The Venture Capital Trust Association (VCTA), which campaigns for the vital role played by Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) in supporting the UK’s entrepreneurial economy, has appointed Chris Lewis as Chair.

Edinburgh-based investment syndicate, Archangels, invested more than £13.8m during 2023 in eleven of Scotland’s best early-stage tech and life science companies.

FA Bio, the British bio-tech company with a vision to protect natural ecosystems by identifying superior microbial bio-products that will improve soil health and boost crop production, has secured a £5.3 million tranche of investment from three European venture capital investment funds as well as existing shareholders and new private investors.

SCF Capital has led a £950k pre-seed investment in Furbnow, a new UK climate-tech start-up tackling home decarbonisation at scale, has raised to bring to market its revolutionary end--end home decarbonisation platform to get more homes to Net Zero, without the hassle. 

The investment round included participation from Norrsken Accelerator, and angel investor Daniel Luhde-Thompson. 

The investment comes as Furbnow plans a trial with Birmingham City Council’s Route to Net Zero team in early 2024 to improve the energy efficiency of those households ineligible for grant funding.

Dorset Business Angels will hold its first pitch event and investors' dinner of 2024 on February 5th.

2024 could be the year of recovery after UK venture capital turned a corner in H2 2023 according to new analysis from HSBC Innovation Banking and Dealroom.

Spotta, the smart pest detection tech company, has raised a £3 million growth investment round led by The Yield Lab, STIHL Ventures, and ACF Investors. The latest investment will be used to drive the global growth of Spotta’s products, in particular the breakout success of the Bed Pod detectors for bed bugs. 

Seedrs participated in 21 equity campaigns, secondary campaigns and private deal room deals¹, in rounds totalling over £28 million in November. 

Quebec: Myni, a pioneering company in ecological cleaning products for the body and home, has announced the conclusion of a major round of financing amounting to $2.8 million. This achievement marks a significant milestone in its quest to revolutionize the cleaning and personal care products industry.

Artemest is an online platform that connects art and design lovers with talented Italian artisans. It was founded in 2015 by Ippolita Rostagno, already a successful entrepreneur in the world of luxury, Marco Credendino, Ignazio Assenza and Marco Deseri. The platform, the result of careful selection, brings Italian artistic and artisanal know-how on an international scale through an online showcase accessible to customers from all over the world. Today the company, after four successful rounds of fundraising, can count on: a site with more than 1400 artisans, 70 employees, four offices between Europe and the United States and a beautiful story of growth to tell.

Sussex-based angel investment group South East Angels has announced its recent investment in Siloton - a startup on a mission to leverage the latest advancements in integrated photonics to improve the global population’s health.  Looking to serve the 25% of over 60’s with age-related macular degeneration, Siloton has developed an at-home diagnostic imaging device that reduces the burden of treatment, alleviating pressure on healthcare systems, while helping patients retain their sight for longer.

Obu, the angel investment platform, has closed funding rounds for the first two female-founded businesses to raise funds on its platform. 

Moody Month, a femtech women’s wellness app, and ProperPlan, a personalised project planning app that harnesses the power of AI raised £105K and £193K respectively.