Par Equity

Glasgow-based semiconductor firm Neuranics is set to double its workforce and significantly invest in research and development following a successful £6.2 million funding round. The investment, led by Blackfinch Ventures and supported by Archangels, Par Equity, and the Universities of Glasgow

Bathgate-headquartered CSignum, a provider of wireless technology extending IoT communications beneath the surface, has completed a £6 million Series A funding round. The investment will accelerate growth of its EM-2 family of products which are transforming the way critical wireless sensor da

Stirling-based nanomaterial producer iGii has secured £8.8 million in new funding to accelerate growth. The funding round was led by a £4m injection from the Scottish National Investment Bank, with a further £4.8m coming from existing iGii shareholders Archangel Investors and Par E

Venture capital firm Par Equity has today announced three new appointments to its Edinburgh team. Patricia El-Jichi joins as investment manager alongside Clara Baltay and Oliver Johnston-Watt who have been appointed investment analysts. Working from Par Equity’s Edinburgh office, the new

Edinburgh-based venture capital firm Par Equity has launched its new venture fund, Par Equity Ventures I LP, with an initial closure of £67 million, aiming for a full fund size of £100m This new venture fund is poised to stimulate the tech sector in Scotland and the North of the UK, part

Sensor specialist startup Neuranics has secured a £1.9 million investment led by Par Equity. GU Holdings Ltd, the investment company for the University of Glasgow, Old College Capital, the University of Edinburgh’s venture investment fund, and London-based Creator Fund, who back scientif

Edinburgh-based venture capital (VC) firm Par Equity has attained B Corp certification, further solidifying its commitment to sustainable and socially responsible business practices. The certification, often seen as the gold standard for social and environmental performance, marks the company as a l

Par Equity has led a £1.6 million seed funding round into Gigged.AI, alongside existing investor Techstart Ventures, Edinburgh-based strategic design firm Nile HQ, and a number of entrepreneurs. Now Gigged.AI is set to scale its HR tech as companies address hiring freezes and staff retent

Edinburgh-based Par Equity has invested £38 million in early-stage technology businesses across the north of the UK in 2022, up from £25m in 2021, backing 27 companies in 2022, of which ten were new additions to the portfolio. One of the highlights of the year was the sale of Optoscribe,

Pufferfish, which uses its spherical displays to create immersive solutions for a wide range of clients including Google, NASA, BBC, Fortum, Amazon Prime and Aramco, has exceeded its £600,000 target in the its latest funding round. The Edinburgh tech firm will use the funding to expedite its g

Ultrasound sensor specialist Novosound has signed a commercial partnership agreement with PAVmed Inc, the Nasdaq-listed diversified medical technology company, to develop technology aimed at advancing intravascular imaging. The PAVmed agreement furthers Novosound’s move into healthcare, and it

Par Equity has led a £6.9 million investment round for StretchSense after it expanded its European headquarters in Edinburgh, launching a centre of excellence in AI and spatial computing. The New Zealand tech firm is a specialist in high-precision motion capture technology for the gaming and a

Global Surface Intelligence (GSI), the Edinburgh-based geospatial company, has agreed a seven-figure investment package from Alter Technology TUV Nord Group (TUVN) for a minority stake in the business. As a result TUVN will take a seat on the board and also have a board observer. Both Par Equity and

Integrated Graphene, a Stirling-based technology development and integration company, has announced plans to invest up to £8 million in scaling up its 3D Graphene foam, Gii, manufacturing process to meet surging global demand from the human diagnostics and energy markets. Founded in 2016, Inte

Par Equity, the Edinburgh venture capital firm, capped off a successful year by supporting 12 high growth technology companies in the first quarter of 2022 with record investments of £31.4 million.  The investments made over the past year signal an 83% increase on £17.2m in the prev