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Skip to content NoBa Capital is pleased to announce its investment in ClassHoppa, a platform that gives children's activity providers the tools to run their businesses and families a simpler, more trusted way to discover, book and manage activities. ClassHoppa is one of the companies emerging from NoBa's Summer 2026 Elevate programme. Children's activities is a large, multi-billion-pound market that has remained underserved by technology.

Dorset Business Angels (DBA) has launched its dedicated university entrepreneurs page, aimed at undergraduates, graduates, academics, alumni and growth managers. Scott Wright, Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Enterprise in the Faculty of Media, Science and Technology at Bournemouth University, discusses spinouts, strategy, and why the region's future growth is set to be built on universities and investors working ever more closely together.

Skip to content NoBa Capital is a London-based investor backing founders building the future of work. Through NoBa Elevate, its two-month, hands-on founder programme, founders get practical support from industry experts and access to NoBa's future of work ecosystem. After backing 17 founders across its first two cohorts, NoBa is now looking for the next generation of pre-seed and seed companies raising in H2 2026. The first Pitch Day is in London on 3 September. Apply now to be considered.

Investors in this round: British Design Fund EcoNomad Solutions has received £230,000 in funding from the British Design Fund (BDF) to help small livestock farms cut methane emissions, reduce rising energy and fertiliser costs, and turn organic waste into renewable energy. The investment forms part of a wider £400,000 funding round alongside an Innovate UK Investor Partnership grant and additional support from existing investor Beeches Group.

Skip to content The Angel Investor Summit returns to the Brighton Dome on 22 September 2026, powered by South East Angels. The Summit is a curated investor-only event; built for angel investors, family offices & others in the private investor ecosystem. Agenda & Speakers The day is built around three themes: where the technology shift is creating opportunity, how to build a sharper investment practice, and the routes to real returns and exits. Here's some of what to expect...

Skip to content South East Angels portfolio company Siloton is helping the European Space Agency tackle one of long-duration spaceflight's most serious health risks: astronaut vision loss. Around 70 percent of astronauts on the International Space Station experience some degree of vision change, caused by spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS), a condition where bodily fluid shifts in microgravity and puts pressure on the eyes and optic nerve.

Skip to content Investors in this round: South West Investment Fund with fund manager The FSE Group FSP's Private Equity & Venture Capital team has advised the South West Investment Fund acting by its fund manager The FSE Group on an investment in Circular 11 as part of a £2.4 million funding round.

Skip to content Investors in this round: South West Investment Fund, acting by its Fund Manager, The FSE Group FSP's Private Equity & Venture Capital Team has advised the South West Investment Fund, acting by its fund manager The FSE Group, on its equity investment into Mykor as part of a £4 million funding round. The funding round brings Mykor's total funding raised to £7.5 million.

Skip to content Investors in this round: South West Investment Fund with Fund Manager The FSE Group Penelope Garden, FSP's Head of Private Equity and Venture Capital has advised the South West Investment Fund acting by its manager The FSE Group on its £1 million investment in Luthmore. The investment formed part of Luthmore's £5.5 million oversubscribed funding round, supporting the company's transition from product development into commercial rollout.

Skip to content FSP has advised CPCA Business Growth Finance Limited acting by its manager The FSE Group on its investment in SmartResilience as part of a £1.1m funding round. SmartResilience has developed a platform that helps organisations identify, assess and respond to the physical risks posed by climate change.