A luxury bedding brand with sustainability at its core has officially closed its first round of fundraising via Seedrs, having secured impressive funding of over £220,000 from 271 investors. Led by frontman and young entrepreneur James Higgins, Ethical Bedding is dedicated to ethical, sustainable and meaningful business. Following his recent appearance on BBC’s business reality […]
Exergyn, an industry-leading cleantech company, has today announced the creation of 15 new roles in line with the opening of its new office in Rugby, Eastern Warwickshire. Exergyn invested £500,000 in the new centre, redesigning it for its new purpose, which will indirectly support more jobs in the region, and allow the company to benefit […]
An Innovate UK-backed biotech company has achieved a pioneering biocomputer breakthrough which is accelerating the development and manufacture of cheaper drugs and vaccines. BiologIC Technologies, inventor of the world’s first biocomputer, has developed 3D printed ‘lab-on-a-chip’ platforms – miniaturised devices that integrate multiple laboratory functions onto a single chip. These enable faster, more efficient, and […]
Former professional footballer and current television pundit Rio Ferdinand has announced his investment in the Manchester-based tech platform, DeliveryApp, a move that signifies a huge milestone for the team and the business as a whole. An already passionate investor in the technology market, Rio aims to support DeliveryApp’s brand scale and awareness, drive revenue growth […]
Double Dutch, the producers of award-winning premium mixers and tonics, has announced the completion of its latest funding round, securing £4m investment. The news comes after the female-founded brand grew distribution by 63% in the last year alone. As the market player with the fastest volume growth in category, the premium drinks brand has completed […]
A guarantee from UK Export Finance (UKEF) has provided Northern Ireland-based bus manufacturer Wrightbus with £50 million in financing to support its ambitious exporting strategy. This Export Development Guarantee sees the UK’s export credit agency guarantee 80 percent of the loan from Barclays Bank. This financing builds on previous government support announced last year, helping […]
Spinout About:Energy has successfully closed a seed investment round with funding of £1.5 million. The rounds had participation from HighSage Ventures, Vireo Ventures, Rishi Khosla, Plug & Play Ventures, and Electric Revolution Ventures. The funding will enable the battery software company, which started trading in 2022 after spinning out of the University of Birmingham and […]
Software as a Service (SaaS) developer, Ringover, has announced the completion of a €20 million financing round. The round led by Orange Ventures and Bpifrance’s Large Venture and accompanied by historical investor Expedition Growth Capital. This new round of funding will enable Ringover to significantly step up its investment in research and development, particularly in […]
A new online marketplace, dedicated to buying and selling pre-loved clothing for children, has received an investment of £150,000 to unlock its plans for growth. Just three months since launch, Cress is expanding to create more opportunities for customers to buy and sell pre-loved, with new categories being launched for accessories and premium brand clothing. […]
A tech start-up launched by TV couple Ferne McCann and Lorri Haines has partnered with private investment platform Seedrs to raise £250,000. Mental health and wellbeing app Shoorah is set to provide more on-the-go wellness tools than any other wellbeing app. The platform has already been downloaded by thousands of users – with 6,000 downloads […]