WeShop is one of those retail start-ups with a lengthy list of millionaire founder shareholders, from Betfair’s Andrew Black to Cazoo’s Alex Chesterman.
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Checkout.com crowned UK’s most valuable fintech with $1bn raise
Payments firm Checkout.com has raised $1bn (£730m), giving it a $40bn (£29bn) valuation and crowning it the UK’s most valuable private fintech.
Carbon offset ratings provider Sylvera scoops £24m funding
Sylvera, a UK-based startup that provides ratings for carbon offsets, has raised $32.6m (£24.1m) in a Series A funding round to accelerate and expand its service.
UK-based fintech Everything aims to reinvent premium bonds with €2m raise
UK-based fintech Everything has raised €2m (£1.67m) to reinvent a decades-old financial product: premium bonds.
Smart home heating startup Boxt raises £20m
Boxt, a UK smart home heating startup that provides an “Uber-style” service for fitting boilers, electric vehicle chargers and air conditioning, has raised £20m in a funding round led by infrastructure investor Brookfield.
Enclave Networks closes $1M funding round led by Berlin-based Next Big Thing
The investment comes as businesses continue to grapple with cybersecurity concerns around remote home working and managing multi-cloud environments
MyTutor acquires Fire Tech to add coding classes to edtech platform
London-based edtech company MyTutor has acquired Fire Tech, a training platform that teaches children technology skills such as coding.
Autonomous vehicle startup Wayve raises $200m in Microsoft-backed round
British autonomous vehicle startup Wayve has raised $200m (£147m) in a funding round backed by Microsoft and Virgin.
Legal tech startup Juro raises $23m for US and European expansion
London-based contract automation platform Juro has raised $23m (£16.9m) in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Eight Roads, a global venture capital fund that has previously invested in Alibaba, Cazoo and Appsflyer.
Crowdcube faces financial watchdog probe over failed fast-food firm
Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube faces a slew of investigations from a financial watchdog after a group of investors say it failed to verify a company’s business plans resulting in them losing thousands of pounds.
New York Times to buy subscription sports site the Athletic for $550m
The New York Times has agreed to buy subscription-based sports site the Athletic for $550m (£400m) in cash, as the 170-year-old newspaper adds more digital content to grab subscribers.
Gousto delivers up £150M of new funding valuing meal delivery giant at $1.7BN
Gousto, the UK meal-box subscription service, has raised $100 million from SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 and $50 million in new debt capital from HSBC and Barclays.
Jordan set for pole position in race to take over Playtech
An Australian gambling group bidding for gambling technology company Playtech could lose pole position after a consortium involving the former Formula One tycoon Eddie Jordan was given more time to come up with a £3 billion counterbid.
Jury finds Theranos Elizabeth Holmes founder guilty on four fraud counts
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos, has been found guilty on four of 11 charges of fraud, concluding a high profile trial that captivated Silicon Valley and chronicled the missteps of the now-defunct blood testing startup.
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