The University of Liverpool has become a founding shareholder in a spin-in company which has been formed to take forward technology for use in the insurance and financial sectors. Intellegri, an established company led by insurance industry experts, will spin-in to the University of Liverpool to commercialise software developed by Professor Simon Maskell, from the School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science.

ESG360°the technology platform that helps businesses comply with regulations and mitigate ESG risks has secured an investment round led by OnePlanetCapital, an early stage VC focused on climate change and businesses accelerating the transition to a green economy.

This seed funding will enable ESG360° to capitalise on several client wins and enhance its product offering and technology in the coming year.  The company has previously completed two rounds of funding, including committments from a number of angel investors.

OGI Bio, a leading Scottish biotechnology company, has secured follow-on funding of £650,000 in a deal led by TRICAPITAL Angels and supported by Scottish Enterprise, Merleview, Apollo, and Old College Capital to accelerate the company's growth and expansion in the UK, EU, and US biotechnology sectors.

Adventuro, the innovative marketplace platform dedicated to adventure sports, has closed its latest funding round with the support of esteemed angel investment network, Lifted Ventures.

Fuuse, the UK’s leading electric vehicle charge point management platform, has secured substantial funding to propel its next phase of growth in the UK and Ireland. Investment has come from lead investor YFM Equity Partners, and existing investors Par Equity and an angel syndicate. 

Based in Lancaster and employing over 60 staff, Fuuse has grown by 400% in the last 12 months and now serves over 750 clients and over 70,000 active users. It also processes enough electricity each year to power the whole of the UK for an hour, as well as processing millions in charging payments. 

atmio, the operating system for effortlessly finding, fixing, and reporting methane emissions has raised €5.1m in a seed round led by Notion Capital, with participation from SquareOne. Other investors to participate in the round include previous  investors, HCVC and Robin Capital; as well as angel investment from Bernhard Mohr, former VP Gas Detection at Dräger, and David Rowan’s VOYAGERS Climate-Tech Fund. atmio will use the funding to go to market, develop its product, hire new engineers, and build out a new marketing and customer success team. 

VoltShare, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions designed specifically for the hospitality industry, has secured £500,000 growth funding led by SFC Capital with support from London Co-Investment Fund, Bethnal Green Ventures, Copa Ventures and angel investors

The majority of the funding will be used to fuel VoltShare's growth in the hospitality charging market through a strategic expansion of the company's sales and marketing efforts. This investment will allow VoltShare to reach a wider audience of hospitality businesses, further solidifying its position as a leader in this sector.

Social entrepreneurs with transformative enterprises are being urged to enter a new funding competition which will culminate in a glamorous pitching event at The Shard.

Designed to drive positive social change, Ignite is being launched by the Ford Family Foundation and is supported by leading UK universities, including Durham. The overall winner will receive a £20,000 impact accelerator grant to scale up their social enterprise, with a further £30,000 being shared between the other four finalists.

Canada: Toronto-based nanotechnology startup Mesosil has closed $2.2 million CAD in seed funding to ramp up its production and fuel its commercialization plans.

Spun out of the University of Toronto, Mesosil is developing nanometre-scale, silica-based additives designed to prevent infection and disease at the tissue-biomaterial level and extend the lifespan of dental and medical devices like fillers and implants.

After years of research and development, Mesosil has finalized its flagship material and the startup says it is ready to scale up production to meet customer demand in the dentistry space with fresh funding from deep tech-focused GreenSky Ventures and a group of other investors.

Five of Northern Ireland’s most inspiring entrepreneurial teams have each been awarded £10,000 proof of concept (POC) grants from Techstart Ventures, through its Invest Northern Ireland fund, Techstart, following their successful involvement in Catalyst’s entrepreneurship programme, Co-Founders.

Rockfish, the South West seafood restaurant group, has secured £1.25 million in equity financing from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund (SWIF).

Investors at the recent Dorset Business Angels pitch event were presented with a diverse range of companies seeking angel investment to accelerate their business growth. The event, held last Monday evening, featured five pitches, with two companies generating interest from potential investors.