Twin Path Ventures led the seed financing for the Belfast biotechnology firm to accelerate its preclinical discovery programmes.
"Ten years ago, I began combining financial modeling expertise with computational biology to create a drug discovery platform. Evolution has spent billions of years perfecting natural defense mechanisms, and now we’re using AI to unlock this wisdom. This isn’t just professional for me; my father died from a drug-resistant infection our healthcare system couldn’t treat. At Queen’s, I built AMPLY to tackle deadly diseases differently, creating technology that will save lives when current treatments fail."
Fuel Ventures led the pre-seed round to support product development and international growth.
"AVIEL is tackling one of the biggest challenges facing banks and payment service providers today. The team has found a completely unique angle – using intelligence, not just analytics, to stop scams at the source. Their approach is bold, focused and scalable, and we’re excited to back them at this critical stage."
The seed round was led by GapMinder to support product development and team expansion.
"We’re incredibly excited to back the team at Etiq as they build a foundational layer for responsible and scalable AI. With the surge in AI agent usage and machine learning-driven applications, there’s an urgent need for robust tools that help developers monitor, debug, and improve model behavior in real time. Etiq’s technology does exactly that—empowering teams to surface hidden biases, identify edge cases, and continuously improve ML performance. The founders bring a rare combination of technical depth and product vision, and we have strong conviction in their vision to become a category-defining company in the AI tooling space."
Big Pi Ventures led the seed round for the cloud-native business intelligence platform, with backing from Propelling Tech Ventures and strategic angels.
"Astrato is the execution layer of the modern data stack. It connects directly to the cloud and gives teams a unified space to explore, act, and collaborate on data without duplication, IT bottlenecks, or licensing friction. Unlike legacy BI vendors pushing continuous price hikes, our usage-based model means customers only pay for what they consume, making Astrato accessible for both lean startups and global enterprises."
Fuel Ventures leads a £3m investment in 51toCarbonZero to scale operations internationally and upgrade its AI capabilities.
"Our continued investment in 51toCarbonZero underscores our confidence in their mission and the impressive progress they’ve made since our previous investment. The 51toCarbonZero team have developed a platform that not only addresses the urgent need for emissions management but also empowers companies to take actionable steps towards sustainability. We’re excited to support their expansion into new markets and industries."
