Northern Gritstone led the over-subscribed seed round with participation from Empirical Ventures, Praetura Ventures, and private backers.
"Northern Gritstone is delighted to support Exciting Instruments’ internationally renowned team from the University of Sheffield. Their technology will open up a broad range of health-related research and discovery and will also support job creation in Sheffield’s thriving tech cluster."
The funding round includes over £890k from the South West Investment Fund via The FSE Group.
"This funding marks a pivotal milestone in NML’s journey, enabling us to accelerate our growth trajectory, expand our product offering and further penetrate the industrial market. The FSE Group has been working alongside us to help secure co-investors in a challenging investment market and we are grateful for their belief in our game-changing technology and the support of the South West Investment Fund."
Northstar Ventures led the round, which will fund platform enhancements and commercial expansion.
"It’s no surprise that OnHand is thriving, thanks to their exceptional leadership team. Our investment will support technical improvements to enhance the platform’s gamification and expand user options even further. It will also help the company achieve their ambition of breaking into the enterprise market. We are thrilled to support such an exciting, innovative company, as we recognise the value of corporate volunteering."
SFC Capital led the pre-seed round to help accelerate the rollout of the company's B2B healthcare platform.
"This investment is a significant milestone in our journey to transform chronic disease management. By integrating personalised AI-driven and evidence-based self-care into existing medical pathways, we aim to deliver better outcomes for patients and unlock value for healthcare providers and payers."
The seed round was co-led by Emerge and SuperSeed Ventures to accelerate growth across enterprise recruitment teams.
"We saw how rigid and impersonal recruitment processes were failing both companies and candidates. During a time when human connection mattered more than ever, conversations were missing from the equation. We created Popp AI to fix that—by making it possible to engage candidates in meaningful dialogue, even at scale."