The second investment in just eight months will enable Vaayu to scale its world-first product footprinting technology Vaayu, the climate tech startup that helps retailers reduce their carbon footprint in real-time, has closed an $11.5 million seed funding round led by Atomico, with follow on from CapitalT and participation from Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s firm […]
The 360-degree streaming platform supports remote teaching of hands-on subjects, without the need for expensive headsets, with notable projects involving Everton FC, AstraZeneca and Nestle Focus MRS, a mixed-reality virtual learning platform, has secured a £150,000 seed investment from Jenson Funding Partners, the startup investment firm. The technology is designed to enhance the teaching of […]
Birmingham and Porto-based biomedical startup Adapttech has raised £2.25 million from investors, including Mercia Asset Management, ACF Investors, Wren Capital and Wealth Club. The company has also rolled out a new range of products that will make it faster and easier to fit lower-limb prostheses and improve patient outcomes. The extra cash will be […]
Award-winning hybrid studio and digital fitness platform BLOK has secured £3.75m in a funding round led by ACF Investors, with additional investment from Elcot Capital and The Santon Group. The funding round also included investment from the UK government’s Future Fund, Crowdcube and angel investor Rob Wirszycz, who will be joining the business as Chairman. […]
Leveraging his background in talent development and product management, Harry Novic developed the Rocky.AI solution to provide individuals a pocket-sized career coach Rocky Robots, the digital coaching startup designed to guide and motivate young professionals, has closed a £300,000 pre-seed investment from Jenson Funding Partners alongside other investors. The company is the developer of Rocky.AI, […]
Margaret Zablocka founded Onoco in 2020, realising offerings to support parents through children’s early years were causing confusion and unfit for modern-day family setups Onoco, the parenting app designed to help organise families through planning, documenting infant care and tracking their development, has raised £150,000 from Jenson Funding Partners as part of an ongoing pre-seed […]
Last week I visited WeWork on Devonshire Square for an afternoon and evening of celebrating London’s entrepreneurial diversity. It was organised by London startup body Capital Enterprise through its OneTech programme, which launched in September 2018 to provide oft-overlooked female and black and minority ethnic (BAME) entrepreneurs more opportunities. The event itself marked the first anniversary of OneTech. With […]