Populous makes strategic investment in event and venue planning technology leader, OnePlan.Populous, the renowned global sports and entertainment venue and events design practice, announced today a strategic investment in OnePlan, the world’s leading event site and venue planning software company.OnePlan’s innovative GIS mapping collaboration platform is used by over 50,000 events in 110 countries, delivering up to 85% time-savings for its customers. The platform simplifies the planning of live events and venues through easy-to-use, collaborative mapping tools.Its award-winning digital twin software, VenueTwin, enables teams to visualize, plan operations, and sell spaces in a virtual version of any venue including stadiums, arenas, conference centers, and smart cities. The company’s web platform accommodates the event planning of venues of any size, indoors and outdoors, seamlessly integrating existing architectural CAD and floor plan files.The partnership with OnePlan will enable Populous to further enhance its industry-leading live event services. It will also integrate their collaborativeVenueTwin platform with its own digital offerings to provide a unique level of planning and visualization for clients, throughout the design phase and the entire life cycle of projects.Paul Foster, Founder and CEO of OnePlan, said: “This investment opens an exciting new chapter for OnePlan, building on the fast growth we’ve experienced to date. The unrivalled knowledge and specialisms of the team at Populous will deepen the positive impact our software provides. We’re excited by the new opportunities this partnership opens, and the many benefits it creates for events and venues across the world.”Earl Santee, CEO and Chair of Populous said: “This strategic investment is part of our commitment to focus on digital innovation across our business

Pembroke VCT plc, the venture capital trust focused on backing early-stage businesses with exceptional and innovative founders and management teams, has launched a new share offer to raise up to £40 million, with a further £20 million over allotment facility. Pembroke aims to deploy 30% of funds raised in new opportunities and 70% in follow-on investments in existing holdings, in line with their ‘milestone’ investment approach. Pembroke VCT was established in 2013 to provide investors with the opportunity to share in the growth of some of Britain’s most exciting and entrepreneurial smaller companies. It has assets under management of £216m with a maturing and dynamic portfolio of 44 growth-stage companies with strong exit potential. New investors will gain immediate access to a maturing portfolio of growing businesses and to a well-established dividend paying VCT. Pembroke remains part of the Oakley Capital group, a leading European mid-market Private equity investor  with assets under management of €9 bn.  The portfolio includes high growth brands – such as LYMA, OnePlan, HotelMap, Secret Food Tours and Peckwater Brands – in the following three sectors; consumer, business services and technology.  .  . The VCT has marked three successful exits since January 2021, including Pasta Evangelists, PLENISH and ME+EM