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Board and Investing NED appointments, and live investment rounds. A public preview — terms, documents and the full board are for members.

Investing NED — Operations, Sable Robotics

Sable needs an operator who has scaled a hardware deployment business past 100 installations a year, and who will invest alongside the existing syndicate. Warehouse automation retrofits, Series A, £3.1m ARR.

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Non-Executive Director — Commercial, Trellis Retail Group

Trellis is midway through a buy-and-build and wants a commercially-minded NED with multi-site consumer experience. Multi-site speciality retail, 48 stores, PE-backed.

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Seed — £1.2m, Kestrel Bio

Spin-out from the John Innes Centre with two granted patents. Precision fermentation for speciality proteins, pre-revenue.

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Series A — £4.5m, Loomwell

Loomwell converts waste industrial heat into on-site power for food and drink manufacturers. £2.4m ARR, 31 people, Bristol.

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Investing NED — Commercial, Halo Diagnostics

Halo is looking for an Investing NED who can open NHS and private-provider doors while putting money in alongside the seed round. Point-of-care diagnostics, seed, pre-revenue.

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Non-Executive Director & Audit Committee Chair — Northgate Precision

A profitable, founder-led manufacturer preparing for a management buy-out within three years. Advanced manufacturing for aerospace, £18.4m turnover, 164 staff.

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Chair of the Board — Vantle Energy

Vantle is appointing an independent Chair to steer the board through a Series C and a first international expansion. Grid-scale battery optimisation, Series B, £12m raised, 74 people.

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