FiveAI, a start-up leading the UK’s charge to build technology for urban driverless vehicles, has closed a major £14M Series A equity financing round, adding to £12.8M in government funding for FiveAI’s consortium-led StreetWise project.
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Online cleaning services Octopus seeks investment for UK expansion
Service Octopus, the UK’s first price comparison and online booking platform for professional cleaning services, has launched an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube to fast track its ambitious growth plans. The platform enables customers to source quotes and reviews from a range of companies and then book the one they want in just a few […]
Camden team launches new medical comparison website
A group of Camden-entrepreneurs have launched a new comparison website to target the medical insurance industry.
Academy of Contemporary Music secures £2.4m funding package from ThinCats
The owner of the Academy of Contemporary Music has secured a £2.4m loan from ThinCats to expand the business further following a surge in student numbers.
Usain Bolt’s insole Enertor launches fundraising on Crowdcube
Crowdcube has announced that Enertor, the innovative insole company endorsed and worn by Usain Bolt, is raising investment on the Crowdcube platform, with a target of £750,000.
HonestBrew attracts £1.5m investment to boost online craft beer retail
HonestBrew – the UK’s leading online direct to consumer craft beer retailer – has announced a further £1.5m investment to continue its support of independent craft breweries.
Downing Crowd launches new £10M renewables ‘regular access’ crowd bond
Bagnall Energy Limited, a UK renewable energy generation and storage company, is launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise a maximum of £10 million through a new ‘Regular Access’ Bond provided by crowdfunding platform, Downing Crowd.
London cycling startup launches 4th crowdfunding campaign
London based cycling tech startup, Beeline, launches a fourth crowdfunding campaign to focus on the cycling community, and fuel growth.
Neuroscience and technology startup Neurovalens takes £1.1m
Neurovalens, a health-tech start-up that specialises in combining neuroscience and technology to solve health issues, has secured funding of £1.1m – its largest investment to date. The funding takes the company’s total backing to £1.4M, and has been raised from sources that include both the Angel CoFund (backed by the British Business Bank) and Beltrae […]
UK startup Curve seals $10m Series A from top banks and VCs
Curve – which combines all your cards into one Mastercard®, connected to a mobile app – has closed a Series A funding round of $10m, bringing total funding to $13m.
enModus lands £3m in Series A funding
enModus, a smart building technology company from Wales, has secured £3m in Series A funding from three main investors including one of the UK’s largest shopping centre owners.
GCP caps a successful year with a £40m investment
Growth Capital Partners and British Business Bank Investments Ltd are pleased to announce a £40 million investment from British Business Bank Investments Ltd, completing the final close of GCP’s fourth fund ‘Growth Capital Partners Fund IV LP’.
Zegami secures £2.3m in Series A funding to take its technology to market
Zegami, an Oxford University analytics spinout company focused on image management, has raised £2.3m in Series A funding to develop its image search and analytics platform for the cloud and take its technology to the consumer market.
University of Oxford AI spin-out raises $22 million in Series A funding
Diffblue, a world leader in AI for code, today announces that it has raised $22 million in Series A funding, one year after its spin-out from the University of Oxford.
Nesta Impact Investments makes third investment in GetMyFirstJob
Social impact investor Nesta Impact Investments (NII) has led a £320,000 funding round in GetMyFirstJob, a website that helps young people connect with employers and colleges to find apprenticeships.
