advert
Angel News
-->

Latest Investment Opportunities Read ALL

Top Stories this week

Cult Mia set to buck industry trends following fund raising success
Northern Gritstone leads £4m funding for robotic software firm BOW
Lithium Salvage secures £1.7m to build pioneering recycling facility

7th February 2025

Fuel Ventures leads £4m Investment in wealth management platform Prosper

Fuel Ventures has invested £2 million in Prosper, a wealth management platform targeting high net worth individuals that is shaking up the way wealth is managed by unlocking access to private markets and leveraging AI. The investment round which totalled £4 million was led by Fuel Ventures and included participation from existing investors, including England cricket captains Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, Olympians Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Dame Sarah Storey and Tim Pidcock, and footballers Ben White and Serge Gnabry. They are among 60 professional athletes who invested through The Players Fund, a VC firm that also took part in the round. Liverpool footballer Cody Gakpo invested directly. ...

More Financial Services stories

Fuel Ventures leads £4m Investment in wealth management platform Prosper

7th February 2025

Digital commerce platform Shopblocks raises £2m

Digital commerce platform Shopblocks raises £2m

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 Autho...

More Technology stories

Other News

7th February 2025

Open Banking fintech Yavrio raises $2.4m

Open Banking fintech Yavrio raises $2.4m

More Technology stories

7th February 2025

Oxford Innovation Finance launches first SEIS Growth Fund

Oxford Innovation Finance launches first SEIS Growth Fund

More Entrepreneurship stories

7th February 2025

Fuel Ventures and NatWest back AI platform Serene

Fuel Ventures and NatWest back AI platform Serene

More Financial Services stories

7th February 2025

AI startup Soource raises €1.5m to fund growth

AI startup Soource raises €1.5m to fund growth

More AI & Robotics stories

Latest Investment Opportunities Read ALL

Opportunity to invest in fast-growing whisky brand Broski

19th November 2024

Opportunity to invest in fast growing whisky brand Broski - an HMRC Approved Investment with proj...

Read Full Story | More Latest Investment Opportunities stories

Sensor tech business Nanusens seeks £500k to advance innovative RF DTC product

20th August 2024

Pioneering semiconductor company, Nanusens, is set to revolutionise next generation mobile phones...

Read Full Story | More Latest Investment Opportunities stories

Perspectives Read ALL

What the Budget means for the UK’s venture capital schemes

1st November 2024

Nicholas Hyett, Investment Manager at Wealth Club comments on what the Budget means for...

Read Full Story | More Perspectives stories

British Business Bank response to Autumn Budget 2024

1st November 2024

The British Business Bank has welcomed the Chancell...

Read Full Story | More Perspectives stories

How investors can harness technology to manage portfolios

9th August 2024

Julie Cunningham, Founder and CEO of Portend considers how investors can harness technology to ke...

Read Full Story | More Perspectives stories

Government R&D spending is vital to rectify stagnation

9th August 2024

New data released by the ONS has revealed, indicatively, that the total spend on research and dev...

Read Full Story | More Perspectives stories

Angel Investment Read ALL

Innovative life science companies benefit from Medilink competition

31st January 2025

The North of England has some of the most exciting innovations in healthcare, but finding funding...

Read Full Story | More Angel Investment stories

SFC Capital reaches investment milestone backing its 500th UK start up

31st January 2025

SFC Capital, the UK's most active early-stage investor, has made its 500th portfolio company inve...

Read Full Story | More Angel Investment stories

Dorset Business Angels announces first pitch event of 2025

17th January 2025

Dorset Business Angels first pitch event and investors' dinner of 2025 will be held on February 3...

Read Full Story | More Angel Investment stories

Abu Dhabi based Hub71 announces angel investor initiative

10th January 2025

ABU DHABI: Hub71, Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem, has unveiled its Angel Investor Support Pack...

Read Full Story | More Angel Investment stories

Entrepreneurship Read ALL

Oxford Innovation Finance launches first SEIS Growth Fund

7th February 2025

Oxford Innovation Finance, the home of OION and Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund, has launched i...

Read Full Story | More Entrepreneurship stories

Aston University reaches business partnership milestone

24th January 2025

  A government programme that was founded half a century ago has reached a milestone...

Read Full Story | More Entrepreneurship stories

Dyers Company £25k Seed Capital Investment fund launched

17th January 2025

Building on the success of the inaugural and second-year Seed Capital Investment Fund, The&n...

Read Full Story | More Entrepreneurship stories

Talent Spotter Read ALL

West Midlands Pitch Up event registration closes 6th January

20th December 2024

The established premier pitching competition of the West Midlands is back, with a closing date fo...

Read Full Story | More Talent Spotter stories

Emirates Angels elects new board

25th October 2024

The Emirates Angel Investors Association, usually known as Emirates Angels, recently held its ele...

Read Full Story | More Talent Spotter stories

Britain's newest business mentors: Virgin StartUp welcomes top names to mentoring community

25th October 2024

Behind every successful entrepreneur is a good business mentor. That’s why, on National Men...

Read Full Story | More Talent Spotter stories

New £300m fund to drive innovation in the South and West

18th October 2024

The SETsquared Partnership universities and leading regional investment firm QantX have announced...

Read Full Story | More Talent Spotter stories

Knowledge Read ALL

New data highlights decline in private R&D investment

13th December 2024

Business research and development (R&D) investment in the UK has fallen, according to new dat...

Read Full Story | More Knowledge stories

2024 a record year for Oxford University Innovation

15th November 2024

Oxford University Innovation (OUI), the technology transfer office of the University of Oxford, h...

Read Full Story | More Knowledge stories

Under half of UK startups understand the fundraising process

1st November 2024

UK startups need more support in understanding an increasingly complex early stage funding proces...

Read Full Story | More Knowledge stories

Western European centres continue to dominate green finance

25th October 2024

The 14th edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI) evaluates green finance offer...

Read Full Story | More Knowledge stories

Environment and green tech Read ALL

Lithium Salvage secures £1.7m to build pioneering recycling facility

7th February 2025

Lithium Salvage ("Li-Sal") UK Limited has secured significant funding to scale production in...

Read Full Story | More Environment and green tech stories

Scottish seaweed business Kaly Group secures angel backing

10th January 2025

A Scottish start-up looking to net its share of Europe's £9 billion seaweed market has secu...

Read Full Story | More Environment and green tech stories

TRICAPITAL Angel backs net zero technology firm H2CHP

10th January 2025

Groundbreaking new technology capable of generating power without emitting carbon will be develop...

Read Full Story | More Environment and green tech stories

Wilder Sensing secures investment for biodiversity monitoring

13th December 2024

Wilder Sensing, a developer of software for biodiversity monitoring using audio and Artificial In...

Read Full Story | More Environment and green tech stories

Technology Read ALL

Open Banking fintech Yavrio raises $2.4m

7th February 2025

Yavrio, a London-based Open Banking fintech, has raised $2.4 million in seed funding to accelerat...

Read Full Story | More Technology stories

Digital commerce platform Shopblocks raises £2m

7th February 2025

Shopblocks, the Stockport-based business that is a pioneer in digital commerce, has raised £...

Read Full Story | More Technology stories

Almanax secures $1m to accelerate growth and innovation in web3 security

31st January 2025

Web security company Almanax has secured $1 million investment which will enable the company to&n...

Read Full Story | More Technology stories

Royal College of Art Design & Innovation fund backs PulpaTronics

31st January 2025

The Royal College of Art (RCA) and Infinity Asset Management LLP have invested, through its RCA D...

Read Full Story | More Technology stories

Media Read ALL

GameCentric secures $1.5 million in funding

23rd February 2024

GameCentric, the region's newest gaming platform at the forefront of connecting brands with gamer...

Read Full Story | More Media stories

Finnish startup Videobot secures €2M funding

1st September 2023

TURKU, Finland: Videobot, ...

Read Full Story | More Media stories

PROSPECT 100 secures $750K pre-seed round

25th August 2023

PROSPECT 100, a UK-based startup, has successfully raised $750,000 to build the go-to platform fo...

Read Full Story | More Media stories

Fitness game firm Quell raises $10m led by Tencent

24th February 2023

Quell, the UK-based fitness gaming developer and publisher pioneering the future of fitness gamin...

Read Full Story | More Media stories

AI & Robotics Read ALL

AI startup Soource raises €1.5m to fund growth

7th February 2025

Soource, a startup founded in 2024 in Bolzano by former European diving champion Maicol Verz...

Read Full Story | More AI & Robotics stories

Northern Gritstone leads £4m funding for robotic software firm BOW

7th February 2025

BOW, a robotics software company, has secured a combined £4 million seed round investment l...

Read Full Story | More AI & Robotics stories

AI veterinary platform Lupa raises $4m to help tackle pet boom

31st January 2025

Lupa, the AI-native veterinary practice management platform, has closed a $4M seed from top inves...

Read Full Story | More AI & Robotics stories

Kodesage raises €2.3m pre seed funding for AI platform

31st January 2025

Kodesage, a pioneering startup specializing in AI-powered solutions for legacy software moderniza...

Read Full Story | More AI & Robotics stories

Health Read ALL

Atelerix raises £750k from ACF to revolutionise biological transport

31st January 2025

Atelerix, a Newcastle University spinout that is transforming the way that biosamples essential f...

Read Full Story | More Health stories

LifeArc Ventures 2024: new investments, follow ons and portfolio progress

31st January 2025

LifeArc Ventures, which invests in innovative early-stage life science companies as part of LifeA...

Read Full Story | More Health stories

4T2 Sensors raises £800k in seed funding led by Midven

24th January 2025

4T2 Sensors, a Birmingham-based company developing real-time fluid analysis technology, has secur...

Read Full Story | More Health stories

Aspect Biosystems raises US$115m Series B

17th January 2025

CANADA: Aspect Biosystems, a biotechnology company pioneering the development of bioprinted tissu...

Read Full Story | More Health stories

Financial Services Read ALL

Fuel Ventures leads £4m Investment in wealth management platform Prosper

7th February 2025

Fuel Ventures has invested £2 million in Prosper, a wealth management platform targeting hi...

Read Full Story | More Financial Services stories

Fuel Ventures and NatWest back AI platform Serene

7th February 2025

Financial services AI platofrm Serene has successfully raised £930,000 in pre-see...

Read Full Story | More Financial Services stories

Business Services Read ALL

TalentMapper raises £2m to help companies tackle the skills challenge

24th January 2025

TalentMapper, a London-based company whose platform helps identify and develop the skil...

Read Full Story | More Business Services stories

OnHand Secures £750,000 Investment from Northstar Ventures

24th January 2025

Northstar Ventures has led a £750,000 investment round into OnHand, the innovative social i...

Read Full Story | More Business Services stories

Mint Adventures invests in legal tech firm Transparently

17th January 2025

The Scottish women-led angel investment group, Mint Ventures, has added to its portfolio by inves...

Read Full Story | More Business Services stories

Sustainability startup Signol raises £2.5 million

6th September 2024

Sustainability startup Signol, which uses behavioural science to reduce emissions in shipping and...

Read Full Story | More Business Services stories

Food & Drink Read ALL

Natural energy snack brand raises £2.4m to fuel further growth

17th January 2025

TRIBE, the natural energy snack brand, has raised ...

Read Full Story | More Food & Drink stories

Development Bank backs Coffi Lab with seven-figure investment

10th January 2025

Dog-welcoming coffee shop business with premises across South Wales and South-West England is set...

Read Full Story | More Food & Drink stories

Virtue Drinks secures £2 million investment

29th November 2024

Virtue Drinks, the UK's fastest-selling clean energy drink, has closed a £2m investment rou...

Read Full Story | More Food & Drink stories

Scotland's rugby stars lead £1m investment in whisky app Bevvy

29th November 2024

Bevvy.com has completed a further £1 million funding round led by Scotland's most cele...

Read Full Story | More Food & Drink stories

Consumer Goods & Retail Read ALL

Cult Mia set to buck industry trends following fund raising success

7th February 2025

Cult Mia, the London-based online fashion marketplace that is redefining luxury retail, has annou...

Read Full Story | More Consumer Goods & Retail stories

Next generation oral care brand Waken secures £950,000

20th December 2024

Waken Mouthcare, a next generation oral care brand creating innovative, award-winning mouthcare p...

Read Full Story | More Consumer Goods & Retail stories

Seneca Partners achieves 7.5x return on exit of 23.5 Degrees

13th December 2024

Seneca Partners, the North West-based private equity and investment manager, ha...

Read Full Story | More Consumer Goods & Retail stories

Development Bank invests in sustainable fashion Black & Beech

22nd November 2024

Black & Beech, a Cardiff-based online sustainable fashion retailer is expanding with new rang...

Read Full Story | More Consumer Goods & Retail stories

Manufacturing Read ALL

Unum secures funding from ACF Investors and Origin Capital Partners

24th January 2025

Unum has announced the completion of an over-subscribed funding round, backed by existing shareho...

Read Full Story | More Manufacturing stories

Development Bank of Wales investment opens doors for Dragon Fire Doors

10th January 2025

Conwy-based Dragon Fire Doors is scaling-up the maintenance and fitting of commercial f...

Read Full Story | More Manufacturing stories

Synthavo secures €4m to revolutionize spare parts management with AI

20th December 2024

Synthavo has secured a €4 million seed investment co-led by Samaipata, the pan-Eur...

Read Full Story | More Manufacturing stories

Club deglie Investitori business angels invest in Inventio.AI

4th October 2024

ITALY: Inventio.ai has closed a pre-seed round of €555,000 led by the business angels of the...

Read Full Story | More Manufacturing stories

+ PLUS + Read ALL

Dyers launches 2nd seed fund for entrepreneurs in colour / dyeing industries

17th November 2023

Following the success of last year’s inaugural Seed Capital Investment Fund, The Dyers...

Read Full Story | More + PLUS + stories

New BBC series launches Wired Differently

28th April 2023

An online branded series presented by Innovate Finance has launched on BBC.co...

Read Full Story | More + PLUS + stories

Cambridge Wide Open Day to drive inward investment

14th April 2023

o2h group, the creators of innovative SciTech communities, has launched the Cambridge Wide Open D...

Read Full Story | More + PLUS + stories

EBAN manifesto calls for gender balanced angel ecosystem

14th October 2022

EBAN has launched the Manifesto For a Gender Balanced Angel Investing Ecosystem....

Read Full Story | More + PLUS + stories
..