HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network) angels have participated in an oversubscribed €1.3M funding round in agri-tech start-up, CropBiome. 

Catalyst has announced a new partnership with global IT service provider Fujitsu, which has become its latest Platinum Partner. The two organisations plan to collaborate on projects aimed at growing the innovation ecosystem in Northern Ireland.

Swiss techbio company Hedera Dx, founded in 2021 by veteran healthcare entrepreneurs and executives, has raised €14m to support the launch this Autumn of a blood-based testing solution to profile cancer DNA circulating in the blood, helping patients access better treatments.  

Cello has raised €2.3m in pre-seed funding, in a round led by byFounders, with participation from Tiny VC, Possible Ventures and Notion Capital; together with operator angels from Youtube, Personio, McMakler, and others.

Female angel investors have helped drive more than £2bn of investment in companies across the UK in the past decade, a new study reveals today.

The Women Angel Insights report from the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) and Beauhurst reveals that more than 5,000 women are making angel investments across the UK, helping to create over 10,000 jobs in the past decade.

British Business Investments, a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, has announced a commitment of up to £10m to Haatch Ventures through the Regional Angels Programme.

Catalyst has appointed three experienced non-executive directors to its board to help oversee the implementation of its new five-year strategy and further strengthen its position as the epicentre of entrepreneurship and innovation in Northern Ireland. 

Par Equity has invested in a £2.2 million funding round for RAB-Microfluidics with support from existing investors Eos, Newable Ventures and Scottish Enterprise.

Jobbatical has announced a €11.6m funding round, led by experienced Nordic VC Inventure, to meet the demands of the annual 281m global worker relocations and the rapidly growing digital nomad community. 

We chat with Susie Fisher, Investment Director at Kelvin Capital, about the angel scene in Scotland and how Kelvin fits into it.

blinkwall, a business that has created and patented a digital multi-display solution that is powered by a mobile app and integrated into the smart-home ecosystem for the purpose of showcasing images and video, has received investment from one Henley Business Angels member, contributing towards a funding round of £150,000.

As part of its mission to tackle to UK funding gap for female-led UK businesses, Women Angels of the North,