The government is set to review how universities spin out companies from academic research, as it looks for ways to boost innovation in the UK economy: via @FinancialTimes

.@NuVisBio that has created a product that speeds up healing of eye conditions has raised £1.1m. Funding comes from existing investors including the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, managed by @Mercia_PLC and part of @MidsEngInv: via @BCloudUK

The EISA team look forward to attending @SME_XPO. 🎊. SME XPO brings together thousands of entrepreneurs looking to meet investors and learn about finance and how to secure investment for scaling. Register here 👉

.@envisics, a startup making heads-up displays to project holograms in vehicles has attracted investment in a £42.2m funding round. The Series C round was led by @mobistwitt: via @UKTNofficial

EISA members @Buzzacott give their take on what founders need to know about the proposed changes to #SEIS and #EIS for 2023/24 👉

The UK’s first fresh, insect-based dog food brand #Tuggs, has secured £500,000 in funding, with lead investment from an unnamed pet food manufacturer: via @BLeaderNews

.@BritishBBank has unveiled a £70m Northern Ireland fund to invest in small business growth as part of its regional investment strategy. The fund will launch in the autumn and supply equity investments up to £5m and loans up to £2m: via @UKTNofficial

The top ten crowdfunding platforms for UK startups 2023, as identified by @seedlegals:

London-based software startup @tryramp has closed £4.1m in seed funding for its automated revenue forecasting tools. The investment round was led by @AlbionVC and @eurazeo: via @uktnofficial

#Sourcerie, creators of a community-driven data platform for the beauty industry, last year closed a £1.8m pre-seed round co-led by @playfaircapital and Vorwerk Ventures. Since closing the round, they have attracted a world class team: via @AngelNews

RT @IFAMagazine: To mark International Women’s Day this week, Christiana Stewart-Lockhart, Director General at The EIS Association pays tri….

Northern Irish recycling startup @REP_Technology has been granted a £300,000 loan to add 15 people to its current headcount of 23. Whiterock Finance supplied REP-TEC’s loan, with capital coming from @InvestNI: via @UKTNofficial

Consumer lending startup @getabound has raised £500m which will be used to help finance loans, bring more customers to its platform, and to invest in tech. @K3_Ventures, @GSRVentures & Hambro Perks provided the equity portion of the raise: via @TechCrunch

London-based nursery group, #MEplace has recently scored £1.2 million in a seed funding. The investment was led by Active Partners: via @TFNBreakingNews

.@unisouthampton spin-out @ViridiCo2 has secured £3 million for its solution that converts waste carbon dioxide into high-quality chemical products in a seed funding round led by @eqtventures: via @EU_Startups

Five ways to fund a startup - from @TechRoundUK:

Monty Ravenscroft, inventor of the @TheHideaLoo has secured £160,000 from the @FundingDesign for his innovative frame that allows toilets to be folded away in a cupboard when not in use: via @AngelNews

The UK government has announced a new £360m plan to increase investment in innovation, attract talent to the UK and position the country as a “science and technology superpower by 2030”: via @Siftedeu

Financial advisors — time is running out to register for our free, CPD-qualifying webinar on #SEIS investment 👉 Our expert panellists will discuss details of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and what investing in an SEIS fund looks like. 🗓️ 8/3/23

Angel investors explained: Who they are, what they want, and where you can find them: via @startupstowers