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.

Par Equity successes in the north signal bright future
13 January 2020

Legal & General, MMC Ventures and Foresight have participated in follow-on funding rounds for two Scottish businesses in which Par Equity had invested. This underlines how Par, as the leading investor in early-stage technology businesses in the North, is sought out by London-based managers... Read more

Dukosi, the Edinburgh, UK based developer of leading-edge battery technology, has today announced it has been 100% acquired by KCK .
29 October 2019

Dukosi, the Edinburgh, UK based developer of leading-edge battery technology, has today announced it has been 100% acquired by KCK .

Dukosi is a developer of cutting-edge technologies that transform the way advanced batteries are designed, deployed and operated in applications such as... Read more

Former Olympic skier rejoins venture capital firm as partner
28 October 2019

Former Olympic skier Andrew Noble has been appointed as a partner at venture capital firm Par Equity . He joins the Edinburgh-based investor from Transition Capital , the private equity company he founded to pursue Scottish SME buyouts. Noble is a serial angel investor in technology companies... Read more

Par Equity concludes an £800k investment in Kibosh Ltd, designer of the world’s fastest leaking-pipe repair kit
22 October 2019

Par Equity has concluded an £800k investment in Kibosh Ltd, designer of the world’s fastest leaking-pipe repair kit.

The innovative Kibosh equipment enables DIY enthusiasts, professional plumbers and trades people to mend leaking pipes simply and quickly without having to turn off the... Read more

Par Equity and Scottish Investment Bank make a profit from selling deltaDNA
24 September 2019

Venture capitalists Par Equity and the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) have turned a profit from the sale of tech firm DeltaDNA to a Californian gaming giant.

The Edinburgh company was acquired last week by Unity Technologies , which had previously used its analytics software. DeltaDNA... Read more

Par Equity and SIB exit deltaDNA following sale to Unity Technologies
23 September 2019

Par Equity and SIB exit deltaDNA following sale to Unity Technologies

Par Equity and the Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) have profitably exited deltaDNA following the acquisition of the Edinburgh-based analytics business by Unity Technologies. Founded in 2010 by data-mining... Read more

Change at top as Edinburgh’s Vert Rotors enters next phase
12 August 2019

Edinburgh-based engineering pioneer Vert Rotors has named its new chief executive as the business gears up for a big commercial push. Phil Harris, who is described as a “manufacturing veteran”, has joined Vert from Clear Surgical, a medical device company based in Glasgow. Harris was previously... Read more

Global Surface Intelligence Secures Six-figure Canadian Project
2 August 2019

Edinburgh-based geospatial analytics company, Global Surface Intelligence (GSI), has secured a six-figure deal to provide data analysis services in Ontario, Canada. The Scottish Earth observation and artificial intelligence firm uses satellite, radar and ground survey data to provide ‘next-... Read more

Investment code cracker MarktoMarket secures £1.75m backing
2 August 2019

Edinburgh-based MarktoMarket secures £1.75 million of investment. See attached for full article. Read more

High-tech sensor firm Novosound boosted by £1m grant
4 July 2019

A Scottish sensor technology firm is to boost its research and development activity after receiving a £1m grant from Scottish Enterprise.

Novosound, which has patented a technique to mass-manufacture printable ultrasound sensors, will focus on the industrial and medical markets.... Read more

Excitement at Vert Rotors as first 30 compressor units are ready for UK companies
27 June 2019

The production team at Vert Rotors have been busy putting the final touches to the first batch of 30 A100 compressors ready for delivery to UK customers. Read more

Scottish investment for NI firms Plotbox and Datactics
14 May 2019

A Scottish venture capital firm has invested in two Northern Ireland technology companies. Par Equity has taken a £2m stake in Plotbox in partnership with Ironbridge Capital.

Plotbox, based in Ballymena, County Antrim, makes cemetery management software. It will use the funding to... Read more

Edinburgh-based Par Equity leads £3.2m investment in Northern Ireland tech companies
14 May 2019

Edinburgh-based venture capital firm Par Equity has led investments totalling £3.2 million in two Northern Ireland software companies, Plotbox and Datactics. The technology firms are the latest to benefit from investment led by Par Equity, which has invested more than £118 million in over 51... Read more

Par Equity lead £1.9m investment in loyalty card app Swipii
6 March 2019

Swipii, the loyalty card app, has secured investment of £1.9m via a funding round led by award-winning Scottish venture capital firm Par Equity.

The latest version of the app removes the need for physical loyalty cards by linking to a debit or credit card and rewarding users with points... Read more

Hat-trick of awards for Par Equity after another win
12 February 2019

Par Equity, the venture capital firm, has won ‘Best EIS Investment Exit’ at the EIS Association Awards 2019. The win completed a hat-trick of awards recognising the firm’s 76x return on investment turnaround of online educator ICS Learn.

The EIS Association Awards 2019 were announced at... Read more

Par Equity leads two-day investment deal bonanza

24 January 2019

Venture capital firm Par Equity has closed investments worth almost £5 million over a two-day spell. The Edinburgh-based firm led funding rounds worth a combined £4.85m over two days at the end of December, partnering with the Scottish Investment Bank on all of the five deals.

Of the... Read more

Dukosi battery technology firm in US partnership
19 December 2018

Edinburgh-based battery technology firm Dukosi has signed a strategic partnership with a US-based energy company. Under the agreement, Michigan-based XALT Energy will be able to use Dukosi’s technology in its energy storage products.

For full article in "Insider" see attached link... Read more

Growth Investor Awards 2018 - Par Equity wins "Exit of the Year"
9 November 2018

Par Equity’s outstanding 75x return on investment and great support to its investee companies made the company the deserving winner in the Exit of the Year category, presented by Alex Evans, programme director at The Supper Club.

Please see attached link - https://growthinvestorawards.... Read more

Entrepreneur Atkinson receives special achievement industry award
2 October 2018

Recruitment and investment entrepreneur, Paul Atkinson has been recognised for his services to the technology industry in Scotland by ScotlandIS, the industry body for Scottish software, telecoms, digital and IT businesses. The Outstanding Personal Achievement Award was announced last night (... Read more

Edinburgh is named among Europe's top technology centres
17 September 2018

Edinburgh has come in at fourth in a ranking of technology hubs in smaller cities across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The city came above the likes of Geneva and Brussels in the ‘normal’ cluster category in the report by property consultancy CBRE .

See attached Business Insider... Read more

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