Deepbridge are pleased to announce that we have appointed  Simon Thellwall-Jones to the newly created role of Venture Partner. 

Compono, an investee company within the Deepbridge Technology Growth EIS portfolio, has appointed Trent Innes, former Managing Director of Xero Australia and Asia, as its new CEO, effective from May 2nd 2022. 

As of the 25th April 2022, Deepbridge Capital is proud to announce that it has deployed a record £31.5 million into early-stage technology and life sciences companies during the 2021/22 tax year, up from £29.4 million in 2020/21.

Andrew Aldridge, Partner & Head of Marketing at Deepbridge, recently spoke with Professional Adviser to discuss the UK Government's current tagline of 'Building Back Better' which is focused on the realisation that we all can live in a smarter way and that the UK has the opportunity to be at the forefront of twenty-first century sus

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Simon Tutton, Regional Director (South West England and South Wales), Deepbridge Capital

Deepbridge Capital has been shortlisted for the Deal of the Year (Transaction size below £2.5 million) Award at the upcoming 2022 Insider Media, Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards. 

Hy-genie, a portfolio company within the Deepbridge Life Sciences EIS fund, was a worthy winner of Business Cloud's MedTech 50 innovation ranking last year - with the help from Alder Hey Children's Hospital in its progress. 

Aegiq, a University of Sheffield spin-out developing networking technology that's secure in the quantum computing age, has raised £1.8 million in seed funding for its quantum photonics platform. 

Deepbridge Capital and angel investors provided funds alongside High-Tech Gründerfonds, bringing Aegiq's total funding to date to £3.5 million. Aegiq is also considering funds to join a second seed round of funding. 

One of the world's largest global wealth managers, UBS, has partnered with Fund Her North, working to improve access to finance for female-led businesses. 

Fund Her North is made up of over 28 women in venture capital, including Samantha Piddington (Head of Corporate Finance - Deepbridge Capital), funding organisations and angel groups with a combined investment power of over £450m. 

Deepbridge are pleased to announce that we have sponsored the Hardman & Co’s TES White Paper, which investigates the effect of adding venture capital to equity/bond portfolios for investors. The paper also shows that venture capital makes a compelling addition, significantly improving investors’ risk/return profiles.