Log my Care - a fast-growing company whose software platform enables care homes and social care organisations to ‘go digital’ - has raised £3.25m in a funding round led by Mercia, with Oxford Capital and angel investors also participating.

Swedish electromobility and industrial tech startup STILRIDE has raised €3.7m to fuel future growth and innovation, following unprecedented demand for its inaugural electric motorcycle - the Sport Utility Scooter One (SUS1) -  and sustainable manufacturing technology, dubbed “industrial origami”.  The round was joined by new and existing angels that include Gustaf Hagman, Saeid Esmaeilizadeh and Tobias Emanuelsson (founder and CEO at Polar Structure).

Fast-growing consumer insights business Vypr has received an additional £3m of investment from YFM Equity Partners (YFM) through its British Smaller Companies VCTs to fund strategic sales and product development as the business continues to scale.  Funded in its early stages by a number of angel investors in various seed rounds, a few of them participated in this follow-on round

Book Salon, a payment and booking service provider specializing in hair, beauty, and wellness companies, is launching operations in the UK. The Finnish startup has raised £3,7 million from private investors to date, including Big Bets VC and promonent angel investors such as Lennu Keinänen. Book Salon provides entrepreneurs with a full suite of modern tools to run a successful business. Book Salon offers payment terminals and a payment processing service, in addition to its website builder, online booking systems, and cash and accounting reports.

New insurtech Peachy has raised $1.6m seed round from a number of angel investors from the insurance world, reflecting both the strength of Peachy’s radical new approach as the change that is needed and the quality of the business that has been built to deliver it.  The company's mission to radically improve financial inclusion in private healthcare has received a $1.6m boost from an impressive list of former executives of the insurance world who believe radical change is necessary and that Peachy is the answer. 

Archireef Limited, which is supported by Emirates Angels, an NGO focusing on angel investing and tech startups, is a Forbes Asia 100 to Watch company among the 10 startups invited to represent the UAE at CEATEC in October 2022.

Smart Kiwi, the data intelligence platform for shared mobility companies, has raised £250k in a pre-seed round led by SFC Capital, the UK’s most active seed-stage investor. Additional investors include Plug & Play and Startup Wise Guys. Smart Kiwi will use the funding to grow the team and further develop their technology.

Manchester based Versori has been funded by world-famous accelerator Y-Combinator for it's Integration, automation and data transformation platform, Switchboard.

The Development Bank of Wales has confirmed its third equity investment in Wagonex, the UK’s leading mobility subscription platform provider - just one week after the announcement of a first strategic investment by Admiral Pioneer.

British technology company, Sunstone Systems, has raised £1m in equity finance in its latest funding round. 

Based in Kent, Sunstone Systems creates solar-powered technologies that provide surveillance, wireless networks and satellite communications to some of the most remote locations in the world. All while helping global organisations to reduce their CO2 emissions. This fundraise comes off the back of a stellar period of growth which saw it double year on year revenue in 2021, with projections to do the same in 2022. 

Building on its recent launch and in line with its growth plans for North America and Europe, KYP has announced the closure of its pre-seed funding round with total funds of approximately £800,000 raised. Despite often quoted challenging market conditions, KYP pre-seed round was 35% oversubscribed with the support of US based 1414 Ventures, BH Ventures and some leading UK Angel Investors.

Edinburgh startup, Gecko Glazing, has created an affordable, easily-installed alternative to double glazing that can cut window heat loss and carbon emissions by up to 50%. With huge potential to improve inefficient homes, including historic and listed buildings, the company has just secured a £150k investment in a funding round led by British Design Fund.