The funding round was led by Mercia to support product development and team expansion.
"There are over 400,000 substations in the UK and most are still accessed via old-fashioned keys which are easily lost, stolen or not returned. CentraLock offers a step change in security for the utilities industry. Not only does it help prevent unauthorized access, but it also helps safeguard maintenance staff who often work alone on sites in remote locations. We believe there could be a huge potential market worldwide."
Fortunis Capital provided the £400k seed investment to support the sports connectivity platform.
"Sport changes lives and is a force for social good. Sportsmen and women all over the world are desperate to play but need someone to play with. This easy-to-use App can find that playing partner for them…"
The funding round was led by UCL Technology Fund, Parkwalk, and Innovate UK to support sensor development and clinical trials.
"Coronary heart disease is endemic worldwide but far too often the decision to implant a stent is based on sub-optimal information. Our technology addresses the ‘grey zone’ of patients where the requirement for a stent is currently difficult to determine. By using advanced optical sensing technology, we hope to significantly improve the accuracy of current treatments, saving healthcare costs and preventing unnecessary operations for patients that could be treated with medicines."
The company secured backing from over 350 investors to fund technology enhancements, marketing, and business development.
"There is a significant opportunity for disruption within recruitment. From independent research we commissioned it was clear that it suffers from being a low trust industry, where inefficiencies appear to be the norm and value for money is often questioned"
The seed round was led by RLC Ventures with participation from Ascension Ventures and SuperSeed.
"Scribeless has built a customer engagement tool that brings a form of communication that we all understand so intuitively, handwriting, and made it accessible and affordable for any company to use. We’re incredibly excited to partner with them as they continue to grow and support companies across Europe and the US."
