Angel Academe, the angel network that has been investing in women leaders for over ten years, has launched the UK’s first female founder focused EIS fund in partnership with fund manager, SyndicateRoom. Despite compelling evidence that female-led businesses deliver stronger financial returns, the funding landscape remains starkly unequal.

When Rob Gardner talks about finance he envisions rivers, systems, flows, and opportunities. Perhaps that’s the geographer in him. Or maybe it’s the result of a uniquely global upbringing marked by hyperinflation, supermarket sticker races, and hiding US dollars in film canisters in 1980s Argentina. Either way, Gardner’s approach to finance is holistic. Now, with Rebalance Earth, he's on a mission to bridge the worlds of wealth and environmental restoration by turning nature

This week on Profit Meets Purpose, I sat down with Peter Wood to talk about breaking away from conventional career paths after university, a sentiment we both share. Through The Graduate Guide, Peter has shown just how far an idea can go.

Latvia-based Aerones has just raised $62 million to scale its robotic and AI-driven technology that keeps wind turbines in top shape. Why...

UrbanChain, a Manchester-based energy tech firm, recently shared with us how it’s rewriting the rules of the UK energy market. By enabling local renewable generators to trade power directly with consumers, the company is challenging the traditional utility model and redefining how energy is bought, sold, and shared.

Founded in 2016, ChicP was born out of Hannah’s first-hand experiences with the staggering volume of edible produce discarded. Driven by a desire to make change, she developed a product that transforms surplus vegetables into vibrant, healthy dips. 

In this episode of Profit Meets Purpose, Emma shares insight into funding early-stage innovation, highlighting issues like the lack of exits, cultural clashes between startups and corporates, and gender disparity in investing

Suntory Holdings, the multinational beverage powerhouse behind brands like Lucozade, Orangina, Jim Beam, and Maker’s Mark, is stepping up...

Image credits: trawa Berlin-based trawa , an innovative electricity provider powered by AI-driven software, has just closed a €24 million...

On this week's episode of Profit Meets Purpose I sat down with Harvey Knight, founder of the Sustainable Group of Companies. He is charting a bold course through the trillion-pound sustainability sector. With sister ventures Sustainable Times and Sustainable Wealth Group, he's on a mission to democratise investment, amplify ethical entrepreneurship, and reimagine what doing business sustainably means.

Award-winning kidswear brand ROARSOME is bringing the wild outdoors to one of the UK’s busiest travel hubs. This week, the brand will open a new pop-up store at @gatwickairport North Terminal, transforming travel time into adventure time for families on the move.

Image Credit: Wrightbus Wrightbus , the Northern Ireland-based manufacturer renowned for its zero-emission buses, has announced a major...

Electric vehicle startup Slate  hasn’t been tapping the brakes yet. With heavyweight backers like Jeff Bezos  and Mark Walter  of...

The startup ecosystem extends far beyond just investors and founders. Paul and his co-founder, Ryan Jawad, positioned themselves as intermediaries, taking startups through the accelerator so that by the end, each team had a clear vision and a defined path toward their next milestone.

Image Credit: World Fund Food waste is no longer just a moral dilemma or a logistical nuisance — it's a billion-euro black hole that’s...

Carbon Cell, a London-based materials startup, raised a £1.2M pre-seed round to scale its novel, plastic-free foam made from biochar and natural polymers. The round was led by Green Angel Ventures and Counteract, with participation from HERmesa, RCA Design and Innovation S/EIS Fund, and One Planet Capital.

Woburn, MA-based indiGOtech (GO), a trailblazer in next-gen mobility technologies, has successfully closed a hefty $54 million in Series...

Ligo Biosciences is a startup building generative deep learning models to design enzymes - nature’s powerful catalysts that make chemical reactions faster, cheaper, and more sustainable. Ligo’s mission is to design new enzymes to expand their use throughout the chemical industry. 

Image Credit: Hived In an exciting leap toward nationwide expansion, HIVED is unveiling a brand-new depot in West London, marking a...

Founder Ira Guha, believes that periods should not be costing the planet, or women, in the way they do.