NewMedia Spark, an AIM-quoted venture capital group, has invested £2m (€2.9m) in Skinkers, an email software developer, its first investment for three years.

Spark was formed by NewMedia Investors and GlobalnetFinancial.com in 1999. Its board includes former investment bankers Tom Teichman and Michael Whitaker.

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