Mercia originally invested in MyHeathChecked PLC when it was named Concepta, back in 2013. After a rebrand in 2020, it now offers a broader portfolio of health diagnostic products designed for testing at home, and recently signed an agreement with Boots. Investment Associate Rob Bennett has more on the latest round of investment from
Drift allows you to bring your go-to-market teams together to deliver personalized customer experiences in real time – so you can increase your revenue, shorten your sales cycles, and strengthen your brand. James Ski, EMEA Partnerships Manager tells you more. Back to videos
Stripe is a leading payments processing platform that allows businesses of all sizes to seamlessly accept and process payments online. Stripe’s Matthew Roberts presents. Back to videos
HubSpot is a comprehensive marketing, sales, customer service, and CRM platform. Hubspot’s Go-To-Market Partnerships For Startups, Francois Plattard, takes you through its offering for your business. Back to videos
Twilio is a cloud communications platform as a service company that allows software developers to make and receive phone calls, send and receive text messages, and perform other communication functions using its web service APIs. Ecosystem Developer, Frank Yaw-Owusu presents. Back to videos
Whether you are looking for a complete overhaul of your company website or help with a campaign, 438 Marketing are an agency with a difference. Digital Director, Andy Brennan, has more on the products and services available to you and your business. Back to videos
With fake products contributing over 3.3% to world trade each year, according to the OECD, SnapDragon Monitoring’s ‘Swoop’ platform searches for copies and counterfeits of products and brands, so that they can be removed from sale. Investment Associate Jake Christoforou has more on the latest round of investment from Mercia EIS fund. Back to
Eventum Orthopaedics is based in Ilkley, Yorkshire and is a medtech start-up. Its sensor technology could improve outcomes for patients having knee replacement operations has raised £1.4m to bring its device to market. Investment Associate, Srikar Karri explains how co-investment from Mercia’s EIS and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund has helped to finalise its
With 56%* of the UK now fully vaccinated against coronavirus, what does this now mean for employers and their staff who are returning to the office. Katy Parkinson (Senior Associate Solicitor, CG Professional) examines the problems that may emerge within the workplace regarding the vaccination. This in-depth webinar focussed on many aspects including: –
Stormburt Studios was founded in 2016 by two former games developers, Derry Holt and James Heath. Its OneUp Sales offers an innovative approach to sales management – engaging staff in different locations, allowing teams to compete against each other online and providing detailed performance insights for managers. The software company secured £600,000 funding from the MEIF
Tom Prince (Senior Associate, CG Professional) outlines how to protect one of your most valuable assets – your technology. Tom is a pragmatic and accomplished Commercial Contracts lawyer with experience in various aspects of contract work underpinning business-to-business and business-to-consumer arrangements and IT contracts. The session covered many topics including: – How are rights
Spin-out from the University of Oxford; CyberHive provides technology to facilitate secure home working for global organisations, as the threat of cyber-attacks increase. Srikar Karri has more on Mercia’s EIS co-investment with the Midlands Engine Investment Fund. Back to videos
Adapttech is a medical technology company that is developing innovative wearable technologies to help people with physical limitations improve their quality of life. Its innovative INSIGHT technology makes it faster and easier to fit lower limb prostheses and monitor patient rehabilitation. Investment Associate, Srikar Karri explains the latest round of funding alongside the Midlands Engine
Dan Thornton (Partner & Patent Attorney at Mewburn Ellis) hosted this very practical webinar covering headline issues around patents in the software space along with some broadly applicable commercial considerations, such as how to integrate your patents into your exit strategy, timelines and budget planning. The session covered many topics including: – What types
Edinburgh-based Cyan Forensics helps law enforcement, social media and cloud providers find and block harmful content from paedophiles and terrorists. Mercia EIS Investment Associate Jake Christoforou, explains a little more about Mercia’s first investment into Cyan back in 2016 and its subsequent success. Back to videos
NuVision see ocular healing differently. It manufactures Omnigen – a wound dressing & grafting material – from a natural biomaterial called amnion. Rob Bennett explains the latest round of co-investment from Mercia’s EIS and the Midlands Engine Investment Fund. Back to videos
Invizius is developing solutions to improve the treatment and prognosis for dialysis patients, in particular through its flagship H-Guard solution. Investment Associate, Rob Bennett, explains a little more about the importance of Mercia’s investment. Back to videos
musicMagpie is the smart, sustainable way to buy, rent and sell your electronic goods and media, and is a leading re-commerce business in the UK and US in the circular economy of consumer technology and physical media. CEO and Co-founder Steve Oliver speaks exclusively about the humble beginnings of the company in Stockport, Greater Manchester,
When Britain exited the EU, there were many questions around the subject of immigration and employment. What is the points-based system? How many points do you need to qualify, and how do you get these points? What’s changed for employers employing migrants in the UK? Join Heather Aust (Partner, CG Professional) as she shares her
Join Ruta Sudmantaite (Former Marketing Director, Clear Review), Jenn Vogel (VP of Marketing, VoxPopMe), Dan Greenall (Marketing Director, Sorted) hosted by Mercia’s Stephen Johnson, Investment Manager here at Mercia, for a topical discussion centred on the future of the SaaS funnel. This very experienced panel of marketers will be discussing the different lead generation approaches
In this panel discussion we had the privilege of three speciallist panellists within the B2C sector, Rachel Swann (Commercial Director at PureClarity), Rachel Jones (CEO at SnapDragon) and Dan Brookman (CEO at Airship & Toggle), all hosted by Mercia’s Ishaan Chilkoti, Investment Director on the VCT fund. The panel covered a wide-range of current ecommerce
CorrosionRADAR is a spin-out of Cranfield University and is based in Cambridge. It recently took funding led by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures in a Series A round, with support from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), Mercia’s EIS
Rob Gray (Co-Founder & Strategy Partner, Squad) returns again to host ‘How you can create a valuable brand by taking a position’. Positions give brands unstoppable momentum. They set direction, fuel action and power growth. At this webinar Rob will explore the importance of position for a brand and the culture, customer experience and communications
Dr Mark Payton, CEO, comments on the power of core values. At the start of the pandemic in March last year, it was difficult to predict where anything was heading. As we were preparing to start our new financial year, the immediate challenge for us was to determine if what lay ahead was a repeat
As lockdown restrictions begin to ease and offices slowly begin to open, what does the future look like for the office and its people? Join Vincent Efferoth (Co-founder & MD, Noveltea), Janet Grant (Leadership Coach, The Better People), Paul Chamberlain (Partner, JMW Solicitors) and hosted by Victoria Bond (Director, Space HR), as they discuss what
Edward Knighton (Former CFO of YO! Sushi) joined us once again to speak about the role of the CFO in Equity-backed businesses. Drawing on years of experience, Edward outlined some of the key features of a CFO such as: – Choosing the right CFO role for you – Building relationships with the CEO, Finance team
Join current Olympic gold medalist and INEOS Grenadiers cyclist Owain Doull, former England and Manchester United goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain, former Sale Sharks and England rugby player Steve Hanley and double world champion rower Dr. Paul Mattick, as they discuss how their sporting careers have helped shape who they are today, and how ‘The Marginal Gains’
What do you need to build a strong finance team? How does the FD align with the CEO? In this panel discussion we’ve asked the experts to tell us what you need to set up and build your finance team for the future success of your business. The experts will cover a wide-range of topics
Tribosonics is a Sheffield-based tech company, which uses unique embedded sensing technology to transform components into an intelligent and efficient system. Tribosonics secured £1.1 million from the NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund in September 2020. The growth capital will enable Tribosonics to expand;
Former Atomhawk Design founder and Mercia Venture Partner, Ron Ashtiani sits down with nDreams CEO, Patrick O’Luanaigh in this insightful interview, where the pair discuss everything about the future of VR and tech, the heightened interest in gaming due to lockdown, the incredible growth journey of nDreams and much much more.
International logistics specialist, Anton Gunter (MD of Global Freight Services Ltd.) returns to host a follow-up of his well-received Brexit webinar, ‘The UK Transition and the Impact on Logistics, Supply Chain and Customs’. Anton will discuss: 1. Update on what we now know 2. Update on the process as it is currently working 3. Update
The green transition is becoming an important movement across the UK, and the driving forces are the many tech companies whose missions are making a difference to our regions, our carbon footprint and more importantly, our health. Join Sarah Ellerby (Nova Pangaea), Dan Martin (Elmtronics), James Quinn (Faradion) and Dr Chiraz Ennaceur (CorrosionRADAR) – four
Watch this exclusive interview with OXGENE’s Co-founder and Non-executive Director, Professor Len Seymour. Read the RNS Reach here
Watch this exclusive interview with OXGENE’s COO Jocelyne Bath. Read the RNS Reach here
Watch this exclusive interview with Mercia‘s CEO, Dr. Mark Payton as he outlines the sale of OXGENE. Read the RNS Reach here
Over the last 11 months, the lockdown restrictions that were brought in to control the spread of coronavirus, have only seemed to have provided a major boost to the video game industry. In this panel discussion, listen to first-hand accounts of some of the most influential gaming and digital companies based in the UK, as