Portfolio
5
companies
Nuclera
Nuclera develops benchtop systems to accelerate protein expression and purification for research laboratories.
Screenreach Interactive
Screenreach Interactive provides a live sports streaming and advertising platform for commercial venues.
Clim8
Clim8 operates a sustainable investment platform focussed on climate action.
Lightpoint Medical
Lightpoint Medical builds miniature cancer detection tools for robot-assisted surgery.
Orka Technology Group
Orka Technology Group provides technology solutions for shift workers and their employers.
The Cambridge biotechnology company has raised £31.4m from investors including M&G and Amadeus Capital Partners to advance its desktop protein printer.
"There’s a fundamental productivity problem in biotech today. A biotech scientist needs to know how to make proteins to design drugs. That’s like expecting a computer scientist to know how to build a computer to design software,"
Hotspur Capital and other backers support the live sports streaming platform in its international rollout.
"The streaming revolution has left few corners of the consumer market untouched – with millions of people around the world embracing the ease and abundance of content available on countless new streaming services."
The sustainable investment platform raised the capital from venture funds, the Future Fund, and over 3,000 retail backers.
The financing round was backed by the British Business Bank Future Fund and private investors to accelerate the commercial launch of the SENSEI probe.
The Manchester worker tech start-up secured a mix of debt and equity financing to double its headcount and grow Orka Pay.
"Four years ago we set out to transform the experience of hourly paid workers, who make up 85% of the global workforce. What we’re doing is unique in this sector, and thanks to this funding, we’ll be able to reach many more businesses and their employees in the coming year – and improve the service that we can offer them."
