Fitness tech start-up raises £1.9m as hybrid sport boom accelerates

Fitness tech start-up raises £1.9m as hybrid sport boom accelerates

March 4, 2026: ROXFIT, the digital training platform for hybrid athletes, has raised £1.9m in seed funding as participation in hybrid competition continues to expand rapidly worldwide. Founded by entrepreneurs Ben Wilson and Joey Allott, the business has grown from 80,000…
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Rethinking Pension Wealth in a world with IHT

For many years, pensions sat quietly outside the Inheritance Tax (IHT) net. For individuals focused on long-term planning, that made them a powerful—if somewhat overlooked—component of intergenerational wealth transfer. That position has now changed. Following the 2024 Budget, pensions are…
InvenireX – the next big biotech

InvenireX – the next big biotech

Newcastle-based biotech InvenireX has secured £2 million in seed funding to accelerate commercialisation of its DNA nanotechnology platform that can detect disease at the earliest biological stages. The round is led by DSW Ventures, with participation from XTX Ventures, Cambridge…
DSW Ventures opens new Birmingham office to fuel Midlands tech growth

DSW Ventures opens new Birmingham office to fuel Midlands tech growth

DSW Ventures, the early-stage venture capital arm of Dow Schofield Watts, today announces the opening of its new office in Birmingham, establishing a physical presence to significantly increase its investment activity across the UK’s Midlands region. The new office is…
Expansion of the DSW Ventures team

Expansion of the DSW Ventures team

DSW Ventures, the venture capital arm of Dow Schofield Watts, has bolstered its investment team with two new appointments. Mira Androniciuc joins as an Investment Associate, and Annabel Stork takes on the position of Investment Analyst for her industrial placement year…