Oxford University Innovation (OUI) spinout Mode Labs has raised £3 million in seed funding to take chemical sensing out of the lab and into the field - anywhere, anytime. Its platform could radically change how water quality is monitored, delivering lab-grade sensitivity with 1,000 times less reagent, a fraction of the power consumption, and at just 10% of the cost of current technologies.

SCI Semiconductor, a UK start-up that aims to win the race to develop the world's first ‘memory safe' computer chip has raised £2.5m in a funding round led by Mercia Ventures.

Wull Technologies, a joint venture between Manchester-based Vector Labs and Wool Insulation Wales, has received backing from the University of Manchester Innovation Factory and Greater Manchester Combined Authority's GM Advance fund. Each has invested £150,000 in the business.

Everybody Counts, the UK-based EdTech social enterprise delivering inclusive, AI-powered maths education, has raised £500,000 in the latest phase of its £1.9 million seed funding round. The investment, led by Fuel Ventures with support from industry angels, will accelerate the global rollout of its personalised learning platform designed to close the maths attainment gap for all learners.

Bristol-based renewable energy company Cepro has raised £335,000 angel investment to accelerate its mission to decarbonise and decentralise home energy and shake up the energy industry in the process.

Tended, the company behind a wearable safety solution, which helps to improve the safety of railway staff and prevent avoidable incidents, has raised £2m from Praetura Ventures and Blackfinch Ventures, as it aims to expand into new sectors and global markets.

Lincoln-based Tended has created an innovative geospatial positioning device to alert rail workers when they exit designated safe zones, allowing them to maintain a safe distance from onsite hazards, such as open lines and in-use heavy machinery.

Loxa, a UK-based Insurtech firm focused on revolutionising product protection, has successfully raised £125,000 through Angel Investment Network (AIN) as part of a £1.69 million Seed Round.

A new intelligence-led startup, AVIEL Intelligence, has emerged from stealth with an ambitious mission: to stop financial scams before they happen. Founded by ex-Google operators, the former UK director of what3words, and leading intelligence experts, AVIEL Intelligence has secured a £350,000 pre-seed investment round led by Fuel Ventures, one of the UK's leading early-stage venture capital firms. The round also includes backing from Cambridge Angels and a range of other angel investors including respected experts across the cybersecurity industry.

Trusted, a UK-based technology startup transforming how B2B enterprises harness customer advocacy, has closed a £1 million pre-seed funding round led by Fuel Ventures. The investment will accelerate the development of Trusted's platform, which empowers businesses to convert their happiest customers into their most powerful growth engine.

Astrato, the cloud-native BI platform that empowers teams to build and share live, self-serve analytics directly on top of their cloud data warehouse, has raised a $5 million seed round led by Big Pi Ventures, with participation from Propelling Tech Ventures and more than 30 strategic angels from the global data and analytics community.

WineFi, a London-based fintech, has raised £1.5m in seed funding led by Coterie Holdings, a British fine wine group, with participation from SFC Capital, Founders Capital and several angel investors. The funding will be used to enhance WineFi's data-driven platform for fine wine investment, aiming to open up the asset class to a wider range of investors.

Homemove, the innovative proptech brand which allows users to manage their complete home move process from a single, easy to use platform, has announced the successful completion of a $5 million funding round led by Fuel Ventures with co-investors including the Blandford Family Office, and Oxford Innovation.

Co-founded by James Freestone and Louis O'Connell-Bristow, in a highly fragmented industry, Homemove creates a seamless moving experience, by centralising everything in one place. From research to completion, homemove offers holistic oversight, easy management, and real-time updates, significantly cutting down administrative delays and improving customer confidence.