Respiro Diagnostics, a UK-based startup developing breath-based diagnostics for lung

diseases, has raised £1 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Zinc Venture Capital and SFC Capital. The round also included participation from Amadeus

Capital Partners, the Conception X Angel Syndicate, KQ Labs through the Francis

Crick Institute, strategic angel investors and Innovate UK.

Founded by Alison Quinn and Dr Theo Issitt, Respiro is developing a non-invasive liquid biopsy