Morphose Capital Partners, a London-based firm specialising in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and finance, has completed an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round for Hospitaliti, an innovative social platform designed to connect the global hospitality industry. 

Evelyn Partners, the professional services group, has teamed up with impact investment platform, Ethical Equity, to support its Aspiring Angel Investor Programme. The comprehensive programme is designed to empower emerging investors and equip them with the knowledge and resources needed to navigate the world of angel investing in early-stage businesses making a positive social impact.

NanoSyrinx, a synthetic biology company developing nanosyringes as a novel platform for targeted intracellular delivery of biologic therapeutics, has closed a c. £10 million (c. $13 million) financing round.

PhoreMost Ltd, a leading UK biopharmaceutical company unlocking the next generation of drug targets, has added USD $12 million to its Series B financing, bringing the total raised to over $50 million. The additional investment was led by Parkwalk Advisors, the largest growth EIS fund manager, with participation from existing investors BGF, Dr Jonathan Milner, Amadeus Capital and Astellas Venture Management, and will support the progression of PhoreMost's pipeline of novel degrader assets.

London-based investment firm Outward VC has reached the first closing of its Fund II at £51 million. The fund has received a cornerstone investment of £30m from the British Business Bank, which is deploying capital through its Enterprise Capital Funds programme, which has a strong track record in backing emerging, UK-based Venture Capital fund managers. A wide range of private investors are also participating in the fund.

SOLASTA Bio, a leading agri-biotech company specialising in the next generation of green insecticides, has completed an oversubscribed $14 million Series A funding round to accelerate the development of its unique peptide-based, nature-inspired bioinsecticides - the first of their kind to be developed worldwide.

The investment round was led by Forbion via its BioEconomy fund strategy, with co-lead investment from agricultural strategics FMC Ventures (FMC Corporation) and Corteva Inc., through its Corteva Catalyst platform. Participation from existing investors included Cavallo Ventures (Wilbur-Ellis), Rubio Impact Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, UKi2S, SIS Ventures and University of Glasgow, bringing the total raised to date to $19 million. In the context of this round Joy Faucher from Forbion will join the company's board of directors.

Optalitix, the specialist finance software provider, has raised US$3million of follow-on funding, led by existing investor Calculus Capital, with participation from 24 Haymarket and others. The latest successful funding brings the total capital raised by the company to US$8m.

The funding proceeds will be used to further accelerate product innovation and support the execution of Optalitix’s ambitious expansion plans.

The University of Strathclyde's Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Innovation has a new name and a newly appointed Director.

Formerly The Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, the addition of Strategy and Innovation to the name reflects its expanded focus, scope and alignment with the University's successful and distinctive strategy. The Centre also has a new Director, Professor Niall MacKenzie.

A syndicate of 20 business angels led by lead investor Simon Bell has invested £250,000 in Menna.ai, the first small business finance assistant powered by Gen AI.

The equity investment has been match-funded with a further £250,000 from the Development Bank of Wales' Wales Angel Co-investment Fund.

PlantSea, an emerging biotech start-up from St Asaph is turning the tide on plastic pollution having successfully closed a significant funding round totalling over £800,000. The pre-seed round includes an equity investment of £220,000 from the Development Bank of Wales, alongside Innovate UK Investor Partnerships funding, Sustainable Ventures and SFC Capital.

Viability, a pioneering PropTech startup, formerly known as Hesti LTD, has raised £535,000 in funding. This significant investment comes from a consortium of notable backers, including co-founder Paul Higgs, SFC Capital, and Clearance Venture Partners, as well as grants from HM Land Registry (through the Geovation accelerator) and Innovate UK. The funds will be instrumental in advancing Viability's mission to address the housing crisis leveraging AI to deliver Sustainable Development Optimised.

Fundmypitch has supported a successful £350k pre-seed fundraise for Stratiphy, an AI-powered investment platform transforming wealth management.  Stratiphy leverages AI to provide personalised investment strategies at scale, enabling users to optimise their wealth management efforts.