Not-for-profit, Virgin StartUp, has announced the 14 ambitious British business founders that will join its new ‘get investment ready’ accelerator programme, which launches this week to help start-ups supercharge their first angel investment round.

Grid Smarter Cities is fundraising, seeking £2.5 million growth funding to support its mission to help reduce CO2 emissions and provide better air quality for a cleaner and smarter city.  Join Grid on its journey to help build a better future.  Please go to our Funding for Entrepreneurs website here to see the full investment ad.  For more information on how you can involved click here.

The SoHo Juice Company is a multi-award winning non-carbonated soft drinks in 100% recyclable cans. The company is seeking investment of £350,000 for expansion.  You can find out more by visiting our Funding Pages website to view the full investment ad.

FrontM, an “Intelligent Collaboration. Anywhere®” platform for the maritime industry, has raised $1.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Jenson Funding Partners, Tradeworks.vc, Motion Ventures and a syndicate of MarTech investors. 

The RCA has launched a new Seed / Enterprise Investment Scheme (S/EIS) Design & Impact fund investing in early-stage companies founded by Royal College of Art staff or graduates.

Following its initial investment in 2021, Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund alongside OION angel investors, has made a follow-on investment in the latest funding round for Cognitant Group, the fast-growing digital health information platform.

Businesses led by women accounted for a record 45% of the funds raised by companies at tech incubator SETsquared Bristol, according to their 2022 impact results.

Connectd, the leading platform for managing and growing relationships between startups, investors and advisors, has secured $2.6m in seed funding as it continues its expansion.

London startup Phare Labs, who is reimagining the design and capabilities of domestic fire alarms, has secured a £125K equity investment from British Design Fund, as part of a £300K fundraise from specialist funds and angel investors.

Phare Labs was cofounded by mechanical engineer Daniel McBride and design engineer Arnau Donate, who were inspired with the idea for their business after Daniel suffered a spate of false alarms.

Vector Homes, a cleantech company which is developing new techniques and materials for affordable and sustainable modular housing, has closed its seed investment round after raising £450,000, securing funding from SFC Capital, GC Angels, Greater Manchester Combined Authority and social housing investment firm HSPG.

Eventum Orthopaedics, a medtech company which has developed a device that could improve the success of knee replacement surgery has raised £2.5m in a Series A funding round.

Venture capital investment in Northern Ireland firms reached an all-time high in 2022 with the overall number of deals also surpassing previous record figures, according to new data from Catalyst. Research for Catalyst’s annual NI Deal Tracker report has revealed that £139m was invested across 89 deals in locally based innovation and growth stage companies in 2022.