Earth Capital joins existing backers Aqua-Spark and Chroma Ventures to support the aquaculture technology provider.
"On behalf of the board, I am delighted to welcome Nina to Ace Aquatec. Nina is an accomplished and transformative executive with extensive experience in operations and technology management within the aquaculture sector. The board will also benefit from her strong scientific research capability and innovation experience"
The Glasgow-based ophthalmic technology company has raised £4.5m from Compiler VC, Deepbridge, and Scottish Enterprise.
"The commitment of our investor base shows they believe strongly in our story — that eyecare will be at the vanguard of remote healthcare, and IbisVision has the technology to make this a reality. Our mission is simple – to make eyecare readily available for anyone on the planet and that distance and time will never be an impediment to getting to an eye appointment."
The funding round was led by the Scottish National Investment Bank alongside participation from Par Equity, Orchard Venture Capital, and Scottish Enterprise.
"This is an enormous step forward as it will provide the funds necessary to execute significantly larger projects, which will in turn, grow the strength and diversity of our team."