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DiffusionData Receives £1 Million Investment from NEDCF

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DiffusionData, the real-time data streaming and messaging platform formerly known as Push Technology, has received a £1 million funding package from The North East Development Capital Fund (NEDCF). Supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Maven Capital Partners, the investment will enable DiffusionData to continue with new product development and quality focus, to maintain and expand customer engagement and satisfaction with the brand and its suite of innovations.

The company will move into the Helix in the Core in Newcastle City Centre, and will open an engineering and testing hub creating 10 jobs in the region.

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