Funding

Real World Health has closed a £1.37 million funding round to help the NHS make better use of its data and address critical challenges like surgery backlogs and mental health.

Sidekick, a modern wealth management platform that offers the financial benefits typically reserved for the ultra-wealthy, has raised £4.5 million in a seed round and £4 million through a debt facility, totalling £8.5 million. This funding will help the startup grow its team, expand its product offerings, and secure a European license.

NGP Capital announced the results of its second, annual deep dive into the DACH startup ecosystem’s investment landscape.

AccountsIQ has secured a €60M Series C investment from Axiom Equity, a specialist B2B SaaS growth equity fund.

Rendesco has raised £6m to rapidly expand its operations and further develop its solutions in the UK and European energy markets.

Sidekick, a wealth management platform for the modern investor that unlocks the financial advantages of the ultra-wealthy, has raised £4.5 million in a seed round and £4 million via a debt facility.

Real World Health has closed a £1.37 million funding round to help the NHS make better use of its data and address critical challenges like surgery backlogs and mental health.

Gorilla, a technology company that enables energy retailers to gather and process vast amounts of critical data, announces the close of its €23M Series B round.

Neural Concept, the Engineering Intelligence platform that transforms product design with 3D Deep Learning, has raised $27 million in a Series B funding round.

Cardino recently announced a €4 million seed funding round spearheaded by Point Nine.

Qargo, the transport management solution transforming the logistics industry, has raised £11 million in Series A funding led by Balderton Capital.

Signapse, a company developing generative AI software for sign language translation, has secured a £2 million seed funding round. The investment comprises £1.5 million from investors and £500,000 from the UK Government.

The mental health app Voda has raised £270,000 in pre-seed funding to help combat the UK’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and plus+ (LGBTQIA+) mental health crisis.

Spike, a B2B data technology and AI startup, has successfully closed an oversubscribed $3.5 million seed funding round co-led by Practica Capital and TheVentureCity, with participation from Silicon Valley, New York, and Berlin-based investors including CEAS Investments, Plug & Play Ventures, Geek Ventures, and Axel Springer Porsche (APX).

Ittybit, a developer tools company, has announced the successful closure of a £1.5 million oversubscribed funding round, led by Mercuri and Sure Valley Ventures. This investment will enable Ittybit to further its mission of making  AI-led media pipelines accessible to developers worldwide.

Sofant Technologies, the Edinburgh-based wireless technology business, has successfully raised £3.4 million in additional funding. The funding, from EMV Capital, Scottish Enterprise, and Kelvin Capital, will be used to complete the development of Sofant’s core technology and support the production and shipment of beta versions of its satellite antenna to lead customers.

Storyblok, the modern content management system (CMS) for all teams, has announced the close of its $80 million Series C financing, bringing the total amount raised to $138 million. Brighton Park Capital led the round, with participation from existing investors HV Capital, Mubadala Capital, 3VC, and firstminute capital.

Dutch startup Neople, a software solution that creates AI co-workers for e-commerce customer support teams, raised a €6 million investment round led by Newion and Simon Capital.

imagino, a Paris-based marketing technology provider, announced a €25 million Series A investment led by Cathay Innovation and joined by henQ. This investment will accelerate its UK growth and support its US launch.

Kevin Wright is Chief Brand Officer and business strategist at Showerkap, a tech company on a mission to change how people use water and energy. Its platform combines engineering and behavioural science in a first-of-its-kind smart technology, enabling users to reduce water waste, carbon emissions and costs.