Founded at the start of the pandemic in March 2020, Stratiphy is a SETsquared-backed startup which is crowdfunding to democratise personalised investment strategies. The Silicon Gorge finalists kicked off their crowdfunding campaign with a flying start as co-founders Daniel Gold and Nikki Hawkes celebrated raising over their £200k target in less than 2 hours after […]

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Karshare, the community car-sharing app, has announced a £3million pre-series A round. In addition to existing strategic investors Fullbrook Thorpe, Adjuvo Syndicate and other angel investors. Karshare is delighted to announce a significant investment by Saracens Football Rugby Club owner Nigel Wray. Wray said: “We are delighted to be backing Andy Hibbert and his team […]

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The Silicon Gorge Investment Pitching competition will allow 12 of the most exciting early-stage tech and creative startups in the South West and South Wales the opportunity to pitch to a room of investors from across the region and beyond at an Investor Showcase on 10th November 2021. Applications to take part are open from […]

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Dancerace has announced that they are the first software investment from Newable Capital. This follows their existing interests in medicine, AI, space and robotics technology. Newable, supports UK growth companies with funding, advice and resources. This comes on the tail of over £176m invested in the area in July! Dancerace selected Newable Capital for its commitment to supporting […]

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Regular readers may remember that I celebrated £90 million+ raised in equity funding by businesses across the Southwest in June. Well, it seems that the celebration was perhaps a little premature because, in July, we nearly doubled that amount! Yes, you heard me right, companies raised a little over £176 million in equity funding in […]

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TravelLocal, has announced that it has merged with Berlin-based trip.me, and raised additional funding from existing growth investors. The merger creates significant online marketplaces for tailor-made travel, with a strong presence in English-language and German-language markets. Given the anticipated boom in demand after the pandemic both management teams and their investors see a once-in-a-generation opportunity […]

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Elvie, the revolutionary global health and lifestyle brand developing iconic products for women, has raised a £58m ($80m) investment.  The funding round was led by BGF, with further investment from BlackRock Private Equity Partners, Hiro Capital and Westerly Winds. Alsol existing investors Octopus Ventures and IPGL reinvested. Founded in 2013 by Tania Boler, Elvie brings […]

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Moneyhub, the market-leading Open Finance data, intelligence and payments platform, today announces its largest investment round to date, a total of $18m, to fuel its rapid expansion into new markets. You may like: Meet 8 women who have raised investment in the South West Sir Peter Wood, British entrepreneur and innovator, is leading the investment […]

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What a month! More than £90 million pounds has been raised between 20 South West companies since the start of June. Often with such a big total, you would expect that one company had scooped the vast majority but this month it is particularly pleasing that nine of those companies raised £1 million or more. […]

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Ferryx, a biotech company tackling gastrointestinal inflammation, pitched alongside ten other startups from Bristol’s world-leading tech scene to win ‘Best Elevator Pitch’ at SETsquared Bristol’s Tech-Xpo on Wednesday 30 June. You may like: Bristol startup Ferryx partners with AB Agri to trial animal probiotics SETsquared Bristol is a University of Bristol-led incubator, supporting the growth […]

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