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Retinal imaging specialist epipole target US growth following £1.3m fundraise and appoint new CEO to accelerate the commercialisation of epiCam. Great news for Fife-based retinal imaging company epipole, with the announcement that it has raised £1.3m in new investment. The investment was led by Greenwood Way Capital and supported by Scottish Enterprise and will be used to help grow ...
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  Submer secures investment to support expansion and growth of its innovative energy and water saving technology. It’s a great start to the year for pioneering growth stage company Submer, with the news that sustainable investor Planet First Partners (“Planet First”) has become a significant investor in the company.  Submer is an innovative company which has devel...
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10 innovative startups on a mission to solve some of the aerospace industry's key challenges are announced as participants in the next Aerospace Xelerated programme. It’s a fantastic start to the week for the ten innovative startups that have just been announced by Aerospace Xelerated as participants in its third cohort. The programme, led by industry partner Boeing, has selected a range ...
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The award-winning accelerator Lloyd's Lab is back and on the look-out for innovative startups, scaleups and entrepreneurs for its next cohort, Cohort 8. Lloyd’s Lab is once again seeking applications from innovative start-ups with solutions for the insurance industry – this time with an extra focus on decarbonisation and supply chain. Award winning accelerator, Lloyd’s Lab, d...
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RElab selects 9 startups in the areas of industrialised construction, sustainability, supply chain management and digitisation to participate in its latest cohort. It’s a great start to the year for 9 innovative startups which have just been selected for the 2022 cohort of RElab, the international scale-up programme curated by Goldacre,  the venture capital arm of the Noé Grou...
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GKN Aerospace continues as partner for the third cohort of Aerospace Xelerated, the programme focused on startups with innovative solutions in the aerospace sector. Good news for Aerospace Xelerated with the announcement that GKN Aerospace has re-joined as a programme partner for its third year. The programme is being led by industry partner Boeing, who was recently joined by the Ministry of De...
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London-based content creation platform SMASH secures major funding boost to support future development and expansion plans Fab news for SMASH, a disruptive platform which connects film and TV content creators with decision-makers with the announcement that it’s on its way to securing up to half a million pounds of investment to scale up its business as it targets the fast-growing global c...
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Antler announces details of new fund which it plans to use to invest in at least 70 new UK technology companies as they grow. 2022 is set to be another great year for global venture capital firm Antler, having just closed its new UK fund at £21.4m, which will allow Antler’s UK team to build a portfolio of around 70 companies in the UK. Since its launch in London in 2019, Antler has...
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Landscape launches OpenScout to empower anyone in Tech with Access to Exciting Startups to Scout for VCs Landscape, the anonymous review platform for founders to rate interactions with venture capitalists, has just announced details of the upcoming launch of OpenScout, a new scout platform that will enable anybody with access to exciting startups to both share these with investors through their...
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Birmingham-based startup Grid Edge secures investment to support its journey to transform the carbon consumption of commercial buildings. Innovative cleantech startup Grid Edge has just announced closure of a new £2m funding round with participation from bp ventures, Goldacre (part of the Noé Group) and Aston University. The funding will be used to help accelerate the company&rsquo...
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Vinehealth secures major investment to support its mission of improving the quality of life and survival of cancer patients. Digital health platform Vinehealth has just announced that it has raised $5.5m in seed funding in a round led by Talis Capital, with participation from previous investors Playfair Capital and Ascension and a number of angels. Founded in 2018 by Rayna Patel and Georgina K...
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New initiative that aims to bring thousands of founders into the emerging world of Web3 is launched by global early-stage VC, Antler. Leading global early-stage venture capital investor, Antler has put out a call to founders and teams interested in building in Web3 to join its global cohorts. Antler already works with founders and early-stage companies across 17 cities worldwide, and will inve...
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