In the latest article SmallCap Round Up from The Armchair Trader we saw two companies that are intending to join us very shortly. Molecular Energies PLC [LON:MEN] topped the board, up 60%. Whilst the stock has had a tough ride in recent months, yesterday’s confirmation that the business would move its listing from AIM to the JP Jenkins private venue has offered some clarity, allowing the share price to post a meaningful recovery as a result. Redx Pharma [LON:REDX] was in second place, up 22%. Again this is a business that has elected to leave the main market and migrate to the JP Jen ..read more

Cafédirect Plc plc is a British coffee company established in 1991 that is driven by a passion for fairness and sustainability. They are known for their commitment to ethical sourcing, focusing on fair trade and direct relationships with coffee farmers. Cafedirect sources their coffee beans from various regions around the world, including Latin America, Africa, and Asia. They work directly with small-scale farmers, ensuring fair prices and sustainable practices. JP Jenkins provides a share trading venue for unlisted or unquoted assets in companies, enabling shareholders and prospective in ..read more

Iress today announces that it has partnered with InfinitX to enable its clients to trade unlisted securities through Iress’s EMS Trader and IOS+ platforms. This fully electronic integration with JP Jenkins, the liquidity venue for unlisted assets, enables private companies to allow trading in their shares on a matched bargain basis. Any client using Iress’s Order Management System is able to connect directly to the JP Jenkins venue and submit expressions of interest to buy or sell shares. Iress’s Head of UK Trading, Debbie Kaye, said “Iress has been at the forefront of retail investment in lis ..read more

Animal Health Angels are delighted to announce that their members first group investment is in Marleybones, a female founded business, which is a fresh dog food brand known for its unique pantry fresh® solution. This is part of a £900k seed funding led by JamJar Investments, the venture capital firm set up by the founders of innocent drinks, and further supported by Active Partners, the consumer investor behind Soho house, Rapha and KatKin. The fresh funds will be used to grow the Marleybones team, expand its presence in both online and offline channels and broaden its retail footprint after i ..read more

Oxford Innovation Finance’s EIS Growth Fund 3 and OION Angel Network have invested in Hexigone, a revolutionary technology delivering high-performance, sustainable alternatives to traditional inhibitors in the coatings industry. Hexigone’s Intelli-ion® technology is game-changing in the realm of anticorrosion coatings. Achieving optimal anticorrosion protection while being resource-efficient can be a challenge, with traditional approaches often relying on high loadings of corrosion inhibitors which can lead to increased costs and a detrimental environmental impact. However, Intelli-ion® operat ..read more

A startup that’s found a way to generate and store hydrogen safely off-grid and another developing a sustainable insulation material inspired by nature are among the 107 PhD deeptech teams selected for the new Conception X cohort.   The deeptech venture programme helps top research talent to translate scientific breakthroughs into viable products and businesses that can solve tomorrow’s problems.  This year’s cohort includes venture scientists from 29 universities across the UK and Europe, building in climate, health, manufacturing, hardware, agriculture, robotics and more. One ..read more

• New funding from the Scottish National Investment Bank and the Investment Fund for Scotland to support tooth decay detection technology • Investment will help medical device go to market after becoming the first produced in Scotland to secure FDA premarket approval in the United States 2 April 2024 Edinburgh-based biotechnology firm, Calcivis, has secured £5m in funding to roll out its cutting-edge dental technology. The firm’s patented system enables early detection of tooth decay – which in turn can enable timely preventive treatment – by deploying a biologic diagnostic agent in combinatio ..read more

Can you help Londoners access quality employment? Be part of the solution! Allia is working in partnership with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to deliver its No Wrong Door initiative which aims to assist Londoners in finding meaningful employment. The partners are seeking individuals and organisations who are passionate, creative and committed and have a solution that can help address this need. Successful applicants will receive support in the form of expert guidance to help bring their idea to life – and seed funding of up to £50,000 is up for grabs for founders to further test and scale ..read more

UKBAA and Type One Ventures recently launched our joint ‘Venture into Space’ programme, backed by the UK Space Agency. After a rigorous judging process, we are delighted to share the top 10 standout, high growth space tech businesses set to take part in our 12 month long programme. The programme has been developed to up-skill high-potential SMEs developing innovative space tech solutions to prepare them for successful investment raises. We’re delighted to have partnered with Type One Ventures – a prominent VC who have invested in the leaders in this sector: Gravitics, Space Forge and SpaceX ..read more

Clean Growth Fund has invested £2.5m in pioneering UK-based bio-tech business Clean Food Group. The funding will be used to accelerate the commercialisation of Clean Food Group’s sustainable oils and fats technology. The proprietary technology platform uses proven, scalable yeast strains and fermentation technology and utilises food waste as its food source to deliver sustainable alternatives to traditional oil and fat ingredients. Today, food production accounts for 25% of global greenhouse emissions, with high yield monocultures responsible for the increasing levels of diseases, deforestatio ..read more