The seed round was backed by GC Angels and an angel investor to fund team expansion and product development.
"As a relatively new company, we are growing rapidly with the increased demand for ethically-sourced and sustainable products across the UK. Jess and the rest of the GC Angels team have been really helpful throughout the investment journey in pointing us in the right direction when it comes to new contacts and events. They understood our vision to be the most transparent marketplace in the industry, and we are looking forward to expanding with this investment and working together as we grow."
The Newcastle technology start-up secured backing from Mercia and the North East Venture Fund to expand its team and product.
"Sales is no longer about the 'gift of the gab'. It is a repeatable and structured process and technology can help to achieve results faster. Allegrow allows companies to increase sales dramatically by eliminating repetitive processes, allowing sales people to spend more of their time having conversations with prospects and turning cold leads into customers."
The company raised the capital from new and existing backers to support the rollout of home-learning tools.
"Given the backdrop, to attract such strong investor interest is extremely pleasing. The new funding will help us to continue our mission to protect children on mobile devices, whether at school or in the home. Mobile Guardian was already gaining traction as more and more schools around the world began to use remote learning as a key part of a child's education. The lockdown has accelerated the trend, and I want to thank all our staff who have been working hard to support clients from remote locations. Mobile Guardian has an exciting future."
The University of Plymouth spinout secured backing from Frontier IP to speed the development of its rapid pathogen detection systems.
"The COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted possible risks to human health from the environment and governments now want to test for bacterial contamination in water and other materials. However, our technology also allows fast detection of bacterial pathogens in fresh food produce, so our technology could significantly decrease the holding time of fresh food before it is released to supermarkets. This will increase the supply of fresh produce to supermarkets, which is especially critical at times of crisis, and support customer faith in the safety of the products."
