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As we head into November, this week’s crowdfunding roundup has a real human feel running through it. One is an AI that you can speak to when your head is feeling too full while another is a sensory toy business making play accessible for all ages. Alongside them, you’ve got a fermented nutrition brand with a huge customer base behind them.
From mental wellbeing to sensory inclusion and gut health, this week’s founders are building for the every day rhythm of real life.
S0, who are the startups crowdfunding this week? Here they are.
1. Tibico Fermentary
How much are they raising: N/A
Website: www.tibicohealth.com
SEIS/EIS? Yes, EIS
About: Tibico Fermentary is on a mission to build an entirely new nutritional category: all-natural, science-led, fermented nutrition that’s backed by seven years of proprietary development.
With nearly 2,000 five-star reviews across Trustpilot and Facebook, a 67.8% repeat purchase rate and 32% new customers between June and September 2026, it’s the kind of figures that most consumer brands would love to have. Fermented nutrition brings together gut health and clean, naturally produced formulations which continue to be compelling themes in modern wellness today.
Where to invest: Crowdcube
2. Swift Sensory Toys
How much are they raising: £50,000
Website: www.swiftsensorytoys.co.uk
SEIS/EIS? N/A
About: Swift Sensory Toys is a small independent online business with a dream of making sensory toys, sensory play and supportive spaces more accessible for people of all ages.
Sensory play is usually talked about in the context of children, but the reality is that sensory needs cross the age spectrum well into adulthood – and the options available tend to shrink the older you get. Swift Sensory Toys is pushing back on that, offering a thoughtful range designed to serve a much broader audience than what most of the category caters for.
Where to invest: Crowdfunder
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3. Athena AI
How much are they raising: £2,500
Website: N/A
SEIS/EIS? N/A
About: Athena AI is an AI that you can talk to who listens, remembers what matters and helps you to think things through when your head is full, whenever you need it.
Too often, people need to talk something out but they don’t always have the right person to turn to – either because it’s not the right moment or it may be a small thing that doesn’t warrant a call. Athena is spoken rather than typed, is always available and built around continuity instead of just one-off conversations. The goal is to make it feel more like thinking out loud with someone who knows you instead of just talking to a chatbot.
Where to invest: Crowdfunder
4. Agnostec
How much are they raising: £30,000
Website: N/A
SEIS/EIS? N/A
About: Agnostec’s product, Sightline, gives companies a clear view of their entire digital footprint and showing CISOs exactly where their blind spots, risks and attack paths sit.
Modern organisations use so many tools, services and connections that most security teams can’t realistically keep track of and that gap is where the risks hide. Sightline is built to show what’s there and where the weaknesses lie, assisting CISOs with meaningful decision-making instead of reactive firefighting.
Where to invest: Crowdfunder
5. BÄRING Apparel
How much are they raising: £50,000
Website: www.baring-apparel.com
SEIS/EIS? N/A
About: BÄRING Apparel is launching a premium British outdoor-wear brand that combines style with performance, kicking off with its first run of 200 jackets.
Often times, the outdoor-wear category is faced with a dilemma: you either have proper technical performance that doesn’t quite work off the mountain, or stylish pieces that fall short if the weather does take a turn. BÄRING is tackling the demand for outdoor-wear that can handle both environments, designed with the confidence of British heritage brands but engineered to perform when the time comes.
Where to invest: Crowdfunder
