Additive Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), whose equipment automates the final stage of the 3D production process, has raised £2.5m secured funding from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, Foresight Williams Technology, the government’s Future Fund, DSM Venturing, the global startup investment arm of Royal DSM and private investors.

GP Bullhound has announced a follow-on investment into wallapop, Spain’s leading classifieds marketplace app for unique and second-hand goods, as part of a Series G funding round of €157 million bringing the company’s valuation to €690 million. The round is led by Korelya Capital and backed by NAVER, Korea’s leading Internet company, with existing shareholders including Accel, Insight Venture Partners, 14W and Northzone.

GeniusU, valued at $202 million, has raised $1.4 million from 63 investors in its latest seed investment round, closing 40% up on the original target of $1 million. Part of Genius Group, the world’s largest entrepreneur education group, the Singapore based GeniusU is the digital edtech platform used to deliver the curriculum that is offered to their 1.4 million students and entrepreneurs around the world. The capital being raised would be used for continued global expansion and to grow the key leadership team.

Nyobolt, a cutting-edge battery company, defining a new category of ultra-high power technology, has secured $10 million in Series A funding, led by IQ Capital with participation from Cambridge Enterprise and Silicon Valley investors. The funding will enable Nyobolt to expand globally, building new facilities, and growing the engineering and operational teams, which work with customers to implement and integrate the unique technology into commercial applications to solve their battery challenges. 

Foresight Group has made a £2 million follow-on investment into Spektrix to support further growth opportunities and to continue the excellent work 

The British Business Bank has published Future Fund data that gives a detailed picture of the 1,140 companies that have been approved for £1.12bn (£1,124.3m) worth of Convertible Loan Agreements since the scheme was launched on 20 May. There have been 1,846 applications in total since the launch and the scheme closed to new applications on 31 January 2021.

BGF has exited its investment in CHS Healthcare, a provider of outsourced services for the NHS and social care, following its acquisition by Acacium Group (formerly known as Independent Clinical Services), a specialised healthcare solutions partner with its head office in London.

BGF invested £10 million of growth capital into CHS in 2018, which helped the business expand its infrastructure and operations, supporting the provision of services to the NHS and local authorities nationwide. The investment also enabled CHS to bolster its senior management team and pursue an acquisitive growth strategy. 

Growth capital investor VGC Partners has provided £150,000 funding to VozLab, the creator of a self-serve development platform for the next generation of flexible voice apps.  This is the first investment that VGC Partners has made from its Technology Seed Fund IV. VozLab is also the first start-up to join Amazon’s UK Alexa Incubator Programme, which provides technical and business mentorship support from the Amazon Alexa team.

The Learning and Development (L&D) sector has reached a critical stage; with four key areas open for disruption and emerging new innovators, according to a new green paper launched by Emerge Education, the only VC fund backed by the world's leading education entrepreneurs, and FutureLearn.com, the leading social learning platform.

Monument has raised over £28 million, significantly ahead of expectations and successfully completing one of the largest Series A funding rounds in fintech / banking of 2020 / 21, backed by a combination of new and existing experienced investors. Since inception, Monument has raised circa over £40m in funding, and it is now well placed to complete the build of its technological and operational capabilities and to be ready for launch in the Summer of 2021.

London-based investment fund RLC Ventures led Alloxentric’s seed round of $275,000, providing the necessary capital to build on their early success. To-date, Alloxentric has been operational across Latin America in countries such as Chile and Colombia, providing an omnichannel platform as a service, powered by AI, for customers across numerous industries.

Cox Powertrain, a leading British manufacturer of high-powered diesel outboard engines for the global marine industry, has raised £9 million from existing shareholders, together with a £3 million loan from HSBC UK Equipment Finance, to allow the company to expand and ramp up production of its CXO300 diesel outboard.

The investment follows a year of significant progress in 2020, where production of the CXO300 began and engines were shipped to Cox’s international network of distributors, including in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The amount raised from existing investors signals their strong confidence in the business and its potential, with a strong order book for 2021 and beyond.