DynaRisk announced an extension of their seed funding round, bringing total funding to over $3m. This round of funding was led by Nexus Investments with participation from existing investors Insurance Capital Partners and Jonathan Marland. The company was originally backed by London based Cylon Lab.

Specialised chemical manufacturer, FIS Chemicals has secured a £1.7 million asset based lending facility from Independent Growth Finance (IGF). The funds raised through invoice discounting and a property loan, were used to support an MBI and to provide working capital to support the growth of the business.

The 2021 shortlist for next month’s coveted #21toWatch Awards includes some of the most inspirational entrepreneurs, startups and innovations from the East of England.

Jack & Bry, a producer of plant-based meat alternatives, has secured £1.25 million in seed funding.  The round was led by SFC Capital, with other backers including KM Capital, Rubix Ventures, and a number of high net worth private investors. The investment comes at a time of rapid growth for Jack & Bry, and follows the recent appointment of FMCG industry veterans including former Quorn chairman Clive Sharpe and Singha Europe MD David Flower to the management team. The funding will support further product innovation as the jackfruit pioneer targets more big-name customer acquisitions. AI to help develop more jackfruit products that closely mimic the texture of meat using its proprietary manufacturing process.

BGF, the UK’s most active investor in growth economy businesses, has successfully exited its investment in Renal Services, an independent provider of dialysis services, after it was acquired by DaVita UK Limited, a DaVita International Group Company.

Following the launch of BBC Maestro in October 2020, Downing Ventures has announced that it has led the second £2.05 million funding round with a first investment close confirmed, with additional funding supported by Great Point Ventures.

Limitless, the AI-driven gig customer experience platform, has raised $10 million in financing. The Series B investment is led by Redline Capital and features new investment from Genesys, as well as continued participation from AlbionVC and Unilever Ventures.

The financing round will see London-based Limitless continue its dedicated growth in the US market, establishing a new US-based headquarters to focus on its product development, particularly surrounding routing, automation and AI to augment the strengths of humans.

London-based Vamstar, which is creating the world's first AI powered B2B healthcare marketplace, has completed a $1.7 million seed funding led by btov with participation from Antler and Begin Capital.

AttoCore, the developer of scalable and flexible 4G and 5G core network solutions is pleased to announce a strategic investment from Lansdowne Investment Company Cyprus Ltd.

The Imperial College Innovation Fund (ICIF), an early-stage investment fund launched at Imperial in early 2020 and managed by Parkwalk Advisors to invest in early-stage, high-growth, knowledge-intensive companies, has completed its first investment of £205,000 into Charco Neurotech. 

The team of designers, doctors, engineers and scientists at Charco Neurotech are developing a non-invasive vibrating device called CUE1 to help manage Parkinson’s symptoms. The investment from ICIF is part of a £500,000 seed round from investors, including Amadeus Capital Partners, Crista Galli, RCA and Oxbridge Angels. The investment will be used to launch CUE 1 in the UK/EU market in early 2021. 

Antler, the global early-stage VC, has announced it will launch in Copenhagen.   The goal is to attract and support 70-100 highly specialised founders on an annual basis.  Following an investment of DKK 50 million into Antler’s Nordic Fund from the Danish state’s investment fund Vækstfonden, Antler will help build and invest in sustainable tech companies. Vækstfonden’s investment is being made from Denmark’s Green Future Fund.

Woodall Group, the owner of Midlands house builder Woodall Homes, has received a £4.25 million investment from BGF, the UK’s most active growth capital investor. Funding will be used to support the accelerated acquisition of land in prime locations, to underpin long term growth, and to increase development activity and building output over the coming years.