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WEB13th September 2024. Solasta Bio raises $14m to accelerate nature inspired crop protection. SOLASTA Bio, a leading agri-biotech company specialising in the next generation of green insecticides, has completed an oversubscribed $14 million Series A funding round to accelerate the development of its unique peptide-based, nature-inspired bioinsecticides - the first of their kind to be developed ...
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WEBApr 4, 2023 · PlantSea, an emerging biotech start-up from St Asaph is turning the tide on plastic pollution having successfully closed a significant funding round totalling over £800,000. The pre-seed round includes an equity investment of £220,000 from the Development Bank of Wales, alongside Innovate UK Investor Partnerships funding, Sustainable Ventures ...
The Investing in Women Code backs UK female founders
WEB12 hours ago · The Department for Business and Trade has published its annual Investing in Women Code which finds that venture capital fund managers who have signed up to the Code are more likely to invest in female founders. 32% of all venture capital deals made by Investing in Women Code signatories were in female-founded companies last year, compared to the market average of 28%, revealed in the latest ...
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WEBInvestment into tech firms in Northern Ireland has reached its highest level ever in 2023 at £143.2 million, according to the latest data from Catalyst. Research for Catalyst’s annual NI Deal Tracker report has revealed that £143m was invested across 72 deals, with an average investment of £1.99m. This compared to a total of £139m in 2022 ...
Phacet raises €4m for customised AI application platform for SMEs
WEB12 hours ago · 20th September 2024 - 0 comments. Paris: Phacet, a pioneer in personalised artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has announced a Seed round of €4 million. The French startup has received backing from 148 business angels from sectors including tech, …
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WEBYurtle raises £1.37m to eradicate workplace caregiver burnout. Yurtle, a London-based insurtech helping workplaces combat caregiver burnout, has closed a seed funding round of £1.37m co-led by Insurtech Gateway and Mustard Seed Maze, to grow its team and roll out the world’s first digital care ally. Yurtle envisages a world where everyone ...
COREangelsMEA backs Plain Tiger to revolutionize B2B hospitality …
WEB11 hours ago · COREangelsMEA, a member of COREangels International, has invested in Plain Tiger, an innovative startup transforming the B2B hospitality sector. This investment follows COREangelsMEA's fourth investment committee, held on July 3rd, which attracted over 750 applications from startups across the region. ABAN (African Business Angel Network) contributed as a co-investment partner in this round.
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Development Bank Wales backs £500,000 Investment in Menna.ai. A syndicate of 20 business angels led by lead investor Simon Bell has invested £250,000 in Menna.ai, the first small business finance assistant powered by Gen AI. The equity investment has been match-funded with a further £250,000 from the Development Bank of Wales' Wales Angel Co ...
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WEBAug 9, 2024 · Government R&D spending is vital to rectify stagnation. New data released by the ONS has revealed, indicatively, that the total spend on research and development (R&D) across the UK reduced from 2.81% of GDP in 2021 to 2.77% of GDP in 2022. The level of investment dropped by 0.11%, an £80 million reduction in …
Prosper smashes Crowdfunding target raising over £1m - Angel …
WEBDec 15, 2023 · Wealthtech platform Prosper has closed its first crowdfunding campaign, raising over £1 million and topping up the £3.2m already raised from investors including Monzo’s co-founder Tom Blomfield, Capital One’s co-founder Matt Cooper, and many other high-profile fintech angels. Prosper was founded by fintech entrepreneurs Ricky Knox, Nick Perrett, and Phil Bungey, who previously built ...