Index Ventures and JamJar Investments backed the mobile learning company to help grow its team and product features.
"We’re playing around with some interesting gamification ideas; the hope is that we can make exam preparation just slightly more bearable for students,"
Finance Wales and xénos-syndicated angels back Laser Wire Solutions to commercialise its technology.
"LWS was supported under our High Potential Starts programme so it’s good news to hear it is reaching its potential and expanding. The investment package also highlights the range of support available in Wales to help companies grow, develop and commercialise new products and create jobs."
The crowdfunding campaign was backed by private investors and business angels, including David Ryan.
"Psonar has certainly been a hit with our crowd! Their unique blend of music streaming and the pay-as-you-play model lowers the barrier to entry for music lovers who don’t fancy shelling out on hefty subscription models. There’s a huge audience of digital natives out there who’ve grown up with streaming, but expect to only pay for what they want, when they want it. For this audience, traditional models of ownership – e.g. buying tracks from the Apple Store – doesn’t cut it any more. We at SyndicateRoom are delighted to be part of Psonar’s exciting journey, and to have offered private investors the chance to invest in this exciting opportunity alongside experienced business angels – including 2013 Business Angel of the Year runner up David Ryan – who are putting their own money on the line"
The Belfast startup has closed a seed round backed by Halo and Co Fund NI.
"This has been a very exciting time for the company and this fresh investment will enable Taggled to scale up, increase headcount and fully launch our product in European and US markets in the near future. Our aim is to offer vloggers a simple, informative tool for creating dynamic and interactive content for their users and this funding will maximise our ability to do this."