£3.0M
Alea Capital Partners led the financing round alongside Slow Ventures and LookAI to support product development and global expansion.
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The latest funding rounds from the UK tech ecosystem. Updated 31 July 2026.
Alea Capital Partners led the financing round alongside Slow Ventures and LookAI to support product development and global expansion.
"Trust and Safety is a critical function for any online platform. "
The oversubscribed financing round was funded entirely by the company's existing investor base.
"The decision by our existing shareholders to reinvest, and to do so at a level that exceeded our target, speaks directly to their confidence in what PlaqueTec’s data is revealing about cardiovascular disease. We are building something genuinely differentiated: a high-resolution, intracoronary data asset that is poised to underpin the next generation of cardiovascular therapeutics. This round validates that strategy and gives us the runway to prove it."
The British Business Bank and the Sovereign AI Fund have backed the artificial intelligence developer in a record-setting seed round.
"David Silver is a generational talent who has consistently been on the cutting edge of AI development. Ineffable Intelligence has the potential to produce a paradigm shift in our scientific and technology landscape, and we are incredibly excited to be supporting him and his team in this endeavour."
The funding round was led by IW Capital with support from existing investors IP Group and Mercia Ventures.
"Electrosurgical tools have transformed modern surgery but also generate surgical smoke that affects the quality and efficiency of surgery and poses risks to operating theatre staff. For years, available solutions have required trade-offs between effectiveness and workflow disruption, slowing adoption across the industry. As awareness grows that smoke management is integral to surgical safety and efficiency, solutions that tackle smoke at its source are becoming increasingly important for supporting the next generation of minimally invasive and robotic procedures."
The financing round was led by AlbionVC with ongoing backing from Outward and Form Ventures.
"The market demand for Firenze’s solution has exceeded our expectations and as a result our vision has got more and more ambitious. We, therefore, felt now was the right time to take on further capital to accelerate our plans. When seeking a partner to work with for this next phase of growth Jay and Albion stood out."