.

She brings 20 years’ experience in the private equity sector, most recently as a consultant at Cadence Equity Partners and at Keyhaven Capital Partners, where she was a partner.

Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, announces the 30 scaleups that have been selected to join the new Net Zero programme. 

Bristol-based tech startup Geollect is one of 10 companies chosen to take part in a special mentoring programme being run by the UK’s intelligence, security and cyber agency.  The aim of the scheme is to develop creative products based on data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques that have the potential to help communities and businesses. 

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed David Milne as a partner in its Global Corporate Practice in Leeds. Mr. Milne joins from Eversheds Sutherland.

Data management software firm Azquo has appointed an industry heavyweight as its new Chairman.  Rhoddy Swire, the founder of global fund of funds Pantheon Ventures LLP, which has over £44 billion under management worldwide, has joined the team to help take the business to the next level.