Anaphite, which specialises in production technology for battery electrodes, has raised a $13.7 million (£10.4 million) Series A round. The funding was co-led by World Fund, Europe's leading climate VC, and Maniv, a global early-stage VC investing in the decarbonisation of transportation and digitisation of its value chains. A cohort of top climate investors also joined, including EEI and Nesta, with further participation from existing investors Bristol Private Equity Club, Elbow Beach Capital and Wealth Club.

Revolution-ZERO has secured £1 million equity from the South West Investment Fund via appointed fund manager, The FSE Group. The initial £1.6 million round, which includes funding from private angels, will help create 20 new jobs while supporting the overall growth of the business, which is based in Truro in Cornwall.

Founded in 2020, Revolution-ZERO is a medical textile solutions provider, with a strong emphasis on environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Initially focused on reusable masks, the company has since expanded to include surgical textile solutions and decontamination/sterilisation units equipped with an RFID tracking system.

Green Angel Ventures has completed a new investment in Deakin Bio-Hybrid Materials, whose technology creates composites by combining bio-derived binders with widely available waste minerals, such as crushed limestone.

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.

Sustainability startup Signol, which uses behavioural science to reduce emissions in shipping and aviation, has raised £2.5m from leading industry-focused investors.

MONTREAL: ReliON, a pioneering provider of management and maintenance (O&M) solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure based in Montreal and Ottawa, has announced that it has closed a $3 million funding round led by Diagram Ventures, with participation from MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF), AQC Capital, Anges Québec and Cycle Momentum.

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.