Northern Gritstone led the over-subscribed seed round with participation from Empirical Ventures, Praetura Ventures, and private backers.
"Northern Gritstone is delighted to support Exciting Instruments’ internationally renowned team from the University of Sheffield. Their technology will open up a broad range of health-related research and discovery and will also support job creation in Sheffield’s thriving tech cluster."
The seed round was co-led by Emerge and SuperSeed Ventures to accelerate growth across enterprise recruitment teams.
"We saw how rigid and impersonal recruitment processes were failing both companies and candidates. During a time when human connection mattered more than ever, conversations were missing from the equation. We created Popp AI to fix that—by making it possible to engage candidates in meaningful dialogue, even at scale."
The seed round was led by EMV Capital and includes participation from Animal Health Angels.
"SageTech Medical’s mission aligns perfectly with our vision of fostering groundbreaking innovations that benefit the wider animal health ecosystem. Their commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship is inspiring, and we are thrilled to play a role in their growth journey."
The seed round was led by a Dubai-based investment group with backing from individual technology investors.
"Parenting has never been so tough and each new generation is burdened with more stress than the last. We don’t think it should be this way and believe that there’s a solution in technology to not only help us remove some of the stress that comes with being a modern-day parent, but also make things easier and happier for us and our children."
Tewke closed an oversubscribed seed round to accelerate the development and market rollout of its home energy optimisation platform.
"There have been small movements towards adopting more energy efficient systems, and smart-home technologies, but there has always been a lack of a fully integrated system that can autonomously automate energy savings, and Tewke is changing that. Often energy savings are associated with some kind of compromise, but at Tewke we are building a platform that will elevate people’s homes, making them more environmentally friendly, intuitive and secure."