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.

Social entrepreneurs with transformative enterprises are being urged to enter a new funding competition which will culminate in a glamorous pitching event at The Shard.

Designed to drive positive social change, Ignite is being launched by the Ford Family Foundation and is supported by leading UK universities, including Durham. The overall winner will receive a £20,000 impact accelerator grant to scale up their social enterprise, with a further £30,000 being shared between the other four finalists.

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.

Five of Northern Ireland’s most inspiring entrepreneurial teams have each been awarded £10,000 proof of concept (POC) grants from Techstart Ventures, through its Invest Northern Ireland fund, Techstart, following their successful involvement in Catalyst’s entrepreneurship programme, Co-Founders.

Rockfish, the South West seafood restaurant group, has secured £1.25 million in equity financing from the British Business Bank’s South West Investment Fund (SWIF).

Investors at the recent Dorset Business Angels pitch event were presented with a diverse range of companies seeking angel investment to accelerate their business growth. The event, held last Monday evening, featured five pitches, with two companies generating interest from potential investors.

Evoralis Ltd is one of the first company to benefit from the programme and its investment portfolio will be managed by CPI Enterprises, the investment arm of CPI.

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.

The Royal College of Art's RCA Design & Innovation S/EIS Fund has invested in Revive Innovations +, a med-tech business developing a new compact class of auto injectors.

Dublin-based tech firm Overcast HQ has raised an $1.2 m bridging round to help the world’s largest brands and broadcasters manage terabytes of video content with AI and a suite of cloud solutions.

Iris.ai, a provider of a world-leading and award-winning AI engine for scientific text understanding, has raised €7.64m in its latest funding round. This investment will support the company's continued growth and innovation in the field of AI-assisted scientific research, and contribute to a dynamic European AI ecosystem. The round includes a number of angel investors who invested around 10% of the equity.

The 2024 EBAN Annual Congress in Tallinn, co-organised with Estonian Business Angels Network (EstBAN), has been a rounding success, bringing together 600+ angel investors and entrepreneurs, 50+ startups from around Europe and beyond, and 800+ networking meetings taking place throughout the week! This year we have featured premier workshops, insightful keynote speeches, and celebrated our community's achievements.