UK proptech Dwelly has raised £69m to acquire and digitise letting agencies nationwide, using AI to streamline rentals, maintenance and rent collection.
The British Business Bank and Haatch will invest £32m into emerging angel syndicates to support early-stage UK startups across health, AI and sustainability.
AI startup Enginuity has secured £500,000 led by Fuel Ventures to commercialise dormant patents and connect global IP with live market demand.
Former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has joined Evolution Investment Fund, which plans to invest £1.1bn in two luxury Mayfair hotel developments.
Etsy has agreed to sell Depop to eBay for $1.2bn, a 25% discount to its 2021 purchase price, as eBay targets Gen Z resale shoppers.
Barclays’ Business Prosperity Index shows 58% of UK firms see Britain as the best place to grow, as the bank launches a £22bn Business Prosperity Fund.
Battery Ventures has closed a $3.25bn oversubscribed fund to invest in software, AI, cybersecurity and industrial tech across the US, Europe and Israel.
Octopus Energy Generation will deploy nearly $1bn into Californian carbon removal, heat battery and solar-plus-storage projects as part of a wider $2bn US expansion plan.
SatVu has secured £30m including backing from the NATO Innovation Fund to expand its space-based thermal imaging constellation for defence and sovereign intelligence use.
The British Business Bank has pledged up to £45m to Redrice Ventures’ £75m Fund II, supporting seed-stage UK consumer brands and creative industry startups.
Warrington-based Built For Athletes has secured £1.025m from NatWest to support international growth, product innovation and sustainability ambitions.
BrewDog has appointed advisers to explore new investment options, including a potential sale or break-up, after losses and bar closures amid a challenging trading climate.
Schroders has agreed a £9.9bn takeover by US asset manager Nuveen, ending more than 200 years of independence in a blow to the London Stock Exchange.
Fintech startup Tangible has secured $4.3m in seed funding led by Pale Blue Dot to help hardtech companies access structured debt finance and reduce reliance on…
London-based Mozart AI has raised $6m in a seed round led by Balderton Capital as it accelerates growth of its AI-powered music creation platform and launches…