Nova Pangaea Technologies, the Teesside-based Clean Tech business, has raised £5.25m in a funding round led by Mercia Asset Management Plc, Par Equity and NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), with private investors also participating.

Smart Kiwi, the data intelligence platform for shared mobility companies, has raised £250k in a pre-seed round led by SFC Capital, the UK’s most active seed-stage investor. Additional investors include Plug & Play and Startup Wise Guys. Smart Kiwi will use the funding to grow the team and further develop their technology.

Manchester based Versori has been funded by world-famous accelerator Y-Combinator for it's Integration, automation and data transformation platform, Switchboard.

Enhanc3D Genomics, a functional genomics company unlocking the full potential of the human 3D genome to transform therapeutic development, has raised £10 million in Series A financing to accelerate the development of its proprietary technology platform – GenLink3D [TM]. The financing was led by BGF and Parkwalk Advisors, with support from existing private investors and Bioqube Ventures.

Dorset Business Angels (DBA) recently hosted their quarterly pitch event at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. In a ‘Dragons type Den' initiative each presenting business made their case for investment and answered questions from investors. 

The Development Bank of Wales has confirmed its third equity investment in Wagonex, the UK’s leading mobility subscription platform provider - just one week after the announcement of a first strategic investment by Admiral Pioneer.

Neil Cunningham, founder of MatchPoint Hospitality Group, has been appointed to the board of Archangels, the world’s longest continually running investment syndicate.

Financial wellbeing platform Blackbullion has announced a £2.5m investment round to accelerate financial wellbeing for students. The new funding round will scale the platform’s growth, driving Blackbullion’s mission to simplify the complex world of finance for young people, while connecting them with scholarships and additional funds while they study

The oversubscribed round was led by Calyx Venture Fund with existing investors including Lord Stanley Fink and MPA Education, also participating; Blackbullion is the first investment for MPA’s second fund. 

British technology company, Sunstone Systems, has raised £1m in equity finance in its latest funding round. 

Based in Kent, Sunstone Systems creates solar-powered technologies that provide surveillance, wireless networks and satellite communications to some of the most remote locations in the world. All while helping global organisations to reduce their CO2 emissions. This fundraise comes off the back of a stellar period of growth which saw it double year on year revenue in 2021, with projections to do the same in 2022. 

EBAN has launched the Manifesto For a Gender Balanced Angel Investing Ecosystem.

Net Purpose, a platform for sustainable investors, has raised £10 million in a Series A round led by ETF Partners, following a year of record growth.

Net Purpose also has angel investor backing from Jim O’Neill, former Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, and Kevin Gould, Co-Founder of Markit who have both increased their commitment in this round,

Düsseldorf-based technology startup iFactory3D has completed a financing round on the investment platform Companisto. More than 600 individual private investors and business angels pledged over one million euros for the company and its innovative product, the One Pro 3D belt printer. One of the aspects that convinced them was a special feature that differentiates the 3D belt printer from conventional printers: thanks to the built-in conveyor belt and smart camera technology, objects can be printed in series around the clock without supervision.