Par Equity led the Series A round with participation from Mercia, Triplepoint, SIS Ventures, Scottish Enterprise and the MacLeod Family Trust.
"Our technology is already making a significant impact within counter terror and child sexual abuse investigations in the UK, and we're excited to build on this momentum in mainland Europe and the US. We've built a great network of partners to support our ambitious growth plans, and our team will double in size during each of the next two years to support this growth."
The Manchester-based delivery software provider secured backing from Chrysalis Investments to support product development and global expansion.
"We are delighted to provide Sorted with additional capital which will enable them to execute their ambition growth strategy. The recent pandemic has accelerated channel shift and Sorted are well placed to benefit from this trend, evidenced recently by some very exciting enterprise customer wins."
The financing round was backed by BCI Finance and private angels to accelerate the rollout of the open banking shopping platform.
"Our goal at Butter has always been to provide consumers with a simple and responsible alternative to credit cards and loans, enabling them to instantly spread the cost of anything from a takeaway to a holiday over a simple and transparent instalment plan, all within one easy to use account."
Maven led the £1.5m Series A investment to support platform development and infrastructure expansion.
"It was a pleasure to work with Ian and the team and support their rapid growth. Our latest investment in Boiler Plan is a real testament to what the business has achieved so far, and the funding package is a great example of our regional funds working together to allow a British business to capitalise on new market opportunities across the UK."
YoungPlanet secures £500k through a Crowdcube crowdfunding campaign to accelerate national growth and enhance app features.
"YoungPlanet’s mission has been to help parents become more sustainable, and we’re overjoyed that our investors and community members have chosen to invest in this journey with us. Being overfunded within the first 7 hours of our crowdfunding campaign going live was a huge success, and to see that we have overachieved our funding goals by 56% to raise over half a million, shows just how many people believe in our mission."