Web3.com Ventures participated in the pre-seed round, which will fund protocol development and ecosystem growth.
"At Assisterr, we are building an AI tokenization stack to ensure fair compensation for data owners and contributors. Our platform manages the entire lifecycle of SLM training, enabling features like data provenance tracking, fine-tuning, and the launch of SLM-powered Agents. Web3 component allows data-owners to contribute their data and expertise to domain-specific SLMs and capture the value from such contributions."
The Scottish laser technology specialist has raised over £1m from existing investors and Innovate UK to fund healthcare product rollouts and emissions monitoring tools.
"Designing and manufacturing state-of-the-art ultrafast infra-red lasers brings huge value and efficiencies to the global healthcare market. Our new '920' builds on a decade of research and IP development to extend our product roadmap."
The University of Nottingham spinout secured the follow-on investment via fund manager Mercia Ventures.
"This funding from Midlands Engine Investment Fund II will take us one step further towards our mission to roll out our device and give new hope to people with Tourette’s. Having Mercia Ventures on board as a partner provides additional value, given its expertise in backing businesses that are developing new products and helping them gain entry to the US market."
The pre-seed round was facilitated by funding platform Fundmypitch.
"My initial thought was that the platform seemed too good to be true. It was incredibly simple to get started, and with no costs involved if you don't raise funds, there was no risk."