CapRelease, the UK's first logistics-embedded finance platform, has secured £1.7 million in pre-seed funding to redefine how eCommerce retailers access capital. The round was led by a global FinTech-focused family office with significant holdings in leading UK neobanks, alongside a group of experienced angel investors.

Noxus, a startup helping enterprises build their own AI workforces to unlock business-changing productivity, innovation and growth, has raised $1.5m in pre-Seed funding. Led by SFC Capital, with participation from Antler, Bynd VC, Caixa Capital, AltaIR Capital, I2BF Global Ventures, Yellow Rocks, and Smart Partnership Capital plus prominent business angels from the European ecosystem. The funding will help further develop and scale Noxus' platform and expand operations.

Notify Technology, a UK-based Safety Tech company whose clients include McDonalds, Siemens and the NHS has raised a further £1.5m from Calculus Capital, the North East Venture Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia Ventures, and private investors.

Lifted Ventures has invested in Anya, a pioneering force in AI-driven women's healthcare. As a key partner in Anya's latest funding round, Lifted Ventures joins a mission to revolutionise healthcare support for women across fertility, pregnancy, menopause, and beyond.

Atria AI, a pioneering provider of generative AI solutions tailored for the legal industry, has completed a £720,000 pre-seed funding round led by Fuel Ventures and a network of angel investors.

Alfa, an AI recruitment start-up, has secured over $625,000 placing them at a $6 million valuation.

Augmetec, the legal tech startup founded and led by Kritin Sundaram, today announces that it has raised over £2m in seed funding to turbo charge its growth. The round is led by UK-based early-stage investors Fuel Ventures, with participation from Swiss fund 14Peaks Capital, and three industry angel investors, including a retired Senior Partner at Kirkland & Ellis, the family office of NetDocuments‘ original founding team, and the Head of Fraud at Rajah & Tann Singapore.

Fuel Ventures, a leading UK venture capital fund, has co-led a £300k funding round in PlanningHub, an innovative company transforming access to planning information for property development using AI.

A technology business which provides adaptable app solutions to major car insurance companies has completed a six-figure round, supported by the Development Bank of Wales, Angels Invest Wales and high-profile Welsh investors. Driverly started life as a technology platform making it easier for young drivers to access car insurance, using data gathered on individual drivers to help bring down their insurance contributions.

Big Business Intelligence, trading as Distil.ai, has successfully secured a £350,000 equity investment from the British Business Bank's South West Investment Fund, via appointed Fund Manager The FSE Group. The funding is part of a £1million round that also includes investment from Waterspring Ventures.

Soource, a startup founded in 2024 in Bolzano by former European diving champion Maicol Verzotto together with Nazareno Mario Ciccarello, Silvia Chiarot, Serena Galli and Luca Taddeo, has closed a €1.5 million pre-seed round. The operation was led by 360 Capital, with the participation of EXOR Ventures, Vesper, B Heroes, several Business Angels and the Members of the Investors Club through Simon Fiduciaria .

BOW, a robotics software company, has secured a combined £4 million seed round investment led by Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on science and technology in the North of England and chaired by Lord Jim O'Neill. Co-investors include Finance Yorkshire and NPIF II - Praetura Equity Finance, which is managed by Praetura as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II.