Yesterday we attended Britain’s Got Startups for the South West x South East Regional Final in Bath.

The day was filled with exciting #Startup and #Scaleup pitches ranging from consumer goods to #fintech , with workshops and networking for founders and investors.

#VentureCapital

Congratulations to all the team @Veremarkltd who have been named #10 in the Sifted 100: UK & Ireland Leaderboard which ranks the fastest growing #startups across the region!

We are delighted to announce our corporate membership alongside the prestigious Cambridge Angels group, joining a number of amazing coinvestors whom share an ambition to support early stage start ups and foster innovation!

Congratulations to all the team @Veremarkltd who have been named #10 in the Sifted 100: UK & Ireland Leaderboard which ranks the fastest growing #startups across the region!

We’ve invested in Veremark's $3m funding round!

The company provides a global background #screening service that helps companies run checks on prospective employees.

Congratulations to the team!

Tech.eu: rb.gy/w27twc

#innovation #venturecapital

Congratulations to Neurovalens for having received FDA approval for their stress reduction device!

Building on years of research, their #tech delivers transformational outcomes by applying non-invasive electrical stimulation to key areas of the brain and nervous system.

#VC

We’ve invested in Arrow Risk Management's £2m funding round! Arrow RM is an #underwriting platform providing #brokers and carriers with real-time #data across the insurance lifecycle.

Tech.eu: tech.eu/2024/03/20/arr…

#VentureCapital #InsurTech

Congratulations to all the team Nivo for being nominated for an amazing three awards at this years #UKFTAwards

We’re delighted to announce our continued support of portfolio company Sonichem after we took part in their £1.2m Pre-Series A #funding round!

Following the Budget announcement, our Managing Partner Tim Mills, spoke with SME-Web about the significance of cross party consensus, the role of the British Business Bank and the benefits of the #Mansion House reforms.
Check out Tim’s comments, here: lnkd.in/dYUm2niP

Congratulations to all of the team @Bmlltech as they picked up another award! This time for ‘Best Cloud-Based Market Data Delivery Solution’ at the TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2024.

ACF Investors portfolio company @Dogtoothtech had the excited opportunity to feature on Rick Stein's 'Food Stories' as he visited Dyson Farming to talk about strawberry production, energy generation and technology with Sir James Dyson.

Read more here! shorturl.at/bcAO6

Huge Congratulations to everyone in the team over at our portfolio Company Adventoris who were announced as small business of the year at the BusinessDesk_YK Yorkshire Business awards last Thursday

We’ve invested in Sonichem’s £1.2m Pre-Series A #funding round!

Sonichem converts forestry by-products such as sawdust into renewable biochemicals for industries such as #cosmetics and #materials .

UKTN: bit.ly/3uSN7QS

#CleanTech #VC #Growth

Raising Finance for the first time can be a daunting prospect

Information pieces like this from British Business Bank can help founders navigate the terminolgy and make it easier to anticipate and understand potential questions from investors!

Last week, ACF Managing Partner, Tim Mills, spoke with UKTN on The Labour Party ‘Financing Growth’ report. The proposed increase in support to the British Business Bank will hopefully “foster an ecosystem that can turn thriving British startups into world-beating businesses

Congratulations to all the BMLL team on winning 'Best Data Science Solution Provider” at the Hedgeweek European Awards 2024!