Arbor Steel has raised £200,000 in a pre-seed funding round to bring its digital identity citadel to customers. Developed following a £100,000 InnovateUK Grant, the platform provides a secure and efficient way to share personal data and interact with services whilst maintaining control.  This round will enable Arbor Steel to build revenues at pace as the product launches to market today, starting with the customers of professional and financial services firms for either personal use or as a member of a charity, board or trust. A vital service for individuals or SMEs, with the monthly cost starting at £8.33 Arbor

Scottish impact investor, SIS Ventures, has secured £1 million for its pioneering investment fund – Impact First – from Chroma Ventures. Chroma Ventures was created in 2021 by technology entrepreneurs Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl as a broad-spectrum investment arm of their video game development studio, 4J Studios. Based in Scotland, but with an international outlook, Chroma Ventures backs companies developing and deploying innovative technology and data-led businesses.   Impact First launched its second round of fundraising in February this year with the aim of attracting up to £5 million to scale up its mission-led investment in Scotland’s

Ordinary Folk, a Singapore-based digital health technology startup that makes telehealth services accessible to patients across Asia, has raised $5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. The funding will be used to accelerate hiring talent to build a differentiated CX in healthcare using tech, expand in new markets (Hong Kong & other Asian cities), while continuing to scale in Singapore. The company plans to grow its team and hire top engineering talents in Vietnam, product, growth and design across the Singapore and Hong Kong markets. Ordinary Folk also plans to continue to expand its

Prime Nurture Services Limited (PNSL) has secured £150,000 in funding from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) East & South East Midlands Debt Finance fund, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven). This latest funding package will support the opening of PNSL’s first two homes, as part of an ambitious plan to establish ten high quality homes over the next three years. PNSL’s first home, based in Mapperley, Nottingham, was opened in January and has already generated five new jobs. The company will be actively recruiting for future home openings over the coming months and as it expands into Nottinghamshire and

Lonsdale Capital Partners (Lonsdale), a private equity firm focused on the lower mid-market in the UK and Europe, has invested in Infrata, a leading infrastructure consultancy firm serving lenders, investors and sponsors of infrastructure projects around the world. Established in 2011, Infrata provides technical, commercial, demand, economic and ESG-focused advisory services to the financial services industry throughout the entire lifecycle of an infrastructure investment. With deep sector-specific knowledge across airports & aviation, roads, railways, ports & waterways and social infrastructure, Infrata is a highly sought-after long-term partner.

Inflexion has made a substantial investment into Upperton Pharma Solutions (Upperton), a UK-based specialist contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) which has expertise in particle engineering for the pharmaceutical industry. Inflexion has invested alongside the founder and the management team who will continue to lead the business.  The investment is being made from Inflexion Enterprise Fund V. Nottingham-based Upperton was founded in 1999 and conducts formulation and analytical development and clinical trial manufacturing services for small to mid sized pharma clients.

Citymark Capital has closed its nineteenth investment – Hayden Martinez, formerly Haven Martinez – a 108-unit property located in the Greater San Francisco metropolitan area. The location of Hayden Martinez in the East Bay offers easy access to all the city’s major employment centers, such as Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Oakland, and the Tri-Valley.      Citymark has invested in 19 assets in Dallas, Las Vegas, Northern New Jersey, Orlando, Houston, Raleigh, Atlanta, Phoenix, Columbus, Denver, Austin, Salt Lake City, and Greater San Francisco. 

Octant, a data-driven therapeutics company developing programmable biology and chemistry to build precision medicines for complex diseases, has raised $80 million in a Series B financing round led by Catalio Capital Management (Catalio). The company has also established a Deep Mutational Scanning (DMS) biopharma partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb, and appointed biotech industry veteran Dean “Rick” Artis as its first Chief Scientific Officer and renowned scientist Feng Zhang to its Scientific Advisory Board. In addition to Catalio, the Series B financing included participation from Bristol Myers Squibb, and existing investors Andreessen Horowitz Bio Fund, Allen & Co, and 50 Years

SoundMint, a generative platform for music NFTs, has raised a $1.7 million in a seed round led by Animoca Brands.