The social investment application raised £14.4m in a Series A convertible offering led by Ventura Capital.
"There is a revolution going on in retail investing. Invstr is here to support that revolution against the new and old dark forces of the financial establishment. We’ve taken the best investment techniques from the rich and made them available to everyone. We help our community members understand their individual investing style and performance, choose stocks that suit their portfolios, share ideas publicly, in groups or private messages, test out their strategies in Fantasy Finance® before they take any real risk and then perform all of their banking and brokerage needs in a single place. Our members are winning the fight. Our real money $100,000 Challenge and Invstr Fantasy League champions are spectacularly outperforming the market and Wall St."
LHV Group has committed £4.5m as part of B-North's ongoing £20m Series A fundraise.
"We are delighted to welcome LHV as one of our lead investors. It is great to have the opportunity to work alongside a business that shares our belief in the importance of backing growing enterprises – and one that has a strong track record for doing so."
BGF has led a £10.5m growth equity investment into cybersecurity provider e2e-assure.
"We were looking for an investment partner to help us scale and ran an exhaustive selection process to find the right partner to achieve an outcome that fitted with e2e-assure’s culture and customers. BGF was the right choice at the right time for our business. Their expertise in the field of technology and their connections to international markets such as Australia will be key to unlocking growth. We look forward to working with the team to help shape our go to market strategy and bring e2e-assure’s unique offering to more customers than ever before."
The investment round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Tencent Investment.
"Our global footprint, leadership, and strategic position in the innovation economy have enabled us to attract top investors, customers, and talent. Adding Softbank Vision Fund 2 and Tencent to our notable roster of investors will help solidify PatSnap as the industry standard for innovation intelligence. Both have deep investment expertise with AI-led companies and proven track records supporting sustainable company growth."
The seed round was led by LVL1 Group to fund the initial launch of stores in London.
"Online express grocery delivery is a relatively new concept. It is gaining traction around the world and disrupting traditional neighbourhood convenience store shopping. Executing hyperlocal delivery requires a combination of online ecommerce and sophisticated offline retail and logistics expertise. Jiffy’s founders are experienced entrepreneurs with a proven track record in these areas, and we are confident in their ability to execute."
