Rival, a startup that develops technology to enable millions of users to create and share 3D content, has come out of stealth and announced it has raised a $4.2 million pre-seed round, led by Speedinvest, with participation from New Renaissance Ventures and high-profile angels.

Rival has created a platform that allows users to browse through immersive 3D short-form content in their spatial computing headset, in a similar fashion to how TikTok or Instagram Reels work with conventional videos.

The highly effective sales coaching platform developed by MySalesCoach has netted the company a further £935,000 of investment from Northstar Ventures as part of a £1.1m funding boost.

Eventum Orthopaedics, a UK medtech company whose device could revolutionise knee replacement surgery has raised a further £3.8m from NPIF II - Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Ventures as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II (NPIF II), Mercia’s EIS funds and private investors including leading surgeons.

Eventum's QuadSense device helps surgeons to precisely cut and place the kneecap in total knee replacements. Currently over 2 million patients a year have knee replacements globally, yet around 20% are not fully satisfied with the outcome. Eventum believes the key to improving success rates is the position of the kneecap, which plays a crucial role in the knee's function.

Reactwise has secured $3.4 million in pre-seed funding, including a competitive Innovate UK grant, to enable AI-driven robotic laboratories and speed up pharmaceutical manufacturing R&D. 

Bethnal Green Ventures has led a £1 million pre seed funding round in Vouchsafe, alongside co-investors Seed X Liechtenstein, Biometric Ventures, Fuel Ventures, and strategic angels.

Edinburgh-based biotech company Lentitek Ltd has secured £700,000 in private funding from Equity Gap, a leading Scottish angel investment syndicate, bringing its total investment to £1 million in the last six months. This follows a £300,000 Innovate UK grant awarded recently, earlier, accelerating the development and commercialisation of its groundbreaking viral vector technology for next-generation cancer treatments.

Oxford Innovation Finance's EIS Growth Fund and OION Angel Network have invested £350,000 in Study Hall, an agentic learning platform that provides personalised learning agents for reading, writing and exam preparation.

Health and Care Innovations (HCI) has secured a £375,000 equity investment from the British Business Bank's South West Investment Fund via appointed Fund Manager, The FSE Group, as well as from new and existing angel investors.

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Finalrentals has secured a six-figure Pre-Series A investment, bringing its total funding to over seven figures.

MISSION, a natural energy drink and performance tea company, has successfully extended its equity fundraising round to £2 million, including an investment from F1 driver Pierre Gasly.

YAi, a platform helping marketing agencies and brands create, evaluate, and improve AI-generated content at scale, has raised £250,000 in Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) funding from Jenson Ventures.