Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund

"Salesfire aims to replicate the in-store experience, where sales assistants and effective signage help customers to find the right products and maximise sales. In the current challenging retail environment, it is even more important that online stores make the most of their marketing spend. The investment from Mercia and NPIF will enable us to develop exciting new features to make the platform even more powerful."

"I am delighted to announce our latest fundraising round led by Vitruvian Partners. Vitruvian’s experience supporting high-growth and innovative technology companies globally will be invaluable as we continue to scale up our capabilities and operations. Given the evolving threat landscape and the increasingly sophisticated technology being used by adversarial actors, this investment will help us continue to stay at the forefront of the fight against misinformation, funding further research and development of end-to-end technology solutions that really break down and combat information threats."

"MG was founded by a strong team of retail experts and the technology they've created addresses a genuine need for both retailers and consumers. MG have received encouraging traction from several high-profile retailers, and we're pleased to support Richard, Stephen and Stewart at such a pivotal point in the company's growth journey. We look forward to working with the team to help drive MG forward."

"Online learning now plays a key role in education but nothing can replace the benefits of one to one tuition. Tutorful offers the best of both worlds – it offers students easy access to some of the best teachers in the UK while leveraging the power of technology to make learning more fun and engaging. The platform has potential for use worldwide and this latest investment will help us to expand into other overseas markets."

"Bubo.AI is the only AI-driven pricing software that takes the perceived value to customers into account. We have been delighted by the awards and other recognition we have received so far. This funding will allow us to maintain our position at the leading edge of AI and establish the software as the world leader in its field."

"The time is right to accelerate our growth and invest across the business in our proven technology solutions to expand their take-up and unlock new A.I applications,"

"The pandemic has had a major impact on supply chains and the haulage industry. By improving efficiency and enabling them to recruit drivers remotely, our platform has helped firms to keep going in these uncertain times. With continued pressure on costs, it is all the more important for operators to minimise unnecessary expenses like recruitment fees to enable them to maintain profits and improve drivers’ wages."

"This investment couldn’t have come at a better time for us. Our brands of iAM Compliant and iAM Learning are gaining real brand traction and are already enjoying global recognition. These funds will allow us to leverage our existing products and scale them, with a predicted focus on additional online compliance app functionality and even more stellar content covering a wide range of topics from mental health to soft skills and everything in between. We are truly excited to work within this partnership vehicle."

"We founded Soccer Manager with a vision to create high-quality football games that the whole world could play."

"We have a truly unique tech product that is set to transform the legal industry, so it has been excellent to have had the support from NPIF and Maven to recruit the expertise we need to bring the product to market quicker. It is already generating a buzz within the legal tech space, so the Summize platform is well-equipped for a busy 2020, with a new team and more software features. We are excited to see where it takes us!"

"At GC Business Finance, we are passionate about helping growing businesses to really establish themselves in the market. Get Work has developed at an extraordinary pace in which we have been really impressed and its recent partnership with Google shows their credibility and growth potential. We fully believe in Get Work and their online platform and hope that with our funds they can scale up their operations and help even more tradespeople across the country."

"Our value proposition is simple. We help companies address the immense challenge of analyzing unstructured language data, which is growing at a rapid pace,"

"Having demonstrated the usefulness of our product through the success of the Spinningfields and Windmill Green sites, it’s clear that there will be real desire for Node from landlords across the country. Our innovative solution to problems that many multi-occupancy buildings experience with internet connectivity and choice of provider make this technology a really exciting prospect that drastically improves efficiency and cost savings."

"I was working as a personal trainer and thought about how I could engage with my clients more efficiently and grow the number of people I was training. I knew I could do better than emails and bits of paper and came up with the idea of an app."

"This investment from NPIF, will help My Digital Accounts scale its marketing activities to raise awareness of its product offering, particularly to support companies in HMRC’s widely-publicised Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative which affects all companies with turnover in excess of £85,000."