Satellite Vu has raised a £3.6m (US$5m) seed round led by Seraphim Capital to launch the world’s first satellite constellation capable of imaging the thermal footprint of any building on the planet every one to two hours.

Cultivo, a new way to invest in nature at scale, has launched its service to connect landowners to investors who want to invest in nature-based solutions that help combat the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. Over the next five years, Cultivo’s goal will be to deploy 1 billion USD in nature and restore at least 3.5 million hectares of land by financing a diverse range of projects including forests, grasslands, wetlands, and regenerative agriculture.

Wealth at Work Group Limited, a UK-based specialist provider of workplace financial education, guidance and regulated financial advice for individuals, has announced that it has agreed to an investment from Aquiline Capital Partners, a private investment firm based in New York and London with $6.4 billion in assets under management.

Dutch artificial intelligence company Sentinels has raised £4.9 million (€5.7 million) in a seed funding round, led by INKEF Capital, complemented by strategic angel investors and industry leaders – including several members of the early Adyen team. The startup has now raised a total of £7.3m (€8.4m) to date.  

Cognigy, a global leader in omnichannel Customer and Employee Service Automation with its Conversational AI platform Cognigy.AI, has raised $44 million in Series B funding led by global venture capital and private equity firm, Insight Partners. DN Capital, who led Cognigy’s Series A round 18 months ago also participated alongside, Global Brain, Nordic Makers, Inventures and Digital Innovation and Growth. As part of the round, Insight Partners’ Managing Director Teddie Wardi will join Cognigy’s Board of Directors.

End-of-life admin service Settld has closed its initial seed funding round with £500,000 of new investment. Investors have been keen to get in on the startup action as Settld’s initial funding round closed £300,000 over-subscribed.  The investment comes as the death-sector disruptor creates waves in the bereavement and death-tech space - automating bereavement notifications and reducing end of life admin stress for grieving families and professionals who support them.

NEO KUMA Ventures, the UK’s first investment fund dedicated solely to psychedelic healthcare, has announced its investment in seven innovative healthcare companies.  The initial investments have proved successful with three of the seven companies going public this year, yielding between +180% and +680% return on initial investment.

HealthyHealth Group, a company focused on transforming the life and health insurance underwriting journey through digital data, 

Malt, the leading European freelance consulting marketplace, has entered into exclusive negotiations for a new funding of 80 million euros, led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and Eurazeo, to accelerate its tech development and international expansion. This funding will enable Malt to reinforce its leadership position within the freelance consulting market, currently estimated at 350 billion euros in Europe alone, by providing a "one-stop-shop" where freelance talent and companies can join forces to fuel digital transformation.

Automated digital content platform LivePreso (formerly known as SalesPreso) has posted a record quarter after landing several new international clients, including one of the UK’s most popular digital travel platforms Booking.com, and global travel company Flight Centre Travel Group. The Melbourne-based startup - which offers a cloud-connected suite of apps designed to automate sales presentations - recorded 43% growth and 100% contract renewal in the March quarter and plans to grow in the UK market this year.

A company which has designed a software platform that helps businesses optimise online recruitment has raised £630,000 to support its growth plans.  Smart Recruit Online secured the funding from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), and private investors.

North West-headquartered Tactus Group, a specialist in the development of consumer technology products, has expanded into the US market with an investment into pi-top, the coding and robotics firm that specialises in improving digital skills in education.