The winner of the Wales Technology Awards 2024, Optimise-AI has secured a significant six-figure investment led with equity of £300,000 from the Development Bank of Wales alongside £320,000 from seven angel investors and £120,000 from co-investors Carbon13.

London based Permia Sensing, an agritech startup on a mission to sustainably increase productivity on palm plantations, has secured a £150,000 investment from British Design Fund.  The Imperial College London spinout is seeking to revolutionise the way palm plantations are managed, with the introduction of precision farming techniques supported by IoT, AI, sensors, and robotics. This includes helping improve yields through the use of sensors that enable the early detection of damaging pests.

Zedify, the UK’s largest cargo bike delivery network, has secured a further £4m investment from Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital, Mercia Ventures which was investing from its own funds and from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), and Green Angel Ventures.

Vertus Energy, a Waste-to-X* industrial biotech startup specialising in advanced control of bacteria behaviour, has closed a €8.75 million seed funding round.

The funding, led by prominent global investors Energy Capital Ventures^®, joined by Blackbird, the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and Aussie Angels, alongside all their existing investors, will be used to scale the firm’s flagship product, BRIO, into pilot projects. 

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.

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.

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.

The Royal College of Art's RCA Design & Innovation S/EIS Fund and Infinity Asset Management LLP has invested in BlueNose Technologies, an innovative climate-tech business in the maritime sector.

West London startup, Aeropowder, whose innovative solutions made from surplus feathers offer a sustainable alternative to single use plastics and other harmful materials, has secured a £150,000 investment from British Design Fund and business angels.

Prova Investments has continued to grow its European portfolio of early-stage businesses operating at the forefront of cleantech, sustainability and the circular economy, by taking an equity stake in electric vehicle (EV) software company ClearWatt.