Weekly Soak 🧼 10 Mar 2025

The definitive round-up of venture capital fundraising news | 🇬🇧 edition

Jesse Heasman
March 10, 2025

Put the kettle on: Mission lands funding from Pierre Gasly for its high performance tea range

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Last week over £230m was deployed across 14 rounds. Catch up below ⤵️

£0.5 ➡️ 1m

Ocean Ledger raises £700k pre-seed from Ananda Impact Ventures and Silverstrand Capital to enhance coastal risk management

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Pre-seed ⚙️ Environment

www.soapbox.vc/feed/ocean-ledger-700k-pre-seed

Hands In raises £1m from angels to help companies seamlessly accept split payments

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Angel ⚙️ Payments

www.soapbox.vc/feed/hands-in-1m-angel

£1 ➡️ 2m

Notify raises £1.5m from Calculus Capital and Mercia Ventures to expand AI-powered workplace safety platform

🌎 Newcastle, United Kingdom 📈 Equity ⚙️ Security

www.soapbox.vc/feed/notify-2m-equity

Citizens of Soil secures £1.8m seed funding led by FIGR Ventures for premium olive oil expansion

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Seed ⚙️ Food & beverage

www.soapbox.vc/feed/citizens-of-soil-2m-seed

Mission lands £2m from backers including F1's Pierre Gasly for its natural energy drinks and performance teas

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Angel ⚙️ Food & beverage

www.soapbox.vc/feed/mission-2m-equity

InsureVision lands £2m seed led by Rethink Ventures, Twin Path Ventures and State Farm Ventures to advance AI vehicle risk assessment

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Seed ⚙️ Insurance

www.soapbox.vc/feed/insurevision-2m-seed

£10 ➡️ 20m

Epoch Biodesign raises £14m Series A led by Extantia Capital to scale plastic-eating enzyme technology

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Series A ⚙️ Sustainability

www.soapbox.vc/feed/epoch-14m-series-a

£20 ➡️ 50m

TRIMTECH raises £24m seed led by Cambridge Innovation Capital and SV Health Investors to advance neurodegenerative treatments

🌎 Cambridge, United Kingdom 📈 Seed ⚙️ Biotechnology

www.soapbox.vc/feed/trimtech-therapeutics-24m-seed

Lenkie secures £49m Series A and debt facility to fund SME supplier payments and accelerate growth in the UK

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Series A ⚙️ Finance

www.soapbox.vc/feed/lenkie-49m-series-a

>£100m

Quantexa raises £135m Series F led by Teachers’ Venture Growth to expand AI-driven decision intelligence

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Series F ⚙️ AI

www.soapbox.vc/feed/quantexa-135m-series-f

🔒 Undisclosed

Stability AI secures funding from global ad leader WPP to advance generative AI for media and entertainment

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Strategic ⚙️ AI

www.soapbox.vc/feed/stability-ai-strategic

75Media raises seven-figure investment from Mercia Ventures to drive AI-led expansion in outdoor advertising

🌎 Leeds, United Kingdom 📈 Equity ⚙️ Advertising

www.soapbox.vc/feed/75media-equity

Nisien.AI secures investment from Foresight and Development Bank of Wales to advance online safety solutions

🌎 Cardiff, United Kingdom 📈 Equity ⚙️ Cybersecurity

www.soapbox.vc/feed/nisien-ai-equity

Reporti secures investment from Royal College of Art's Design & Innovation S/EIS Fund to enhance event safety

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Equity ⚙️ Facilities

www.soapbox.vc/feed/reporti-equity

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