The funding round was led by SET Ventures with backing from Ascension Ventures and the Future Fund.
"The opportunity in heat networks continues to grow and Minibems is ideally positioned to capitalise on this with their unique offering. Heat networks need Minibems to become efficient and low carbon"
Cambridge Angels and REMUS led the seed round to support international expansion and product development.
"For decades, pest management has been held back by laborious, error-prone manual monitoring. With our technology it is finally possible to change this and help industries around the world to make a step change from reactive to proactive management of pests. This will save billions and massively reduce the amount of pesticide used globally. We’re delighted to have strong support from a wide group of investors who share our vision. This funding will allow us to scale up our commercial operations and continue to address the £320bn global problem of insect pests."
The Edinburgh based smart home security start up secured £1.7m from angel investors and a construction firm.
"It became very clear from my discussions with investors over recent months that they like the space Boundary is operating in. We have worked hard to get to grips with the stringent regulatory framework that exists around the police response intruder alarm market and this is clearly a key strength of the Boundary model."
The home intelligence brand secured the investment after winning The Start Up Series competition.
"We have so many connected devices in the home from nanny cams and speakers to smart fridges, digital doorbells and games consoles, that we need security for all of them. Our vision is to protect at least two million homes and families from cyber-attacks by 2025 so this investment will support our efforts to grow substantially over the next 12 months in order to do so."