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...
View ArticleNorthstar-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...
View ArticleOrchid 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...
View ArticleIgnite 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...
View ArticleNorth 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...
View ArticleInvestment 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...
View ArticleStartup 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...
View ArticleNorthstar 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...
View ArticleNewcastle-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...
View ArticleAtlas 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...
View ArticleBlyth 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...
View Article£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...
View ArticleTop 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...
View ArticleSolar 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...
View ArticleData 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...
View ArticleNewcastle’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...
View Article£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...
View ArticleAffinity 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...
View ArticleProlific 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,...
View Article£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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