British performance apparel brand ThruDark secures a £4m trade loan from Barclays to support growth, stock investment and retail expansion.
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Karavel raises £1.25m pre-seed round to modernise compliance in regulated industries
AI compliance platform Karavel has secured £1.25m in pre-seed funding led by Fuel Ventures to streamline regulatory monitoring, ad reviews and compliance workflows.
Soho House shares slide as investor pulls funding from $1.8bn take-private deal
Soho House shares slide after key investor MCR fails to fund a $200m commitment, putting a $1.8bn take-private deal at risk.
Elon Musk’s xAI raises $20bn despite mounting backlash over Grok deepfakes
Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI has raised $20bn even as its Grok chatbot faces global backlash over sexualised deepfake images and regulatory scrutiny.
Gary Neville sells majority stake in The Overlap as media brand targets global expansion
Gary Neville has sold a majority stake in The Overlap to Global as the sports media brand targets global growth.
It’s Dragons’ Den for the TikTok generation as Britain’s biggest stars back young founders
A group of Britain’s most recognisable cultural figures has launched what insiders describe as a “cool, creator-led” alternative to Dragons’ Den, aiming to uncover and back the next generation of young entrepreneurs through TikTok and social platforms.
Dream of ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ at risk as ministers urged to move faster on OxCam rail link
The ambition to turn the Oxford–Cambridge corridor into “Europe’s Silicon Valley” is in danger of stalling unless the government accelerates delivery of long-promised infrastructure, business leaders have warned.
ITV backs Joe Wicks with £3m investment in the body coach app
ITV has agreed to invest up to £3m in Joe Wicks’ Body Coach fitness app, with the partnership including advertising across ITV and ITVX.
Britain stuck at bottom of G7 for investment as private spending stalls
The UK remains last in the G7 for investment, with economists warning that rising public spending will not be enough to offset stagnating private sector investment.
Octopus Energy to spin out Kraken in $8.65bn valuation deal
Octopus Energy Group is spinning out its technology arm Kraken at an $8.65bn valuation following a $1bn investment round led by D1 Capital Partners.
Edinburgh startup secures £750k to build robots that clean ships’ hulls
A UK maritime robotics startup led by a 22-year-old founder has raised more than £750,000 to develop autonomous robots designed to clean ships’ hulls, reduce fuel consumption and remove the need for hazardous underwater diving work.
Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau buys out Lord Sugar to regain full control of Styl Pro
The Apprentice winner Tom Pellereau has bought out Lord Sugar’s 50% stake in Styl Pro, returning the beauty-tech brand to full founder ownership 14 years after the original investment.
BGF invests £16.6m in Workbooks to fuel growth of its ‘no-BS CRM’ platform
BGF has invested £16.6m in Workbooks to accelerate growth of its integrated ‘no-BS CRM’ platform across the UK and US, scaling product development and go-to-market expansion.
NatWest Group opens applications for 2026 fintech programme focused on AI-led customer experience
NatWest Group has opened applications for its 2026 Fintech Programme, inviting UK fintechs using AI to transform customer experience in financial services to apply.
Hello Vet raises £15m to expand transparent-pricing clinics across the UK
Hello Vet has raised £15m to expand its veterinary clinics nationwide, promising clearer pricing as vet costs have risen 63% since 2016.
