London Stock Exchange secures £170m from 11 major banks for its Post Trade Solutions arm, valuing the business at £850m amid strong Q3 results.
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Oxford AI startup Astut raises £1.6m to tackle ‘never-before-seen’ business crises with explainable AI
Oxford spinout Astut secures £1.6m seed funding to commercialise AI that helps organisations make decisions in crises with no historical data.
Paygentic raises $2m pre-seed round to build payments infrastructure for the AI-native economy
AI payments startup Paygentic secures $2m pre-seed funding to build flexible billing infrastructure for AI-native and agentic businesses.
Allica Bank acquires fintech Kriya in £1bn SME finance drive
Allica Bank acquires fintech Kriya to expand into embedded finance and deliver £1bn of SME working capital lending by 2028.
Innovate UK unveils £1m Agentic AI Prize to accelerate breakthroughs in manufacturing, health and creative sectors
Innovate UK launches £1m Agentic AI Pioneers Prize to drive innovation across manufacturing, health and creative sectors, with cash awards and expert mentorship.
Larry Ellison Backs Oxford spinout Wild Bio in £45M round
Oxford spinout Wild Bioscience has raised £45 million in a Series A round led by Larry Ellison’s Ellison Institute of Technology to expand its AI-powered crop breeding platform and develop climate-resilient crops for global food security.
Nila raises $2.4 Million to help immigrants care for elderly family across borders
London startup Nila has raised $2.4 million led by LocalGlobe to expand its AI-powered eldercare platform across India and Asia. The service helps immigrants coordinate and pay for trusted caregivers for elderly relatives back home.
London AI recruitment startup Jack & Jill raises $20 Million seed round
London-based AI recruiter Jack & Jill has raised $20 million in seed funding led by Creandum to expand in Europe and the US. The startup uses conversational AI agents to transform how candidates and companies find perfect matches.
UK mid-market demonstrates resilience as growth holds steady in Q3
NatWest’s latest UK Business Growth Tracker shows mid-market firms sustaining solid activity in Q3 2025 despite weaker manufacturing and subdued consumer demand, with easing cost pressures fuelling cautious optimism across the services-led economy.
Grateful secures £1.5m to transform tipping for frontline workers
Grateful, the Harrogate and London-based fintech simplifying digital tipping and tronc management, has raised £1.5m from Calculus Capital to scale its platform, enhance AI tools, and help service employers meet new transparency and compliance rules.
Revolut’s UK banking license delay highlights growing rift between innovation and regulation
Revolut’s long wait for a full UK banking license shows regulators struggling to adapt legacy frameworks to digital-first banks, says GlobalData — a clash that could shape not just Revolut’s future, but the evolution of global fintech regulation.
Wayve wheels in Microsoft and Softbank for $2bn cash injection
British AI start-up in talks over landmark deal that could value it at $8bn as driverless car race accelerates
Patchworks raises £5m to power US expansion and future-proof retail technology
Retail tech platform Patchworks has raised £5m from Gresham House Ventures and Palatine Growth Credit to accelerate US expansion, scale its AI-powered integrations, and help global retailers modernise and connect their commerce systems.
VRFY Solutions raises £200,000 to transform policing with secure AI transcription that cuts admin time by 80%
VRFY Solutions has raised £200,000 to deploy its secure AI transcription platform across UK police forces, cutting admin time by 80% and reducing PTSD-linked workloads, with plans to expand into the NHS and other critical sectors.
Fuuse raises £6m as EV charge point platform powers toward profitability
EV software firm Fuuse has raised £6m from Par Equity and YFM Equity Partners, doubling recurring revenue and expanding into Europe as it aims for profitability and cements its place among the UK’s fastest-growing clean tech companies.
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