HBAN (Halo Business Angel Network), the all-island organisation responsible for the promotion of business angel investment, and a joint initiative of Enterprise Ireland, InterTradeIreland and Invest Northern Ireland, today announces that HBAN angels have participated in an oversubscribed €1.3M funding round in agri-tech start-up, CropBiome. Angels from HBAN Singapore and HBAN Bloom Equity syndicate invested €405K in the business, with other investments coming from DeepIE Ventures Management Company Ltd and Enterprise Ireland High Potential Start-Ups Funding. 

Revolutionary synthetic diamond production business, Dyman Advanced Materials, based at the North East Technology Park (NETPark) in County Durham, is set to further disrupt the $12bn market in 2022 after raising over £882,000 after successful third and fourth rounds of investment this year. 

Investors with an interest in space innovation recently joined representatives from across government, industry and academia, at a special event held in Norfolk showcasing the developing area of 'Space as a Service'.

Hintsa Performance has raised €5.1 million funding from notable investors, 

Virtual event and communities platform SCOOCS has raised €1 million investment from business angel Sebastian Loh. The funding will be used to develop the platform further, simplifying the process of customizing and building events/communities, and expanding the team.

Journee, the online tour operator that matches people with experiential trips to mystery destinations, has secured £1.75 million investment. The seed round is led by Fuel Ventures and includes angel investment from Depop’s founder, Simon Beckerman, and CEO, Maria Raga.   

SithSwap, a next-generation automated market maker (AMM) on StarkNet, has successfully raised $2.65 million at a $25 million valuation in a seed funding round led by Lemniscap, with participation from Big Brain Holdings, GSR, DWeb3 Capital, Ghaf Capital Partners, as well as angel investors Anthony Beaumont and Etienne Royole.

Hiphops, which automates the complex business of releasing code, has raised a $3.5 million pre-seed round co-led by firstminute Capital & Seedcamp with participation from Tiny VC, RLC Ventures, and prominent Angel investors such as Matt Robinson, Will Neale, and Jack Kleeman.

Sharesy, an organisation revolutionising the venue-hire marketplace platform for community spaces, has received investment from Henley Business Angels contributing towards a funding round of £950k. Sharesy has since extended the fundraise to £1.5m, thus making a further £550k available to oversubscribe the round.

The company is currently operating in the North London area but has plans to expand rapidly across the UK and even internationally, with an estimated £1.6b untapped market for venue-hire in community spaces. Using the investment, Sharesy plans to continue supporting its London growth with a focus on scaling the team and developing the online platform to further support the customer experience.

Let’s Do This has announced its $60 million Series B funding round, bringing its mission to 'inspire people across the world to come together to experience moments that make them feel alive' into even sharper focus.

The first-ever online marketplace for allotments – AllotMe – has unveiled plans for rapid expansion after securing more than £250,000 investment to grow the blooming business.

GivePenny Technologies, a West Midlands company which has developed a unique charity fundraising platform has  secured £1.25m in investment to help further enhance its technology and expand its client base.