31st January 2025. LifeArc Ventures 2024: new investments, follow ons and portfolio progress. LifeArc Ventures, which invests in innovative early-stage life science companies as part of LifeArc, has announced significant progress in 2024, with three new investments, several follow-on investments, and scientific advances by a number of its portfolio companies....

23rd February 2024. Entrepreneurs raise £350k for coffee cup re-use system. A café operator who set out to find an alternative to single-use coffee cups has helped to develop a new re-use system that claims to be the most simple and cost-effective to date.

17th January 2025. Pelly scores £355,000 pre-seed investment. Three young entrepreneurs have secured their first investment thanks to the Development Bank of Wales and M-SParc's Angel Network.

15th November 2024. Dorset Business Angels pitch event is back on 25 November. Dorset Business Angels will host its next pitch event on November 25th at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel....

22nd March 2024. Investment in NI tech firms reached £143m in 2023. Investment into tech firms in Northern Ireland has reached its highest level ever in 2023 at £143.2 million, according to the latest data from Catalyst.

14 hours ago · Cult Mia, the London-based online fashion marketplace that is redefining luxury retail, has announced a significant milestone following its latest Seed Funding investment round, led by Fuel Ventures, H&M Group Ventures, and other backers. This commitment comes off the back of a year of exceptional growth, with the company's topline tripling as Net Revenue rose by 191% year-over-year, exceeding ...

14 hours ago · BOW, a robotics software company, has secured a combined £4 million seed round investment led by Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on science and technology in the North of England and chaired by Lord Jim O'Neill. Co-investors include Finance Yorkshire and NPIF II - Praetura Equity Finance, which is managed by Praetura as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II.

Dec 20, 2024 · EBAN proudly celebrated its 25th anniversary at this year's European Angel Investment Summit (EAIS24). The two-day event brought together angel investors, startups, and industry experts for a dynamic programme of workshops, keynote sessions, and networking opportunities, including the prestigious 25th anniversary gala dinner to honour the past, present, and future of angel investing.

14 hours ago · Shopblocks, the Stockport-based business that is a pioneer in digital commerce, has raised £2m from NPIF II - Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), Mercia's EIS funds, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and private investors. The latest investment comes as Shopblocks rebrands to Symphony ...

Jan 12, 2024 · Edinburgh-based investment syndicate, Archangels, invested more than £13.8m during 2023 in eleven of Scotland’s best early-stage tech and life science companies. The total investment for 2023 among 11 businesses represents a small increase on Archangels’ investment activity in 2022 (£13.4m). The year saw Archangels make two new investments including Bioliberty who secured £2.2M to fund ...