The Liverpool technology company closed its seed round early after exceeding its target with backing from angels and industry figures.
"We’ve grown rapidly over the past 12 months and have significantly increased the numbers of veterinary practices and pet owners who are using VidiVet. Winning the Tech Nation award, after competing against such a wide range of local technology businesses that are all doing impressive things, is a huge achievement for our whole team and incredibly humbling."
Creative UK provided the capital through the North of Tyne Culture and Creative Investment Programme.
"This is our second investment round but significantly larger than the first, with more complex mechanisms involved. Creative UK were patient, transparent and incredibly helpful throughout the whole process and it’s a huge boost to know that they have our best interests at heart and are just as motivated to see the business succeed as we are."
The funding round was led by Science Creates Ventures and Green Angel Syndicate to support manufacturing pilots.
"This landmark investment enables Kelpi to scale up our pioneering work using seaweed to create bioplastic packaging with the barrier properties required by clients"
The seed round was led by Par Equity with backing from Northern Gritstone and the GMC Life Sciences Fund By Praetura.
"Re:course AI has the potential to disrupt how the healthcare professionals of the future are trained, as the demand for virtual AI-based training is growing,"
Fuel Ventures led the seed financing for the London-based climate tech start-up, with participation from several new and existing backers.
"At Greenspark, we’re on a mission to tackle some of the greatest issues facing our planet right now, like climate change, deforestation and plastic pollution. We believe that collectively we have the power to address these major threats head-on. We’re bringing a whole new approach to tackling world issues through tools that are not simply altruistic but make business sense,"
