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MyMynd secures £650,000 for workplace mental health intervention platform
MyMynd, the mental health platform for employees, has received £650,000 in pre-seed funding.
HSBC launches $1BN lending fund for female entrepreneurs
HSBC today announces the launch of a Female Entrepreneur Fund, which will provide US$1bn in lending to female-owned businesses over the next 12 months.
US oil giant Chevron backs London cleantech firm in $150m funding round
US oil giant Chevron has thrown its weight behind London cleantech firm Carbon Clean today in a $150m funding injection – the largest ever equity round for a ‘point of emission’ carbon capture company.
Former Monzo COO raises £5m for Lollipop, a grocery shopping assistant
Lollipop, an online food shopping assistant, has raised £5m in a seed round led by Octopus Ventures.
Payments firm Paddle becomes UK’s latest unicorn with £162m raise
Payments provider Paddle has raised $200m (£162.2m) in a Series D funding round at a valuation of $1.4bn, making it the UK’s latest fintech unicorn.
Gay dating app Grindr to float in $2.1bn deal
Grindr plans to float through a merger with a so-called Spac investment company in a deal that values the gay dating app at $2.1bn (£1.7bn).
Twitter nears sale deal with Musk
Twitter is in the final stretch of negotiations about a $43 billion sale to Elon Musk that could rank as one of the biggest-ever leveraged buyouts of a listed company.
SIS Ventures fund secures £1M from leading Scottish investors
Scotland’s leading impact investor, SIS Ventures, has secured £1 million for its pioneering investment fund – Impact First – from Chroma Ventures.
Asda co-owner claims value of stake has risen 20-fold as it prepares Boots bid
Asda’s private equity owner has claimed the value of its investment in the supermarket chain has soared by nearly 20 times as it gears up for a potential bid for the pharmacy chain Boots.
DCMS launches new grant to boost innovation in tech-start ups
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has launched a new grant competition to boost the growth of innovative tech start-ups and scale-ups across the UK.
Crypto investors stage takeover of Crawley football club
Wagmi United, a group of US crypto investors, have snapped up Crawley Town, a struggling league two football club.
Shirtmaker TM Lewin could return to UK high street in rescue deal
The shirtmaker TM Lewin could return to the high street after being rescued from administration by its main lender, understood to be Petra Group.
JamJar Investments to boost UK startups with £48m taxpayer backing
A £100 million venture fund launched by the founders of Innocent smoothies has secured £48 million in public money to invest in next-generation UK consumer brand businesses.
Rishi Sunak asks Royal Mint to launch non-fungible token
Rishi Sunak has asked the Royal Mint to launch a non-fungible token (NFT) as part of plans to turn Britain into a “global cryptoassets hub”.
