Stim OxyGen, an innovative cancer treatment technology company, has been named as the overall winner of the 2021 Northern Ireland INVENT Awards.

Sanome, a European health start-up, has raised £2m as its first round of funding from a number of leading UK and European HealthTech specialist investors. The round was led by Heal Capital, with participation from Crista Galli Ventures, Selvedge Ventures, o2h Ventures, Meltwind and a number of high-profile angels including David Cleevely and Pam Garside.

Poor mental health has grown to be a global crisis, with 1 in 5 people experiencing common mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression in any given year¹. In the search for more effective and accessible treatments for mental wellness, renewed scientific and commercial interest in psychedelic medicine is now leading to rapid advancements in psychedelic models of care for mental health. Founders Factory and Woven Science have announced a unique partnership to invest in groundbreaking startups that have the ability to redefine mental healthcare and build new solutions that make sustainable well-being accessible to all.

Doccla, the healthtech startup pioneering virtual ward technology to ease pressure on hospitals, has secured £2.4m in an oversubscribed seed round, led by Giant Ventures, the leading purpose-driven venture firm, and early-stage technology VC, Speedinvest. Doccla is reimagining hospital care using innovative remote medical monitoring to deliver safe, effective care from the home. The investment will supercharge the startup’s ambition to make virtual hospitals a core part of modern healthcare.

contextflow, a leading provider of artificial intelligence for medical image analysis, has announced a EUR 6.7 Million Series A funding round. A second closing included an additional EUR 2 Million from new co-investor Peak Pride Management GmbH, HPH (Hans Peter Haselsteiner) Start-up Unit and current investor APEX Ventures with its “APEX Best in Class” fund. A first closing was led by B&C Innovation Investments GmbH (BCII) and included participation from new co-investor TTIP Beteiligungs GmbH and current investors APEX Ventures, Crista Galli Ventures, IST cube, Nina Capital and Novacapital.

Elvie, the global health and lifestyle brand developing iconic products for women, has announced an extension of its Series C funding with a further £12.7m ($17.5m) investment.  This investment is an extension to the initial Series C funding announced in July 2021 - and takes Elvie’s total Series C to £70m ($97m).  Founded in 2013 by CEO Tania Boler, Elvie brings together a team of world-class engineers, designers and business minds to develop extraordinary products that improve women’s lives

Abtrace, a healthtech start-up which uses machine learning to transform how chronic and long-term health conditions are detected, monitored and treated, has raised £2.1m of seed funding in a round led by Faber and joined by Ganexa Capital.

As dentists worldwide begin to tackle the backlog of patients whose tooth decay may have worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic*, Edinburgh-based dental technology company, Calcivis, is preparing for a US launch with a restructuring of its board and the successful completion of its latest funding round.  Calcivis has developed the world’s first biotechnology-based dental imaging system and has been part of the portfolio of the Scottish business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, since 2012.

Lime Global Ltd, the UK’s leading provider of online-only affordable and accessible digital healthcare top-ups, has raised £474,838 from 209 investors via crowdfunding platform, Seedrs – exceeding its initial target of £400,000 at 117%. 

Seneca Partners, the specialist SME investment business based in the North West, has invested £1.2m into biotech company, SolasCure to support the development of their wound cleaning product, Aurase® through the Seneca EIS Portfolio Service and Seneca Growth Capital VCT.  Seneca’s investment comes as SolasCure is developing proprietary technology leveraging biomimicry and evidence-based medicine to empower health care professionals to treat patients with chronic wounds. 

Walking on Earth is coming out of stealth to tackle the rising issue of workplace stress exacerbated by the COVID pandemic and remote working. The digital platform has closed a £3 million seed funding round led by Octopus Ventures, which supported success stories such as Cazoo, Depop and Graze. Walking on Earth benefits from further backing from renowned UK founders.

Keensight Capital, one of the leading private equity managers dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has entered into an agreement to sell its stake in Demetra Holding S.p.A. to Astorg.