Spinal implant startup is the first to receive funding from ACF Investors’ Delta Fund, thanks to the backing of expert medtech angel investor

27, January 2021 – Axis Spine Technologies Ltd (AST) has raised £2.2m in a funding round led by ACF Investors, with follow-on investment from Mercia’s EIS funds. Mercia was the first investor when Axis was founded by Jon Acros in 2017.  This is the first investment from ACF Investors’ new Delta Fund, a fast-track investment fund designed for high-potential UK businesses that have been backed by a syndicate of angel investors with deep sector knowledge. Axis is developing the next generation of Anterior Spinal Implant technology which provides surgeons with increased correction and alignment options. Its modular devices are inserted with less force than conventional implants to reduce the risks of structural damage which can lead to subsidence, an under-reported and recognised complication. read more…

Axis Spine Technologies – which is helping to develop the next generation of spinal implant technology – received £830,000 from investors Mercia Asset Management. The funding round was signed off despite the coronavirus pandemic, which has left many start-ups fearful about survival.

Axis founder Jonathan Arcos said: ‘The current trading environment is very challenging, but this investment will help take us to the next level. Thankfully we were at quite an advanced stage when the lockdown measures were first brought in. We are delighted to get it over the line.’ read more…