Both Par Equity and the companies we invest in regularly appear in the press. We will let you know what they say here, as well as interesting press comment about the EIS and venture capital industry.
We are proud to have kicked off the financial year with a record 12 investments into tech companies in the north of the UK over the first quarter of 2022, building on the milestones reached by Par in 2021. Read more
We are delighted to welcome Aveni to the Par Portfolio as part of its £2.75m fundraise alongside TriCapital, LLC , Old College Capital and Scottish Enterprise . Read more
What a night! We’re honoured to have been recognised as Best EIS Manager for the second year in a row at the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) 2022 awards at the House of Lords in London. In addition, we are delighted to have won the “Impact Award” for one of our most successful... Read more
Congratulations to MIRALIS DATA on the acquisition of energy monitoring and management consultancy, Envisij Ltd in a partnership that will enable delivery of enterprise level smart charging. Read more
In October 2021, we launched our third commercial forestry investment vehicle for retail investors and, once again, we’ve partnered with Scottish Woodlands Ltd , experts in forestry, estate and land-related services. Par Equity Partner, Paul Atkinson discusses ‘why Forestry’ in his latest... Read more
Congratulations to Par Equity portfolio company Axol Bioscience Ltd. on recently completing a £3.2m fundraise to drive commercialisation of additional human induced pluripotent stemcell (iPSC) products and service solutions for cardiac, neuroscience and immune cell modelling for the drug... Read more
We are delighted to support the release of the ESG_VC report, which focuses on aiding early-stage companies and investors in understanding, measuring and improving their ESG performance. Read more
We're delighted to welcome Machines With Vision to the Par portfolio as part of its £2.6m Seed round alongside Old College Capital and Gareth Williams. Read more
Lancaster-based Miralis Data has secured £1.7m in Seed funding, in a round led by Par Equity alongside other angel investors, such as SAAS entrepreneur Kevin Beales, to accelerate the growth of its electric vehicle charging platform Fuuse. Read more
We are delighted to announce our continued support for Par Portfolio Company Speech Graphics alongside our friends at Archangel Investors Limited and Scottish Enterprise as part of the Company’s recent $7m Series A fundraise, led by US-based Sands Capital . Read more
We are pleased to announce our further investment into our portfolio company Verlume (formerly EC-OG) as part of their recent £2.5 million round. It’s great to continue to support Richard Knox and his team in Aberdeen. Read more
We are delighted to announce the addition of SamsonVT to the Par portfolio, having led their $5.1m seed round alongside US-based Blumberg Capital . Read more
Congratulations to the team at DirectID on the announcement of their $3m funding round led by Hong-Kong based QBN Capital to support the international growth on the back of a landmark year for the Company, which saw strong growth in 2021. Read more
We’ve been reflecting on a transformational year at Par Equity, which is a testament to the incredible work from the team, the fantastic strides being made by the portfolio and the huge support we receive from our growing investor base. Read more
Congratulations to novosound on securing a seven-figure R&D licensing deal with Israeli company dSound to deliver 3D ultrasound technology to the dental market, bringing the Company into the global digital health and medical imaging space. Read more
We are incredibly excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Aviva Investors and Scottish Woodlands Ltd which has the potential to capture a whopping 1.4 million tonnes of carbon from Glen Dye Moor in West Aberdeenshire over the life of the project. Read more
We are proud to continue backing Vert Rotors , as the team secured £1.9m in funding to accelerate growth of its conical rotary compressor (CRC) technology within the refrigeration and heat pump sector Read more
We are delighted to welcome Dyneval to the Par Portfolio as part of its £1.3m of seed raise alongside Kelvin Capital and Gabriel Investment Syndicate . Read more