Littledata, a SaaS company that connects and automates ecommerce analytics for its customers, has received investment from one member of Henley Business Angels (HBA), contributing towards a total funding round of £80,000.

Manchester-based sustainable and ethical marketplace, Know the Origin has received a £300,000 investment from GC Angels to support the growth of the business as it looks to expand its team and product offering.

Brikk, a modern ‘3.0’ estate agency platform that serves its customers online, has received investment from three Henley Business Angels (HBA) members in addition to more than 15 other investors from the UK and Europe.

Rooted MilQ, a Reading based food and beverage company that is developing plant protein-based milk from quinoa and tarwi, has received investment from a member of Henley Business Angels.

The company, which started out as Kai Pacha Foods, started selling milk made with quinoa at organic retailers in Peru and is now launching in the UK. The company focuses on quinoa varieties that are in danger of extinction; by working with smallholder farmers who practice regenerative agriculture in mountain communities in Peru, they are able to harvest quinoa that protects agrobiodiversity, is resistant to climate change and is a source of planet friendly natural protein.

Blossom Capital, the record-breaking VC led by investor Ophelia Brown, has launched Cultivate, an angel investment program that will bring together Europe’s next-generation of ambitious founders with established unicorn pioneers such as Des Traynor (Intercom), Guillaume Pousaz (Checkout.com), Nilan Peiris (Transferwise) and Shakil Khan (Spotify).

Cultivate aims to kickstart an angel ecosystem in Europe and to bring it to the same level that exists in the Valley, where successful startups trigger a virtuous cycle as alumni leave to build the next generation of unicorns, backed by experienced operators.

InvestSuite has raised a seed extension round led by PMV with participation from existing and new business angels, management and employees. This €2 million is bringing its total funding since its start in June 2018 to €6 million.

Bart Vanhaeren, CEO and co-founder of InvestSuite states that, “This funding enables InvestSuite to expand its market reach and products, grow the team and bring unparalleled innovations to customers around the globe”.

Marion Surgical, which works with surgeons from around the globe to build a next generation suite of surgical simulators through virtual reality, has received a £280,000 investment from GC Angels, part of the Growth Company and an angel investor, alongside grant funding from Innovate UK, following an introduction from MIDAS, Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency.

The Canadian company enables surgeons to learn, collaborate, practice and share procedures in a realistic, safe, cloud-hosted environment through virtual reality. The company has recently set up a UK entity based at The Landing in MediaCityUK, Salford and has plans to relocate some of the Canadian team to the region as well as hiring locally.

The Link App - software designed to facilitate communication between law firms and their clients - has received significant investment from GC Angels as part of a larger funding round to accelerate growth and expand globally.  The Manchester-based business was set up by qualified solicitor Lauren Riley, who noticed that clients were looking for faster responses from lawyers, more clarity on case progress and an overall better customer service experience.

DSW Angels, the business angel network, is celebrating a milestone after receiving its 1,000th application for funding within two years of its launch.

The business, which was started in the North but expanded to other regions in recent months, has also become one of the largest in the UK with over 100 investors. Last year it was selected as the first partner on the British Business Investments’ £100 million Regional Angels Programme.

Green Angel Syndicate has invested in The Scottish Bee Company, which is leading the way in the exploration of newly discovered properties of Heather Honey.  Its health-giving ingredients are now understood to be the rival of much-vaunted Manuka Honey from New Zealand.  For most of its existence, there has been almost no demand for Manuka Honey, but the discovery of its health benefits caused its sales and its price to sky-rocket internationally.  Heather Honey has claims to be the rival if not superior to Manuka honey in this respect.

246 angel investors shared a major payday this year with the €363 million sale of Irish chip-maker Decawave to US Apple supplier Qorvo.

Manchester-based entertainment brand Vistavenus, has received its first angel investment of £200,000 from renowned businessman David Walter, giving Vistavenus a pre-market valuation of over £4 million.