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Fintech Sidekick expanding Cardiff operational hub of multi-million-pound investment round
Deals
The Development Bank of Wales participated in the firm's Series A funding round
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Gateshead tech firm Petards set to post 24% lift in revenues amid boosted order book
Company Results
Petards says its defence and rail divisions has seen order intake 'at levels not seen for several years'
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North East tech firm Vianet seals 'significant' deal with US restaurant group
Technology
The Stockton firm updated shareholders on a robust first half, but reiterated how customers have been cautious to invest
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Plant tech firm SmartyPlants wins £190k funding
North West
British Design Fund backs Manchester firm helping people keep houseplants alive
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Holiday park wifi specialist Infinium planning º£½ÇÊÓÆµ expansion after ‘seven figure’ River Capital investment
Finance
Lancashire business plans national rollout of tech that is 'fundamental evolution' of its work
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Filtronic hails 'encouraging' start to the year despite profit fall
Company Results
Filtronic says it has entered the second half of the financial year with a record order book
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Bank of England names first º£½ÇÊÓÆµ fintech cohort for Scale-Up unit
Finance
Firms include neobank unicorn Zopa and Allica Bank for the first cohort of its new Scale-Up unit designed to accelerate fintech growth
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Tech venture Academii in £1m equity round to support expansion
Deals
The Series A round into the Caerphilly-based firm was led by the Development Bank of Wales
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AstraZeneca begins trading on New York Stock Exchange
Pharmaceuticals
The FTSE 100 pharmaceutical giant has listed on the NYSE after delisting American Depositary Shares from Nasdaq, whilst maintaining its London and Stockholm listings
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Arm CEO: º£½ÇÊÓÆµ's risk aversion is holding back tech startups
Enterprise
Rene Haas says 'less appetite for risk' is holding tech startups back from scaling and is calling for more venture capital investment
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Andy Burnham hails ‘fantastic news for Greater Manchester’ as biotech firm Vortex opens in city
North West
Firm bidding to improve cancer treatments says North West move 'positions the company for growth'
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Tech firm Summize that works with US sporting giants secures £40m for global growth
Technology
Maven Capital Partners and YFM joined by new backers in funding round
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Company developing tech that sends data at 'speed of light' secures major funding
Technology
Clifton-headquartered Duality Quantum Photonics was founded in 2020 and now employs 20 staff
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Strong first quarter for Sage with double digit revenue growth across markets
Tech
Chief financial officer Jacqui Cartin said the business continues to invest in artificial intelligence
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County Durham's Quorum Technology acquired by Norwegian energy transition specialist Volue
Tech
The IT infrastructure firm's senior management team will remain in post
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Channel 4 backs wealth app Chip in £17m funding round
Technology
The round values Chip at £208m and combines £6m of media-for-equity from Channel 4 Ventures, with £11m raised from more than 9,000 retail investors
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Mark Cuban-backed Orreco acquires Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill's Jennis
Yorkshire & Humber
The acquisition follows the Dallas Mavericks owner's backing of Orreco in a $4m Series A funding round
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º£½ÇÊÓÆµ government selects seven companies to design 'futuristic drones' for use in battle
Armed Forces
BAE Systems, Leonardo and Tekever are among the defence firms chosen to put forward designs
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Chauffeuring service SCS wins 'seven figure' investment and considers national acquisitions
North West
Arete Capital Partners and River Capital back growth of Cheshire firm
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Netflix reports $12bn Q4 revenue as subscribers hit 325m amid live sport push
Technology
The streaming platform cited its live sport investment among contributing factors to the sales surge
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Manchesterism: Andy Burnham unveils massive plan to ‘reindustrialise birthplace of industrial revolution’
North West
Mayor singles out five ‘growth clusters’ in Greater Manchester
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Biotech firm secures £4.5m funding to take ‘world-first’ implantable treatment for brain cancer to clinics
Technology
Investment led by GMC Life Sciences Fund by PXN Ventures and NPIF II – PXN Equity Finance
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Kromek hails strong half year as revenues top £15m driven by imaging success
Technology
In Newcastle the firm has a prototype detector at a hospital which aims to improve breast screening and diagnostics
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Ex-Dyson boss who led global launch of hand dryers scores new CEO job
Appointments
He has taken the helm at cleantech company Luthmore which has raised millions in the three years since its founding
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