Naturbeads, a startup company founded by University of Bath researchers, has received new funding to build a new factory to increase production of its plant-based alternative to microplastic beads.

The company has developed innovative biodegradable cellulose ‘microspheres', which will replace microplastics in a range of consumer and industrial products.

It received £7.8 million in its latest funding round, from investors including Eos Advisory, Progress Tech Transfer and CDP Venture Capital.

MintNeuro, a pioneer of scalable, low-power semiconductor technology for minimally-invasive neural implant applications, has raised £1 million in a funding round led by Empirical Ventures. Additional investment came from Parkwalk Advisors (through the Imperial College Enterprise Fund), Imperial College London, Plug & Play, Excellis Holding, and several prominent angel investors.

Research Grid, the AI startup that helps medical research institutions automate back-office admin for clinical trials, has raised a $6.5m seed round. The company will use the new funding to double down on its mission of making clinical trials faster and more successful.

Bristol start-up, Good Boost, has secured a £150,000 investment from British Design Fund, as part of a £500,000 funding round, to accelerate the development of its world-first, AI-driven, aquatic rehabilitation technology.

Good Boost is aiming to transform swimming pools and community spaces into therapeutic places for rehabilitation, wellbeing, and healthy ageing. The company's unique digital aqua paddles make it possible to quantify human movement in water, aiding patient recovery and athlete conditioning programmes.

According to co-founder and CEO, Ben Wilkins, the pioneering technology is a game-changer for patients, physiotherapists, players and coaches, giving them the ability to analyse and evaluate aquatic rehabilitation interventions accurately for the first time.

Northern Gritstone has led a £4 million Seed extension into the Manchester digital X-ray technology company Silveray.

It is with great sadness that AngelNews is sharing the official obituary for Peter Cowley, celebrated technology entrepreneur and serial angel investor, who passed away peacefully at his home in Cambridge on Saturday November 16.

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Scotland's tech showcase, EIE25, will co-host the Tech Tour's Growth Deeptech event next year, bringing later-stage companies and investors from across the EU to Edinburgh in May.

Investa, a stocks and options trading app founded by ex-Citi Options brokers and the co-founder of Freetrade, has built the UK's first zero-commission listed options trading app for on-the-go traders.  

Investa aims to level the playing field by providing an accessible means of trading both stocks and options. After launching their first crowdfunding campaign on 25th September, they have closed the oversubscribed round early due to demand.

Oxford University Innovation (OUI), the technology transfer office of the University of Oxford, has launched its 2024 report "Shaping the Future: Oxford's Innovation Impact", showing it raised millions of pounds to fund innovative research and venture creation, filed scores of new patents and created more than 15 new companies over the past 12 months.

LaennecAI, a pioneering medical AI company based in Cardiff,has announced the successful completion of its pre-seed funding round. The company has secured investment from SFC Capital and OVC Ventures, along with grant funding from the Welsh Government, Innovate UK, and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). This combined support will accelerate the development of LaennecAI's software that turns every smartphone into an advanced digital stethoscope, aiming to bring healthcare closer to patients and usher in a new era of self-care

BindEthics, an innovative company dedicated to the development and commercialisation of sustainable adhesives for engineered wood products, has secured investment for their groundbreaking non-toxic adhesive made from industrial food waste with support from angel network Lifted Ventures.