The Lincoln technology start-up raised the capital through Minerva Business Angels and Innovate UK.
"After seeing Tended pitch a couple of times at Minerva events, one of Blackfinch Ventures directors expressed an interest in investing. Initially, I thought it was just him acting as an individual Angel, so when I heard the investment was to be through Blackfinch and they were interested in investing £810k, it came as quite a shock! It also came at just the right time as we had a number of very exciting opportunities opening up, which required a much larger cash injection than previously anticipated."
The Belfast-based health technology firm secured Series A backing from investors including Wharton Asset Management and IQ Capital to advance its neurological research and medical trials.
"We are delighted to receive this latest wave of funding, it will enable us to continue to lead the way in developing non-invasive neuro-stimulation technology and will propel our work to a whole new level,"
Angel Academe backed the wearable technology maker in a round led by Ros Singleton.
"Since we first met them, doppel has been through 2 sets of customer shipments and a manufacturing iteration, so has matured significantly as a business. The doppel team are open, enthusiastic, customer-focused and resilient and the product works with lots of positive stories of how it helps customers control their stress levels."
The funding round was led by the Angel CoFund, Beltrae Partners, and TechStart NI.
"The first generation of wearable tech devices had a huge impact on the world, helping millions better understand their physical output. Modius is part of an exciting second generation of wearable tech and is a product that actually and actively improves health rather than simply measuring. We believe there are tens of millions of people who will find they can become leaner through use of the Modius device. We also know that neuroscience and technology can be combined to affect all sorts of other health issues which in effect gives our company a very robust product pipeline."
The University of Reading spinout secured pre-seed backing from Henley Business Angels to expand its sportswear range and smart wearables research.
"We are delighted to have several HBA members participate as new investors in KYMIRA. The company is showing solid growth in performance enhancing sportswear and building an application in wearables that will help identify and monitor chronic health disorders."
