Weekly Soak 🧼 19 May 2025

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

Jesse Heasman
May 19, 2025

Power play: Zendo raises pre-seed from Fly Ventures to decarbonise data centre power

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Last week over £180m in funding was announced across 15 rounds. Catch up below ⤵️

<£0.5m

Cepro secures £335k angel investment to optimise solar, batteries and EV charging for new-build homes

🌎 Bristol, United Kingdom 📈 Angel ⚙️ Energy

www.soapbox.vc/feed/cepro-340k-angel

Everybody Counts lands £500k seed round led by Fuel Ventures to expand inclusive AI maths platform

🌎 Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom 📈 Seed ⚙️ Education

www.soapbox.vc/feed/everybody-counts-500k-seed

£0.5 ➡️ 1m

Emerald raises £625k in angel funding to launch AI-powered preventive health platform backed by athletes and fintech operators

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Angel ⚙️ Health

www.soapbox.vc/feed/emerald-600k-angel

£1 ➡️ 2m

Carbon Cell secures £1.2m pre-seed led by Green Angel Ventures and Counteract to scale carbon-negative foam

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Pre-seed ⚙️ Sustainability

www.soapbox.vc/feed/carbon-cell-1m-pre-seed

Martello raises £1.2m seed led by Fuel Ventures to transform environmental risk reporting in property transactions

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Seed ⚙️ Property

www.soapbox.vc/feed/martello-1m-seed

PES Technologies secures £1.3m in funding led by TSP Ventures to expand rapid soil testing platform

🌎 Suffolk, United Kingdom 📈 Equity ⚙️ Agriculture

www.soapbox.vc/feed/pes-technologies-1m-equity

Zendo lands £1.75m pre-seed led by Fly Ventures to decarbonise data centre power with AI

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Pre-seed ⚙️ Energy

www.soapbox.vc/feed/zendo-2m-pre-seed

£2 ➡️ 5m

ProFinda raises £3m venture debt round from Palatine Growth Credit to scale AI workforce platform internationally

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Venture debt ⚙️ Human resources

www.soapbox.vc/feed/profinda-3m-venture-debt

S4labour raises £4m from YFM Equity Partners to expand hospitality workforce management software

🌎 Oxfordshire, United Kingdom 📈 Equity ⚙️ Human resources

www.soapbox.vc/feed/s4labour-4m-equity

RetailBook raises £4.5m Series A led by Augmentum Fintech to expand retail access to public markets

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Series A ⚙️ Wealth

www.soapbox.vc/feed/retailbook-5m-series-a

£10 ➡️ 20m

Cronofy raises £15m growth round from BGF to expand embedded scheduling platform

🌎 Nottingham, United Kingdom 📈 Growth ⚙️ Recruitment

www.soapbox.vc/feed/cronofy-15m-growth

Origin lands £16m Series A from Felix Capital to launch AI-powered benefits intelligence platform

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Series A ⚙️ Human resources

www.soapbox.vc/feed/origin-16m-series-a

£20 ➡️ 50m

Space Forge raises £23m Series A led by NATO Innovation Fund to scale returnable satellite manufacturing platform

🌎 Cardiff, United Kingdom 📈 Series A ⚙️ Space

www.soapbox.vc/feed/space-forge-23m-series-a

Granola raises £32m Series B led by NFDG to launch AI-powered workspace for team collaboration

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Series B ⚙️ AI

www.soapbox.vc/feed/granola-32m-series-b

£50 ➡️ 100m

Ascendx Cloud raises £80m in Series A led by Osprey Investors to power AI-driven CRM solutions

🌎 London, United Kingdom 📈 Series A ⚙️ CRM

www.soapbox.vc/feed/ascendx-cloud-80m-series-a

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