London and Atlanta-based diagnostic imaging platform Scan.com has raised a $12 million Series A round co-led by Aviva Ventures, YZR Capital, Oxford Capital, Triple Point Ventures and Simplyhealth Ventures, with participation from Forefront Venture Partners.
Eco-smart home technology manufacturer, myenergi, has secured a £30m funding package from HSBC UK to support the development and production of innovative smart home energy products.
45% of European venture capital (VC) investments fail or do not secure returns above 2x the investment, according to a new report by leading European business schools.
Drones will take to the sky in the Orkney Islands, as part of a £1.2m funding package to encourage more innovative and cleaner freight delivery solutions across the country.
Skarper, the London-based start-up backed by Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy, with patented technology that transforms regular bikes into high performing eBikes in seconds, has secured an additional £4 million in funding.
UK-based electricity battery storage manufacturer, Powervault, has secured an investment of £3.8 million from climate change investors, including Green Angel Syndicate and its Climate Change Fund.
Global technology consultancy hedgehog lab has secured £6.3 million investment from BGF – one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland.
A UK agritech specialising in the next generation of green insecticides has secured a further round of investment totalling £4 million to scale up the development of its unique nature-inspired pesticides, the first of their kind to be developed worldwide.
When there’s turmoil in global markets, it is little wonder that investors turn to more esoteric investments.
Stripe, the Irish-American payments group, has described a “significant deceleration” in growth after years of rapid expansion.
Start-ups backed by venture capital (VC) could be wiped out in droves this year as cash dries up and investors turn off the taps, analysts have warned.
A London-based corporate intelligence specialist set up by former spies has launched an investment fund to support high-growth companies with the knowledge that it gathers from its network of contacts.
Start-up organisation Tech Nation said it is in talks to sell its brand to Brent Hoberman’s Founders Forum today as it prepares to wind down at the end of this month.
Snoop, the moneysaving app set up by the former boss of Virgin Money, is exploring a sale after receiving a series of unsolicited takeover approaches.
BACX, the performance energy drink startup, has announced a £1.2m seed funding round, led by four-time F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel.
