Loowatt Ltd is seeking £1.3 million funding to enable it to scale up the business and build on its success to date. 

The 2023 EBAN Annual Congress in Thessaloniki brought together 500+ angel investors, entrepreneurs, and industry experts from around the globe to explore the latest trends, opportunities, and challenges in the startup ecosystem. From insightful sessions and workshops to engaging keynotes and cultural activities, the Congress had it all.

Grow Lab Organics (GLO), a British cannabis company headquartered in the Isle of Man, has closed a £1m seed round from investors including Saul Milton (Chase & Status) and Mark Wilkinson. With the first commercial cannabis licence on the island, and one of the first in the UK, GLO is now launching a community offer to become the first community-owned medicinal cannabis producer in Europe, enabling patients to live better lives through the power of cannabis.

The ten finalists have been announced for INVENT 2023, the premier showcase for aspiring innovators and entrepreneurs. From an inclusive, purpose-driven fashion solution, to a menopause support app and emotional wellbeing solutions for children, the range of innovative ideas is immense.

“Funding for startups can be a tough game, and it's getting tougher,” says Grubby Founder Martin Holden-White. “Investors are less active than they have been in previous years and are much more focused on profitability than growth. Therefore, you need to have something unique and on a short path to profitability to peak interest.” 

Dorset Business Angels (DBA) will hold their Summer pitch event on June 19th at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. The event will serve as a platform for five ambitious entrepreneurs to present their ventures and make a compelling case to capture the attention and interest of the investors in attendance.

Green Angel Ventures has completed its latest investment in green energy company, Edinburgh-based Carbogenics. The company turns difficult-to-recycle farm and paper waste which would otherwise go to landfills or be sent for incineration into a product called CreChar.  CreChar’s circular solution permanently sequesters carbon in soils helping to secure a Net Zero future. 

The investment has come from lead investor Green Angel Ventures alongside existing investors Scottish Enterprise and Old College Capital.

Green Angel Ventures has invested in Albotherm Ltd, a ClimateTech spinout specialising in the development of low carbon cooling coatings

Northern Ireland based technology solutions company GoReport is set for further expansion after receiving new investment from ScaleUp Capital.

GoReport is a leading SaaS solution to the property sector, helping surveyors digitise their inspecting, reporting and analysis process, driving greater efficiency and a more effective workflow.

The utopian dream of traffic free, zero emission cities may not be just a dream after all. Companies like Cityshuttle, a innovative business in the fast growing e-cargo bike market, are determined to make it a reality.

Clinical trials of an easy-to-use home therapeutic treatment for SARS-CoV-2 (coronaviruses), developed by Cardiff based Halo Therapeutics, are underway following a £1.5 million investment led by the Development Bank of Wales alongside Science Angel Syndicate (SAS) members and the KBA Group. 

Deployed has raised $4M in a seed funding round co-led by Amrock Ventures and M12 Microsoft Ventures,