Bright Spaces Raises $54K to Transform Office Leasing

BR-DGE

At BR-DGE, we’re committed to pushing the boundaries of payment technology and redefining the payments ecosystem. Through a single integration to our independent payment orchestration platform, BR-DGE gives merchants, financial institutions, acquirers and payment partners the tools to innovate and succeed We’re focused on building technology, connections and relationships that enable our customers to scale, break into new markets, introduce innovative features, optimise costs and easily adapt to changing consumer expectations. Working with BR-DGE means our customers have simple, secure access to a global, diverse range of best-in-market payment technologies and providers that can power business success.

Autsera

Autsera is a multi-award-winning startup helping children with additional needs develop social communication, speech, and emotional skills to unlock their full potential. Through our smart game-based solutions, we provide accessible, engaging, and effective tools for assessment, early intervention, and therapy support. Our growing portfolio includes innovations such as VoxiPlay, designed to engage children with speech delay in science-based speech practice, and QuadEmo, supporting emotional literacy and resilience for children around the world. Our research, development, and product testing initiatives are proudly supported by Innovate UK. We have also been backed by prestigious organisations such as Google for Startups, Vodafone, and NatWest. We are committed to contributing to four United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Reduced Inequalities, Good Health and Well-being, Quality Education, and Gender Equality. To learn more about our work, explore our apps, or collaborate, please visit email us at hello@autsera.com, or connect with Omar or Inas on LinkedIn.

MDOTM Ltd

MDOTM Ltd. is the global provider of AI-driven investment solutions for Banks, Insurance Companies, Family Offices, Pension Funds, Wealth and Asset Managers. For more information visit https://mdotm.ai We created a platform called Sphere, that leverages Analytical & Generative AI to deliver forward-looking investment insights, help institutional investors build and rebalance portfolios at scale and get automated reporting and commentaries on their portfolios' positioning. This happens thanks to our new Generative AI features, aimed at enhancing investment explainability and market understanding Founded in London by Tommaso Migliore and Federico Mazzorin, MDOTM Ltd. now employs over 100 people among physicists, engineers, AI and finance experts. Every day, Chief Investment Officers, Portfolio Managers and Investment Managers leverage our AI to add speed and scale to their investment process.

Be.EV

Be.EV is the UK’s 2nd highest rated rapid/ultra-rapid charging network as voted by EV drivers themselves (Zapmap 2025/medium sized). This is a testament to our mission to listen to customers and to give them what they want: publicly accessible, rapid and ultra-rapid charging hubs conveniently located on busy routes, at dwell destinations and in the hearts of communities nationwide. We are proud to be majority owned by Octopus Energy Generation – one of Europe’s largest renewable energy investors. We currently manage a growing network of over 800 charging bays across the UK. Be.EV is majority owned by Octopus Energy Generation with the wider Octopus Energy group supplying the network with deep green energy powered by wind and solar – traceable back to its source. Our mission to is help every driver love every electric journey by giving our customers what they want: publicly accessible, rapid and ultra-rapid charging hubs, conveniently located on busy routes or at popular dwell destinations – and in the hearts of communities nationwide. We realise not everyone has the benefit of a home charger – and we are committed to ensure switching to an EV is an accessible choice for all. We are relentless in our pursuit of the best possible customer experience, and that means clean and welcoming sites, easy to use app and chargers, greater liability and fair pricing. By putting the right charging kit in the right places, and listening to what our active 60k members want, we strive to drive charging delight every time. We hope to play our part in accelerating EV take up in the UK and to shape cleaner and greener neighbourhoods of the future.

4BIO Capital

4BIO Capital is an international venture capital firm focused solely on the advanced therapies sector. 4BIO’s objective is to invest in, support, and grow early stage companies developing treatments in areas of high unmet medical need, with the ultimate goal of ensuring access to these potentially curative therapies for all patients. Specifically, it looks for viable, high-quality opportunities in cell and gene therapy, RNA-based therapy, targeted therapies, and the microbiome. The 4BIO team comprises leading advanced therapy scientists and experienced life science investors who have collectively published over 250 scientific articles in prestigious academic journals including Nature, The Lancet, Cell, and the New England Journal of Medicine. 4BIO has both an unrivalled network within the advanced therapy sector and a unique understanding of the criteria that define a successful investment opportunity in this space. For more information, please visit www.4biocapital.com