West London startup, Aeropowder, whose innovative solutions made from surplus feathers offer a sustainable alternative to single use plastics and other harmful materials, has secured a £150,000 investment from British Design Fund and business angels.

Oxford University Innovation (OUI) has appointed Dr Mairi Gibbs as its news Chief Executive Officer.  Mairi has a track record of more than 20 years in university technology transfer including multiple roles leading strategic business management and operational areas of OUI.  

KYMIRA, a smart garment company developing specialist infrared technology to aid recovery in athletes, has again received investment from two Henley Business Angels members, contributing to a £1.1m funding round. The funding round was achieved through private investment and a £500k grant as part of Henley Business Angels’ Investor Partnership with Innovate UK.

GP Bullhound has announced the release of its Titans of Tech 2024 report. For the tenth year in a row, GP Bullhound has released its annual Titans of Tech report, highlighting and analysing the growth trends in Europe's tech ecosystem. This comprehensive analysis underscores the resilience and growth of Europe's tech sector, setting the stage for a new era of innovation and investment.

USA: S2N Health, Inc. has successfully secured seed funding to fuel the growth of the company’s RepSignal^TM medtech customer intelligence SaaS platform, and to develop a robust roadmap of AI-powered solutions for accelerating the market impact of healthcare technologies. The round was led by Excelerate Health Ventures, a premier digital health fund focused on healthcare software and technology-enabled services, with participation from other established healthcare and technology investors, including Boston Millennia Partners and Robin Hood Ventures. 

FRANCE: En Carta Diagnostics, a deeptech start-up developing rapid Point-of-Care (POC) molecular diagnostics kits, has announced €1.5M ($1.63M) in pre-seed funding. This investment will enable En Carta to make a substantial leap forward in achieving preclinical data on a prototype diagnostic kit for its flagship indication, the debilitating Lyme disease, while ensuring its ability to scale industrially. 

Sussex-based angel investment group South East Angels is proud to announce its recent investment in Skyverse - a startup delivering technology solutions to air traffic control teams.

The startup led by the Raiola brothers and supported by IAG and Italians in VC Partners is revolutionizing healthcare access with an AI platform for musculoskeletal services. 

DENMARK: Copenhagen-based fintech startup, ZTLment, has made waves as the first in Europe to pioneer compliant wallet infrastructure on decentralised rails for ordering- and booking platforms. Having raised €2.4 million in total pre-seed funding from investors PreSeed Ventures, Upfin, Giant Ventures, and strong business angels, ZTLment aims to eliminate the need for outdated banking infrastructures once and for all and make it easy to make programmable and peer-to-peer payments.

Lola Cares, a pioneering health tech company, has announced the successful closure of its first funding round, raising £250,000 from SFC Capital. A significant step towards the emerging company’s mission to enhance the care experience in an overstretched social care sector. The funding is set to enhance Lola’s conversational AI capabilities and broaden its impact in the care sector. 

Medi2data, whose suite of digital products and services aim to simplify the process of transacting medical data quickly and securely, has raised £2.1 million in an oversubscribed round led by Wealth Club and existing investors, under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).

Angel-backed fine wine investment platform WineFi has appointed Oliver Thorpe as their Operations Director.

Thorpe, who previously led operations at Sequoia-backed start-up Nomio, previously worked alongside WineFi's Callum Woodcock.