Hospitality management service Hostmaker has closed a new $1.1m (£850k) funding round led by Initial Capital and existing investors DN Capital (backers of Shazam, Auto1, Purplebricks and Windeln.de) and DSG Consumer Partners.
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DueCourse secures £6.25m investment
The Manchester-based FinTech company raises investment to grow its lending to UK SMEs
mOm raises £630,000 to develop a lifesaving infant incubator
mOm has raised £630,000 in seed funding from a prominent set of investors to further develop its revolutionary baby incubator.
Wales Technology Seed Fund hits £3 million investment milestone
Since its launch in April 2014, the Wales Technology Seed Fund has invested £3 million, leveraging an additional £3 million in co-investment –a pound-for-pound funding ratio.
BrewDog seeks to froth up $50 million for expansion into US craft beer industry
BrewDog are expected to beat their own online equity crowdfunding record if its Equity for Punks USA round proves a success.
Laundrapp raises £5 million to expand on-demand laundry service internationally
Laundrapp, the UK market leader in on-demand laundry and dry cleaning services, today announced it had closed a further £5 million fundraising round to fuel continued growth in the already hugely popular ‘Uber for Laundry’ style service.
Mindful Chef serves up a crowdfunding win with investments from sporting icons Andy Murray, Victoria Pendleton & Will Greenwood
‘Farm to Fork’ healthy eating brand Mindful Chef overfunds by 250% with £1 million raised on Seedrs and adds triple grand slam winner Andy Murray, Olympian gold medallist Victoria Pendleton and rugby champion Will Greenwood to its growing list of high profile investors.
New aerospace technologies to get £365M of funding
The government and industry has joined together to commit to providing almost £365 million of funding for new aerospace technologies, further enhancing the UK’s reputation as a world leading aircraft design and manufacturing hub.
Lloyds links fintech startups with mentors to add board expertise
Lloyds Banking Group has announced the launch of a new mentoring scheme that will see FinTech start-ups able to access the broad expertise of its colleagues from across the Group.
Peer-to-peer lender Marketinvoice raises £7.2M from Polish fund
MarketInvoice has announced a £7.2 million investment led by MCI.TechVentures Fund of MCI Capital, a listed Polish private equity group.
London to see first co-working space dedicated for migrants
London-based Brazilian-born entrepreneur Rafael dos Santos is to open the capital’s first co-working space in Whitechapel, east London, dedicated to supporting migrant entrepreneurs.
£16M technology investment to improve global food production & security
Weed-killing robots and ultra-sensitive storage technology for UK apples to help food security and sustainability share bumper £16 million investment
Fertility app Natural Cycles raises $6M for expansion plans and new clinical studies
Fertility app Natural Cycles has raised $6M Series A funding from Bonnier Media Growth and existing investors Sunstone and E-ventures to aid international expansion and perform new clinical studies.
Realla aims to become leading commercial property search platform with £1.5m fundraising
Realla.co, a commercial property search engine and marketing automation business, has raised £1.5m from a group of property and technology investors led by Kirsh Family Office and Lloyd Dorfman’s Esselco Group.
John Lewis announces five tech start ups set to disrupt retail in 2016
After a competitive process, John Lewis has selected five retail tech startups for JLAB 2016, which will provide winners with access to investment of up to £100,000 and 12 weeks’ mentoring
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