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Dragons Meaden & Paphitis exit investment after 7 magical years
Worcester-based Magic Whiteboard are the latest winners of BBC Dragon’s Den to buy back the Dragons’ share of their business.
Cafepod launches next funding round to brew up global expansion
CaféPod, a London based start-up launched by two former City workers, Peter Grainger and Brent Hadfield, is looking to raise up to £1.5 million as it sets its sights on expanding into the $15 billion global coffee pod market.
ROVOP continues deeper expansion with £10m BGF investment
ROVOP, the independent subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services company, is gearing up for continued development of its fleet and international expansion after securing £10m of funding from the Business Growth Fund.
Loyalzoo raises over £170,000 in first three days
Loyalzoo, the UK’s largest loyalty app for independent retailers and businesses, has successfully launched a second crowdfunding campaign via Seedrs with a view to raising £250,000.
Start-ups are fast becoming the UKs main business sector
The UK is fast becoming the entrepreneurial hub of Europe and Cambridge is one of the cities flying the flag.
ClickMechanic secures £320,000 to fix car repairs industry
London-based ClickMechanic, the online marketplace for car repairs, has closed a financing round of £320,000 from angel investors led by former Just Eat CEO Klaus Nyengaard.
Tech City enhances UK-wide Digital Academy following application surge
Business accelerator Tech City UK has enhanced its Digital Business Academy, which provides free enterprise skills from BBC, O2, Microsoft, Twitter and more, following over 12,000 programme registrations from across the nation.
Mayor Joe hails ambitious Liverpool company
Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, announced the arrival of smart advertising platform Open Messenger which harnesses the visibility and mileage of Hackney taxis and is rolling out across Liverpool.
gamesGRABR becomes first tech firm to receive investment from London Co-investment Fund
gamesGRABR, the social network for gaming has successfully raised more than £450,000 in its second round of funding on the Crowdcube platform, smashing its initial £250,000 target by over 80% and attracting 221 investors, including the London Co-investment Fund.
Investors receive £93,000 in interest from Chilango & River Cottage Bonds
The first interest payments have been served up to investors who bought one of the world’s first crowdfunded mini bonds last year on investment platform Crowdcube.
Yoyo raise $10M & eye up US expansion after Wayra incubation
Yoyo Wallet, Launched in the UK, after a period of incubation at the Telefonica backed Wayra incubator in London is now live at 15 universities and a handful of chains now handling over 150,000 transactions per month, growing 25 per cent month on month
Crowdfunding is the winner for entrepreneurship in 2015
The increasingly popular Gadget Show, currently airing on Channel 5, will be coming to an end this May when the search is finally over for this year’s most must-have gadget. The show’s eventual winner will be broadcast live on air later this year and we could be in for the next big smartphone, tablet or wireless vacuum cleaner in just a matter of months.
99designs announces $10M funding round opening door to Asia expansion
The global leader in logo design also adds Accel venture partner Rob Solomon to 99designs board of directors
£800,000 working capital boost For electrical firm
ON-POWER Electrical Services – which has offices in Wolverhampton and Birmingham – has secured £800,000 of working capital from Finance Birmingham, a national provider of funding to SMEs.
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