Whilst Britain Baked: Seedcamp Closed £240m + 11 Startups Raised £225m — UK Weekly
Last week £225m in venture funding was announced across 11 startups.
The big ones
Winter jacket RQ Bio raised a £86m Series A led by Frazier Life Sciences to develop long-acting antibody protection against seasonal influenza
AI crash course Partly landed £40m Series B led by DST Global Partners for its AI foundation model for the automotive repair supply chain
What audit? Isometric secured £30m in a Series A led by AVP to automate industrial certification with AI agents
Best of the rest
Nuclear medicine Astral Systems unlocked £23m Series A led by Mercia Ventures to develop medical isotopes with multi-state fusion technology
Electrifying the middle man Superlight secured £16m Series A led by Engine Ventures and 2150 to manufacture electric commercial vehicles for middle mile logistics
Macros for pets Omni Pet raised £11m in funding led by IW Capital for veterinary-grade protein nutrition for dogs
Brain’s spring clean TRIMTECH Therapeutics landed an £11m seed extension led by JJDC and BGF to degrade toxic proteins linked to neurodegenerative diseases
Clocking in the frontline HR Duo unlocked £1.4m in funding led by Puma Growth Partners to build workforce management platform for frontline-heavy SMEs
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Dry powder
Seedcamp raised £240m across two funds to back European founders building the next global startups
The scout
⏳ 6 months ago
Nodu landed £1m pre-seed from Digital Space Ventures to deliver stablecoin infrastructure for banks and fintechs
⌛ 12 months ago
Pimentae raised £1.5m led by FIGR Ventures to expand premium tequila brand across UK and Europe
Elyndra secured £1.1m led by Outward VC to scale AI platform for the social care sector
Our Rainwater landed funding from SFC Capital to scale data-driven rainwater management platform
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