SFC Capital Backs 4 UK Startups in the Last 30 Days
SFC Capital appeared in 4 UK funding announcements within the last 30 days and is named as lead investor in each announcement. The four deals include three disclosed pre-seed rounds and one seed round; disclosed capital in the three rounds with amounts totals £952,500. The startups operate across healthtech, greentech and energy sectors and are based in Newport, London, Cowes and Oxford.
Recent Activity
Pontiro closed a pre-seed round of £360,000 to automate anonymisation, validation and workflow orchestration for NHS medical imaging; the company says its software has processed more than two million images across NHS Wales. The round was led by SFC Capital, with Plug and Play Ventures and the British Business Bank also participating, and the new capital will fund expansion into NHS England trusts and efforts to gain inclusion on national procurement frameworks.
Matresa raised £315,000 in a pre-seed round to accelerate development of a personalised, AI-driven maternal health platform ahead of a planned summer launch; the company describes the product as providing continuous, personalised screening and support throughout pregnancy and early parenthood. The round was led by SFC Capital, with Edward Stevenson, Fund Principal at SFC Capital, named as the lead contact, and the funds are earmarked for product development and rollout.
Meaningful Planet closed a seed round to build a business mobile connectivity and optimisation platform that combines its own connectivity service with an integrated management product called MILO, which the company says can reduce corporate mobile costs and surface carbon emissions. The seed round was led by SFC Capital; the announcement did not disclose the amount raised or specify intended use of proceeds.
LUX closed a pre-seed funding round of £277,500 to advance on-site hydrogen production, storage and dispensing systems intended for early deployments in transport, manufacturing and energy. SFC Capital is the lead backer in the round, which the announcement says will help LUX advance its proprietary hydrogen technology, support early deployments and strengthen technical and operational capability.
What the Recent Deals Show
- Stage distribution: three of the four disclosed rounds are pre-seed and one is a seed round.
- Sector distribution: two deals are in healthtech, one in greentech and one in energy.
- Geographic spread: the companies are located in Newport, London, Cowes and Oxford.
- Lead investor role: SFC Capital is identified as the lead investor in each announced round.
- Disclosed round sizes: disclosed checks in the announcements are £360,000, £315,000 and £277,500; one announcement did not disclose an amount.
SFC Capital’s recent announcements show repeated lead involvement across early-stage UK deals in healthtech, greentech and energy, with stated uses of proceeds ranging from product development and rollout to geographic expansion and support for early deployments.
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