The EISA has welcomed the Treasury’s confirmation that the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) should be extended beyond the current 2025 deadline.

Geovation,  a community of innovators and collaborators which uses location data to create solutions addressing global challenges, has announced a new cohort of six GeoTech and PropTech start-ups has just been selected to start on its Accelerator Programme. 

Seedrs, Europe's leading private investment platform - is now officially licensed under the new EU regulation for equity crowdfunding providers. Seedrs will be authorised in Ireland, where its EU headquarters are and, to begin with, will additionally focus on the Nordics, Iberia and the Netherlands. 

GERMANY: Oxolo, a pioneering AI startup with its headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, has successfully raised €13 million to propel its mission of transforming the AI landscape in the realm of video.

GC Angels, Manchester’s early-stage investment vehicle, has announced the launch of its Angel Academy. Set to support GC Angels’ growing network of over 100 angel investors, the Academy will leave aspiring angel investors with the necessary skills to unlock businesses potential, minimise risk and reap the benefits of high growth. 

Bringing together investors and partners from diverse industries, the Academy reflects GC Angels’ commitment to developing the early-stage equity market in the region. 

Huddersfield based startup, Holdson, has secured a £150k investment from British Design Fund, as it gears up to disrupt the precision manufacturing market with its innovative electrochemical polishing technology.

Ahead of the Government review of the UK spinout landscape, Oxford University Innovation (OUI) has published its inaugural Impact Report.

OUI, the research commercialisation office of the University of Oxford, envisages this report as a touchstone for harmonising impact measurement and reporting amidst university innovation hubs and technology transfer offices (TTOs) across the U.K.

Scottish insect genetics business Beta Bugs Limited has secured £1.72 million investment to scale-up the production, sale and supply of its Black Soldier Fly eggs and larvae to the insect farming sector, as a sustainable alternative to current sources of protein for animal feed.

The funding round was led by The TRICAPITAL Syndicate LLP, with participation from SIS Ventures, Scottish Enterprise, Beeches Group, Climate.vc, together with existing shareholders in the business and InnovateUK.

Catalyst has launched its Co-Founders programme, inviting people with passion, drive and ambition to come together to create start-ups that could change the world.

South East Angels has appointed Sue Walter as Non-Executive Director joining Alex Cowell and Founder Kristina Pereckaite on the board.

As always, #EAIS23 showed us a glimpse into the future of angel investing.  Here's what you missed from the 2023 event! See you at #EAIS 2024 in Tallin.

PARIS: Zygon, the cybersecurity solution for protecting enterprises from the risks brought by the uncontrolled spread of Software-as-a-Service applications among their teams, today announced a $3M seed round and the public release of their solution. The fully subscribed round was led by Axeleo Capital, and includes Kima Ventures as well as multiple world-class cybersecurity angel investors.