Perci Health, the UK's most comprehensive virtual cancer clinic, has successfully raised a total of £7.7 million funding, after closing a new £3 million round, doubling the original £1.5m target. This includes a £295,000 investment from Macmillan Cancer Support, further solidifying the charity's belief in Perci Health's mission

Giles AI, which supports faster, smarter, and more compliant decision-making by delivering an AI-powered tool that enhances workflows in medical research, clinical trials, regulatory affairs, public health, CRO services and healthcare academia, has raised new funds via the FounderCatalyst platform, a cost-effective and rapid fundraising solution tailored for early-stage startups.

Sweden: Swedish deeptech company Embedl has raised €5.5 million in a pre-series A funding round from Chalmers Ventures, Fairpoint Capital, SEB Greentech, Spintop Ventures, and angel network STOAF. After spinning out from Chalmers University of Technology, and kicking off commercial operations in 2022, Embedl has helped innovative startups and some of the world's largest corporates, such as Kodiak Robotics and Bosch to optimize their products' AI inference efficiency. With the new funding, Embedl will accelerate the commercialisation and launch of its SaaS platform, the Embedl Hub.

Yorkshire is positioning itself at the forefront of the UK's artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, as the newly launched Oberon Yorkshire AI EIS Fund announces plans to invest millions into the region. The fund, developed in association with Yorkshire AI Labs LLP, highlights significant investor confidence in Yorkshire's potential to become a national centre of AI innovation and economic growth.

A UK fintech startup founded to make lending fairer and more inclusive has secured new investment to transform how lenders assess creditworthiness, especially for the 16.2 million UK adults currently misjudged due to limited credit history.

Good With, co-founded by female entrepreneurs Gabriela Isas and Ellie Kallis, has developed a pioneering Readiness Score^TM that blends AI, behavioural psychology, and open banking data to give lenders a more accurate, human-centred view of credit risk.

Altura, an AI-powered bid management startup, has raised €8 million Series A funding as it becomes the first to launch autonomous AI agents to help businesses win more public and private sector tenders, particularly as procurement processes grow more complex. The funding will be used to scale operations and expand into the UK market with a new London office.

Oxford Capital has backed NavLive, a University of Oxford spin-out that uses artificial intelligence and LiDAR to turn any building into an accurate digital twin in minutes. The £4m round has Oxford Capital investing alongside SOSV and existing shareholders Oxford Science Enterprises, Clearance Capital, Britbots and AE Works.

Ankar, a platform leveraging AI agents to transform how innovators and companies across the world capture, protect and monetise their intellectual property (IP), has raised a £3m Seed round led by Index Ventures. They were joined by Daphni, Motier Ventures, Booom and Puzzle Ventures, as well as leading angels including Datadog CEO, Olivier Pomel and Hugging Face CTO, Julien Chaumond. Founded in 2024, the tech is already being embraced by Fortune500 companies.

Finland: Medtech startup AIATELLA has secured €2 million in funding to accelerate the development and scaling of its AI-powered cardiovascular imaging technology. The funding will help the company conduct clinical trials and develop its ultrasound-based preventative screening, which detects and quantifies carotid artery narrowing in minutes. The round was led by Helsinki-based Nordic Science Investments, with Specialist VC, Harjavalta Ventures, Business Finland, and a syndicate of angel investors also joining the round.

Northern Gritstone has led a £4.6 million seed investment into Newcastle University spinout Literal Labs, an AI algorithm company that uses logic-based techniques to generate custom AI models. Led by ex-Arm executive Noel Hurley, this is Northern Gritstone's first investment linked to Newcastle University.

Construction tech company Automated Architecture (AUAR) has closed £5.1m in funding to make sustainable, affordable housing universally accessible. Its groundbreaking automation and robotics platform and decentralised approach helps homebuilders cut construction costs by 30–40% and removes critical bottlenecks in their value chain.

Emerald, a preventive health platform that combines diagnostics, AI and continuous GP access, has officially launched out of stealth with backing from a number strategic angel investors. The company has raised £625,000 led by Europe's leading founders, operators and professional athletes.