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Barocal raises £7.4m from VCs to develop solid state cooling and heating systems without refrigerant gases
Barocal is a Cambridge University spinout developing solid-state cooling and heating systems using pressure-driven materials. The technology replaces refrigerant gas systems and is designed for applications including data centre cooling and commercial refrigeration.
NetZeroNitrogen lands £5m seed round led by World Fund and Azolla Ventures to replace synthetic fertilisers with bioinoculants
NetZeroNitrogen develops biofertilisers using naturally occurring bacteria that reduce reliance on synthetic nitrogen fertilisers, helping farmers cut emissions, improve yields and restore soil health.
Space Forge raises £23m Series A led by NATO Innovation Fund to scale returnable satellite manufacturing platform
Space Forge designs returnable satellites for manufacturing advanced materials in space, using microgravity conditions to produce high-performance components for semiconductors, energy and defence applications.
Anaphite raises £11m in Series A funding to scale dry coating technology for EV batteries
Anaphite develops dry coating technology for battery electrodes, aiming to cut energy use and manufacturing cost in electric vehicle battery production by replacing solvent-heavy processes.
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IMMIXIMMIX raises £2.6m in funding led by Crane Venture Partners to make stablecoin payments easier for non-dollar currencies
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