Jerry brings extensive wealth management and private equity experience, having previously worked as a partner at Saffery Champness and head of Bristol private client services at Smith & Williamson. He serves as a founding member and founder director of Bristol Private Equity Club alongside his role as managing director of Bristol Private Office Services Limited.
The pre-seed round was led by Science Creates Ventures with backing from a syndicate of institutional and angel investors.
"The UK would massively benefit from delivering major infrastructure projects on time and on budget, and through increased productivity by reducing the time it takes to bring such projects to the point of benefitting people. A big part of this is the difficulty found in mapping the complex unseen environments and hidden critical infrastructure that resides under the ground. Considerable budgets are allocated to ensure that unexpected obstacles can be overcome. On HS2 alone, the contingency for unforeseen ground conditions is £248m."
The funding round was led by Science Creates Ventures and Green Angel Syndicate to support manufacturing pilots.
"This landmark investment enables Kelpi to scale up our pioneering work using seaweed to create bioplastic packaging with the barrier properties required by clients"
The pre-seed round was led by QUBIS Innovation Fund and will support clinical trial preparations and engineering hires.
"We are delighted to have led this investment round into Transdermal Diagnostics. The transdermal approach for glucose monitoring that Transdermal Diagnostics is developing will have a disruptive impact on the diabetes market, we are additionally excited by the company’ potential to expand into the wellness and sports nutrition industries. This funding round alongside the Innovate UK funding will help support them in this journey."
City Funds, South East Angels, and Bristol Private Equity Club backed the seed follow-on round to scale educational and employability services.
"Providing vulnerable people with access to tools and resources that help them develop important life skills is vital to allowing them to live fuller, more independent lives. This is what drives everything we do at AutonoMe and this capital injection, provided by investors who understand what we want to achieve and help us get there, will allow us to expand our support to even more vulnerable people across different services, helping them to live more freely, gain employment and develop and grow as people."
The round was led by Zero Carbon Capital with participation from Bristol Private Equity Club, Syndicate Room, and angel investors.
"Adoption of electric vehicles is a key part of the critical journey to net-zero emissions. Anaphite’s innovative technology will reduce the cost and charging time of EV batteries, removing two of the key purchase barriers. Sam and Alex are amazing scientists working in a deeply technical area and we’re excited to be partners on their journey toward commercialisation."
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