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Expansion plans for Agile Group after six-figure investment

Gazette Live, Feb 2014 A Stockton-based IT and communications service provider is to embark on major expansion after receiving a six figure investment. Agile Group secured the money through a...

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Northstar-backed AGM float showcases importance of a supportive investor

NEPIC Focal Point, March 2014 The role of Northstar Ventures in supporting innovative businesses in the North East is under the spotlight as one of its early-stage investments floated in the...

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Orchid Software set to blossom with £600,000 investment

The Journal, March 2014 Intranet software provider Orchid Software has received an investment of £600,000 from the Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund to drive forward its ambitious growth...

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Ignite launches new accelerator programme

Bdaily, March 2014 Ignite, one of Europe’s most successful accelerator programmes for early-stage digital businesses, is on the hunt for a new batch of teams to participate. Entrepreneurs will be able...

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North East business teams battle for chance to win up to £100,000 of investment

The Journal, November 2013 Ten ambitious business teams will go head-to-head on Thursday for chance to win up to £100,000 of investment. The North East hopefuls were selected from a group over 200 by...

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Investment manager strengthens Northstar Ventures team

The Journal, May 2014 One of the North East venture capital firms has strengthened its team with a new appointment. Northstar Ventures has recruited investment manager Wesley Hartley, 33, to support...

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Startup SpecifiedBy closes funding round

Extranet Revolution, April 2014 SpecifiedBy is another UK startup applying social media approaches to construction industry communications, and has closed its seed funding round. It has just achieved...

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Northstar makes green investments

Insider Media, May 2014 Northstar Ventures, which manages the £15m Finance for Business North East Proof of Concept Fund and the £25m Finance for Business North East Accelerator Fund, said it tended to...

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Newcastle-based TV app firm secures £350,000 investment

The Journal, May 2014 The Newcastle-based developers behind a social media app that delivers personalised messages to users’ televisions have secured a £350,000 investment. i-Spy Digital received the...

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Atlas Cloud secure £350k venture capital money to fuel growth

Bdaily, June 2014 Newcastle-based IT services outfit Atlas Cloud has secured £350k investment from Northstar Ventures and private investors. Following Bdaily’s recent coverage of the firm’s expansion...

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Blyth renewable energy firm secures £200k investment

Bdaily, June 2014 Renewable energy company, Solar Capture Technologies, has secured a £200k investment from Northstar Ventures’ Finance for Business North East Proof of Concept Fund. Previously known...

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£350,000 investment for Newcastle tech start-up business SoPost

The Journal, July 2014 A young entrepreneur from Gosforth, Newcastle, has ambitious plans for his fledgling start-up after securing more than £350,000 of investment. Jonathan Grubin, 23, secured...

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Top Table for Kykloud

BQ Online, July 2013 No 10 Downing Street will be hosting the first Pitch 10 event this Thursday to showcase some of the UK’s best digital businesses with North Shields-based Kykloud selected to take...

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Solar panel firm powers forward into the future

Daily Express, July 2014 The future is bright for Solar Capture Technologies (SCT), a new solar energy firm that dares to be different and make its own systems. Undaunted by the might of overseas...

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Data Shows Which UK VCs Have Been The Most Active In The Last 5 Years

TechCrunch, August 2014 It was only at the end of last month that new data appeared showing that fundraising by European startups was emerging from the bad old days of 2001. Dow Jones VentureSource...

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Newcastle’s Northstar Ventures listed among most active tech VCs

The Journal, August 2014 Newcastle’s Northstar Ventures has been featured on a list of the top 10 most active venture capitalists in the UK. The firm, which manages the £25m Finance for Business North...

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£100,000 funding boost for recruitment agency

The Chronicle, September 2014 A recruitment agency is set to expand after it received a cash boost of £100,000. Adept Professional Services Ltd, in Hartlepool, whose clients include blue-chip...

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Affinity Systems targets job creation a year on from investment

Insider Media, September 2014 A Sunderland-based IT service provider is looking to create jobs and build on its recent success a year on from securing £100,000 of funding from the Finance for Business...

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Prolific North East entrepreneurs join forces to disrupt the online voucher...

The Journal, October 2014 Three prolific North East entrepreneurs have joined forces to launch a new app which promises to take the online voucher space by storm. VouchShare is the work of Gary Hunter,...

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£6m Available for NE Companies

Insider Media, October 2014 Northstar Ventures is planning to invest in more than 20 North East companies in the next 18 months after being named as one of the UK’s most active investors. Over the past...

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