Northern Ireland companies specialising in everything from medical technology to gin won investment of totalling nearly £15 million in the second quarter of the year under a specialist government-backed investment fund.
Co-Fund NI said more than 20 investment were closed during the period under the scheme which sees it match investment from private investors.
Overall funding rounds ranged from £150,000 to £2 million, with Co-Fund NI investing a total of £4.8 million and private investors £7.9 million.