Between November and December 2024 we added seven new startups to the Access EIS portfolio, investing alongside super angels in each case (for more on our super angels, and our co-investment model, see our angel page. You can read about our new portfolio companies below.
If you're interested in making an investment and building your own portfolio of promising startups, you can read more about how to get started, or if you'd prefer to speak to our team about the benefits, angel co-investors, tax reliefs and potential for returns, you can use this link to schedule a call.
Material Index
Material Index provides a digital platform for building owners and contractors to manage and exchange materials and enable their reuse.
More than 60% of the UK's waste is generated by the construction industry, with only 2% of building components seeing reuse. Material Index specialises in brokering the onward trade of materials arising from the deconstuction, refurbishment and demolition of buildings, while offering auditing services to assess projects' potential for reuseable materials.
Our angel partner in the round has an IRR of 20% and their previous investments include Chattermill, Sidequest and Captur.
Total Round: £900,000.
Stage Post-revenue.
ManholeMetrics
ManholeMetrics develops sensors for monitoring wastewater and provides analytics and alerts for flood management and prevention. Its mission is to bring wastewater mangement into the 21st century, with a sensor-driven approach enabling proactive measures to be taken to address blockages, collapses and flooding.
Our angel partner in the round has an IRR of 35% and their previous investments include Trouva, Chattermill and Audiense.
Total Round: £500,000.
Stage Post-revenue.
Wilder Sensing
Wilder Sensing develops a biodiversity monitoring and reporting AI platform to help address declining biodiversity. It offers users long and short term surveys, environmental impact assessment analysis, site restoration, site management and ongoing monitoring services.
Our angel partner in the round has a IRR of 25% and their previous investments include Healx, Swiftkey, Kudos Semiconductors.
Total Round: £600,000.
Stage Pre-revenue.
BOW
BOW develops apps and software which aim to make programming robotics more simple, lowering the barrier of entry to new users. BOW's product enables users to create and test code using popular programming languages and deploy it for use by one of BOW's supported robots, overcoming obstacles like impenetratable manufacturer APIs that date quickly and a lack of standardisation.
Our angel partner in the round has an IRR of 33% and their previous investments include Beam, NOTPLA and bubble.
Total Round: £700,000.
Stage Pre-revenue.
Pockla
Pockla is an AI platform that helps marketeers ideate content that captures the attention of audiences. It works to connect everyday events with audience emotions and assist creators in developing content that speaks to their audience, increasing engagement and reach while reducing time spent prompting AI.
Our angel partner in the round has a IRR of 25% and their previous investments include Modulr, Brompton Bicycle and Entrepreneur First.
Total Round: £1,250,000.
Stage Pre-revenue.
FinCrime Dynamics
FinCrime Dynamics helps clients build better defences against financial crime by translating financial crime intelligence into data resources using its simulation and synthetic data engine, Synthetizor.
Our angel partner in the round has an IRR of 25% and their previous investments include Featurespace, Arachnys and Sano Genetics.
Total Round: £1,000,000.
Stage Pre-revenue.
London Devices
London Devices makes SmartGauge, an orthopaedic device to make trauma surgery safer, quicker and less costly.
Our angel partner in the round has an IRR of 35% and their previous investments include Trouva, Chattermill and Audiense.
Total Round: £950,000.
Stage Pre-revenue.
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