The Food Assembly / La Ruche qui dit Oui! announced today it raised £6 million to continue to explore new areas for disrupting the food distribution industry and expand further internationally.
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Dell announces next Startup-in-Residence finalists
Dell today announced the finalists in the search for its next Startup-in-Residence – Digi.me, Imagine Cyber Security, The Link App and Blue Sense Networks.
Health advice startup Nudjed secures £100,000 funding for App development
Welsh tech start-up brings total funding to £275,000 for solution which helps companies measure the wellbeing of their staff teams
Is there wisdom in the crowds? Saïd Business School announces new research to study the economics of equity crowdfunding
The equity crowdfunding market is worth over £50 million a year in the UK, doubling in size last year as an increasing number of individuals look for an alternative place to invest their capital.
Tennis ace Andy Murray partners up with equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs
Tennis champion Andy Murray announced today that he has entered a long-term partnership arrangement with Seedrs, the London-based equity crowdfunding platform.
Crowdfunding aggregator app Tendr launches in the UK
Tendr, the first equity crowdfunding aggregator app has launched in the UK. Featuring Tinder-style functionality, the new app allows investors to keep up to date with all the latest campaigns from leading platforms such as Crowdcube, Seedrs and Angel List.
ClickMechanic secures £320,000 to fix car repairs industry
London-based ClickMechanic, the online marketplace for car repairs, has today announced the closure of a financing round of £320,000 from angel investors led by former Just Eat CEO Klaus Nyengaard. The investment will be used to fuel ClickMechanic’s growth, make new hires and accelerate product innovation.
Bitcoin Capital attracts over $900k from investors in first few weeks on BnkToTheFuture
The price of Bitcoin is down, yet professional investors are flocking to Bitcoin businesses.
£1m raised by Sugru in 4 days on Crowdcube
Sugru, the world’s first mouldable ‘glue’, has proved a hit with the crowd; 1314 investors put in amounts ranging from £10 to £40,000, enabling the company to reach its £1 million funding target in just four days last week.
upmysport receives £1m in Angel CoFund backed funding
Government-backed fund invests in the tech startup that matches users to recommended sport and fitness instructors as Dame Kelly Holmes Trust joins company as a UK charity partner.
Jamie Oliver’s restaurant group offers potential VC’s menu of strong profits
The business created by chef Jamie Oliver which runs his Jamie’s Italian and Barbecoa chains has appointed Royal Bank of Canada to attract investors with equity firm 3i among those approached
Two Fingers Brewing Co global finalists competing for $1M Chivas Regal funding
UK firm, Two Fingers Brewing Co, the only beer brand that gives back to the guys that drink it by donating all their profits to Prostate Cancer UK, are in the final of The Venture, a global competition for social or nascent social enterprise businesses with a mission to create positive social or environmental changes
Trustpilot closes $73.5m funding round to continue global growth strategy
Online technology business generates one of the highest amounts of investment funds in Danish history.
Sugru, the innovative mouldable glue, seeks investment from the crowd
The world’s first ever mouldable glue, Sugru, is inviting its customers, followers and the public to become shareholders via its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube.
Facebook buys British start-up Surreal Vision
Surreal Vision aims to make a computerised version of the world so real that users are unable to distinguish between the two
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