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.

Hope Macy, the FCA authorised UK Fintech, has obtained £1.5m in seed investment from the Development Bank of Wales, and a supportive angel network, to extend the development and roll-out of its regulated Open Banking and AI platform across the UK to counter the growing problem of financial vulnerability. 

Lyko, a technology provider specializing in the deployment of multimodal solutions and Mobility as a Service, has announced a funding round of €1.4 million. This operation, which represents a key milestone for the company, was carried out with international investors such as Habert Dassault Finance, Afrimobility (Akwa Group), some business angels, and banks such as Bpifrance, Crédit Mutuel, and Caisse d'Épargne.

With 2023 approaching its end, UK Investment platform, CMC Invest, has released new data showing investing behaviours throughout 2023. 

Wealthtech platform Prosper has closed its first crowdfunding campaign, raising over £1 million and topping up the £3.2m already raised from investors including Monzo’s co-founder Tom Blomfield, Capital One’s co-founder Matt Cooper, and many other high-profile fintech angels.

Prosper was founded by fintech entrepreneurs Ricky Knox, Nick Perrett, and Phil Bungey, who previously built businesses such as Nutmeg and Tandem Bank.

Seedrs - Europe's leading private investment platform - has released its 2023 Portfolio Report, one of the most comprehensive examinations of the European equity crowdfunding sector ever produced.

BirdsEyeView, a European Space Agency-backed insurtech startup, has closed an investment round led by the European Space Agency, Big 5 Investors, InsurTech NY and ACF Investors. This latest investment, for an undisclosed seven-figure sum, will be used to drive growth in the UK and US markets and further develop BirdsEyeView’s RAPTOR™ technology, which is set to democratise insurers' access to NatCat modelling , exposure management, and underwriting automation. 

Homemove has reached an impressive milestone of half a million pounds in revenues in its inaugural year of full commercialisation with one month of the year left to go.

EBAN President Janne Jormalainen shared his insights on angel investing at the recent 4Angels Finland event.

New analysis reveals a robust resurgance in university-business interactions since the pandemic, according to NCUB's State of the Relationship report 2023.