Outmin, an intelligent bookkeeping start-up that automates financial data production and eliminates manual data entry, has raised €4 million led by Praetura Ventures and NPIF II - Praetura Equity Finance, which is managed by Praetura as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II. The company also confirmed the appointment of Feargal O'Rourke, current IDA Chairman and former Managing Partner of PwC Ireland, as Chairman of the Board.

Fuel Ventures, one of the UK's most prolific VC firms, is inviting startups to pitch businesses built with an AI co-founder, with up to £250,000 available for investment in the strongest idea.

Persi, the fashion-tech start-up determined to repair what it calls the "broken" state of online personalisation, has closed a £660,000 pre-seed fundraising round that was twice oversubscribed. Institutional B2B Investor Haatch and ESM Investments led the raise, while the final £50,000 was deliberately reserved for female angel investors.

Doubleword, the leading self-hosted inference platform for enterprises, has completed a $12m Series A led by Dawn Capital.

Martello, the AI-powered platform reimagining how environmental and property risks are assessed during conveyancing, has raised £1.2 million in a funding round led by Fuel Ventures. The round also includes participation from strategic angel investors with deep expertise in environmental searches and property law.

Ulla Technology Ltd. has secured £500,000 to unveil Ulla, an AI-powered assistant designed to revolutionise meeting management. The innovative tool transforms how businesses in law, government, accounting, and corporate services manage meetings, enhancing productivity while prioritising data security with a privacy-first approach.

Etiq AI, a female-founded AI-startup based in London, has raised €900,000 in seed funding led by GapMinder VC, following previous grant funding of £1million from InnovateUK, and will be used to scale its newly launched "Data Science Copilot", a platform designed to radically accelerate debugging and testing for machine learning models.

Inicio AI, a Coventry-based FinTech company, has secured £2.6M in seed funding to transform how organisations assess affordability for customers, including for those in financial difficulty. This investment follows their recent victory in the OneToWin pitch competition at Birmingham Tech Week.

The funding round includes a £500,000 investment from the West Midlands Co-Investment Fund (WMCO), managed by Midven, part of Future Planet Capital, alongside £500,000 from Rigby Group PLC, £300,000 fron Haatch Ventures, and further investment from Morgan Stanley, Angel Academe, Mint Ventures and individual angel investors.

Mindset AI, an embedded AI agent platform, has raised £4.3 million in funding to expand its operations in the UK and open an office in the US. 

Cloud Capital, a startup founded by repeat SaaS entrepreneurs, has launched out of stealth with $7.7 million in funding to help CFOs regain financial control of their cloud infrastructure. As AI accelerates cloud usage, Cloud Capital is launching the first FinTech platform built for cloud. It helps companies forecast usage, unlock savings, and eliminate the financial risk of long-term commitments.

Aichitect, the first AI-powered platform designed by an architect to revolutionise and streamline construction and development projects, has closed a pre-seed funding round of £300k, led by SFC Capital.

Grid Edge, a UK company whose AI-powered software helps reduce carbon emissions and energy costs in commercial buildings has raised over £2.8m from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II and Mercia Ventures, Centrica, bp Ventures and private investors.