Oxford-UK-based Modern Baker has raised £2.5 million in Series A funding, led by London impact investor Adjuvo, to scale its concept of healthy ultra-processed food (UPF) internationally.   Previous investment includes 3 EIS seed rounds with angels from tech, travel and digital industries.

Belfast-based tech company Fluid Focus has secured £640,000 in investment from Co-Fund III and a network of business angels across the UK and Europe, to grow its team, enhance its core product and expand in new markets, beginning with the United States.

Leading UK finance specialists Annie Ropar and Paul Oldham have joined the Board of the Development Bank of Wales as Non-Executive Directors. 

London-based cyber risk management firm DynaRisk has announced a $4.7million funding round led by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) 

With over £335 million under management across 19 separate funds and loan schemes, The FSE Group is in a unique position to bring exceptional deal opportunities to its network of business angel investors.

The British Business Bank has made its first investment through the Regional Angels Programme new co-investment platform.  JECO, an automated toolset provider, designed specifically for video games software developers and digital creatives looking to streamline their development processes and future-proof their products has secured $1.3m / £960,000 in growth funding. The deal was led by Games Angels, with British Business Bank participating in the round.

PetProov, a Chorley-based startup which uses anti-fraud technology to combat illegal and unethical practices within the pet sector, has recently closed a six-figure angel investment round.  The final five-figure investment came from a sole angel investor, James Butcher, a serial entrepreneur and business consultant based in the north west. James is also one of Lancashire's Fhunded Angels, a community of private investors looking specifically for early-stage and high growth investment opportunities in the county.

Grace & Green, a  sustainable menstrual care brand, has secured £500,000 equity from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund via appointed fund manager, The FSE Group, as part of a £1.3million funding round.  

The Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade has announced that more than £4.5bn is being allocated to the British Business Bank, as part of the Government’s ‘Backing your Business’ small business plan.

UK-based hospitality tech startup Inntelo AI has raised £506,000 in pre-seed funding to scale its AI Concierge platform, which is already being adopted by hotels across the UK, UAE, and Europe. The round was led by Haatch and British Business Investments, with participation from Look AI Ventures and angel investors.

Food tech company Win-Win, creators of the UK's first cocoa-free alternative to chocolate, has announced the closure of its Series A funding round, raising £3 million from investors including the Oetker Collection, Foodlabs, Mustard Seed Maze, Gota Ventures, Paulig, and Kapital, bringing their total raised to date to £8 million.

Build Concierge, the customer engagement platform, has raised $5.1m (£3.8m) in seed funding from a consortium of private investors. The deal values the year-old start-up at £35m.