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Fantastic news that the Eventum Orthopaedics Ltd team have received FDA approval for Quadsense! It’s a privilege to work with this team and I’m excited to see what’s next in their journey. #ortho #orthopaedics #TKR #Eventum #NPIF #EIS Mercia Ventures

💭 Thinking about expanding your business to the US? Discover the benefits and opportunities that are waiting for you! From tapping into new markets to incentives and support, our latest blog covers everything you need to know. 📈 Read or download here ➡️ https://hubs.li/Q02T29lr0 #USExpansion #USMarket #MerciaInsights #Internationalisation #Markets #Insights

⛷️ In June of this year, Mercia Ventures led a £5.6million funding round into online ski operator, Heidi. In our latest instalment of 'Why we invested', Adam Watts and Jan Oosthuizen break down the details into why Heidi was the right investment for Mercia Ventures, including Heidi's culture, vision, technology and above all...its people. Read more (link in comments) ⏬ #WhyWeInvested #Blog #Investment #VentureCapital #eCommerce #SkiHoliday #ApresSki

🚨 New product offering release Mercia Ventures-backed, Salesfire, unveiled its latest product offering, Salesfire AI, at its annual conference this week. The technology is revolutionary for eCommerce store owners, giving them scope to identify more of their anonymous site traffic and opening up a whole new world of marketing and data opportunities. The technology also marks a significant milestone in Salesfire's dedication to eCommerce innovation, re-iterating Salesfire’s ongoing commitment to developing tools that help retailers grow their eCommerce websites and drive revenue. Read more (link in comments) ⏬ #NPIF #Investment #ProductRelease #eCommerce #AI

🏆 WINNER!! Massive congratulations to Mercia Ventures Investment Director, Chris McCourt for scooping the Funder of the Year at last night's Insider Media North East Dealmakers Awards. Such well-deserved recognition for Chris and the team, and well done to all the winners on the night. It was a superb evening! 🍾 #Winner #Ventures #Investment #FunderOfTheYear #NorthEast

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank and Beauhurst just launched their fourth annual report on The Top 200 Women-Powered Businesses in the UK. Great to see Mercia Ventures featured as one of the top investors in women-powered businesses and I was delighted to have the opportunity to share my thoughts on how VCs can better support female entrepreneurs. While women-powered businesses are still less likely than the broader high-growth company population to secure equity investment (8.85% vs 9.33%), the report highlights many reasons to be positive... 💥 Since 2021, there has been a significant rise in the proportion of women-led businesses in the UK, increasing from 18.3% of all high-growth companies in 2021 to 29.7% in 2024. 💥 The last decade has seen an increase in the proportion of equity investment received by women-powered businesses. In 2014, these companies received 14.9% (£781m) of total private investment. By 2023, women-powered businesses received 23.3% (£4.01b). 💥 Of course I also couldn't help but mention two of my investments, ImmuONE and Isomab Ltd. Seeing women entrepreneurs in such classically male dominated sectors succeed in accessing capital and leading growing businesses brings a huge amount of hope. Thanks to Henry Whorwood, Advone Katsande and Charlotte Bobroff for putting together such deep insights into UK ecosystem and for inviting me to contribute. Discover the full report: https://lnkd.in/eMnar4-p

🏥 Mercia Ventures has led a £5million funding round into Alesi Surgical Ltd. Alesi's novel technology is able to manage smoke created by surgical tools in operating theatres, replacing current techniques, such as extraction tubes which must be attached to surgical instruments, are cumbersome, noisy and unpopular with surgeons. The funding comes as it secured FDA clearance in the US for the IonPencil, the first surgical tool to incorporate its technology for use in routine surgery, which represents approximately 80% of all surgical procedures. Mercia Ventures has invested alongside existing investors IP Group plc and Panakes Partners Full story (link in comments) ⏬ #EIS #Investment #VentureCapital #MedTech #SurgicalTools #LifeScience

ℹ️ Mercia Ventures is excited to be a partner for Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA)'s upcoming event to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of EIS! 📍 Institute of Directors (IoD), 118 Pall Mall 🗓️ Wed 18th September, 2024 🕙 10am - 9pm . There will be talks from entrepreneurs including unicorn founders, inspiring investors and other amazing speakers, covering topics that matter to the EIS/SEIS ecosystem of founders, fund managers, IFAs, accountants, lawyers and more. 🎟️ Be part of the day and get your ticket below! #EIS #Event #Anniversary #Founders #IFA

Strong start at The Drop for Henry Hamilton and myself with keynote speaker Richard Nugee on geopolitical implications of climate change and how the fight for resources - starting with water - is a risk to political stability. Thanks ReGen Ventures and Collaborative Fund for a very interesting first Ripple discussion: investment challenges and opportunities arising from regional power dynamics and differences in climate regulations. This room is packed with climate ingenuity! Looking forward to meeting more start ups and investors. Come talk to us!