Bristol-based edge computing provider StorMagic has secured a significant investment from Palatine Growth Credit Fund from its maiden Growth Credit Fund.

The fund was established to support UK cyber, tech, AI and advanced manufacturing firms experiencing strong year-on-year revenue growth.

StorMagic was founded in 2006 and helps organisations store, protect, and manage data...

Bristol startup Light Trace Photonics is developing photonic microchip technology to help UK companies develop and deliver microchip-enabled innovations.

Photonic technologies generate, detect and manipulate light to power systems such as fibre optic broadband, medical imaging devices and quantum technologies.

The company’s first product is a revolutionary education tool...

Dorset-based sustainable plastics manufacturer, Circular11 , has received a £21k Start Up Loan boost via SWIG Finance.

Circular11 has developed innovative processes to recycle low-grade plastic waste and convert it into low-carbon building materials for outdoor infrastructure. In 2020, co-founders Ben Gibbons and Connor Winter, set out on a mission to transform the waste management...

The UK Government has awarded funding to a consortium led by Falmouth-based Morek Engineering to design a new class of low-carbon installation vessel for the floating offshore wind market.

The consortium has won the funding through the UK Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition based on their proven track record in innovative vessel design and delivery of complex...

An award-winning cyber security provider in Cornwall has received £50k in funding via SWIG Finance to expand the business.

Cool Waters Cyber Security provides cyber security services, including compliance and governance, and training.

The funding has been used to set up a cyber security apprenticeship scheme in Cornwall, which helped the business to scoop the Cyber Social...

Businesses in Devon and Somerset are set to receive improved access to funding opportunities, guidance, best practice and finance support thanks to a new project launched by the Heart of the South West LEP .

Access to Finance SW is a free community platform for growing businesses in the Heart of the South West region.

From regular business meetups to ‘ask the expert’...

The British Business Bank today launches the £200m South West Investment Fund aimed at fostering growth and prosperity for small businesses across the South West of England.

The South West Investment Fund (SWIF) will provide funding to small and medium sized businesses across the whole South West region, covering Bristol, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Dorset,...

Angel Investors Bristol (AIB) has announced the launch of its newly created investment group. From Tuesday 20th June, AIB will create a new home for Angel Investors with a desire to support and invest in local growth businesses.

Founding members, Peter Lockett, Ben Cooper, Jon Bonnick and Sam Simpson have been active investors via BPEC and other Angel groups in recent years and have...

Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, has appointed South West Investment Group (SWIG Finance) as its regional Business Support Partner for the South West region.

SWIG Finance will work with the Start Up Loans programme to deliver funding and support for small businesses in the South West over the next two years.

The scheme has a 10-year legacy of delivering...

Bristol-based company PyTerra has been awarded a £45,730 grant as part of a £114k R&D project to accelerate the roll-out of residential retrofitting to help hit net zero targets.

Grant funding has come from the European Regional Development Fund, which is managed by the West of England Combined Authority. The Bristol housing retrofit initiative also benefits from funding from the...