The concierge service GuestU that you carry with you on your smartphone has raised a $1.1m seed funding round led by Portugal Ventures.
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LendInvest hits £300m as automatic investing takes off
Two years after launching, peer-to-peer platform LendInvest has announced it has lent over £300 million to British property entrepreneurs and investors…
‘Skype of payments’ Droplet bags £575,000 Crowdcube funding
The alternative to credit and debit card service Droplet secured in excess of original crowdfunding target with backing from over 300 investors
75 UK start-ups chosen to join world’s largest start-up accelerator
The world’s largest start-up accelerator and competition MassChallenge has announced the new class of start-ups to join its London programme, with 75 of the 90 finalists based in the UK.
Addison Lee boosts eco credentials with green car service Climate Cars purchase
London’s largest private hire car service Addison Lee has acquired London-based eco-friendly passenger car service Climate Cars for an undisclosed sum.
BGF invests £500 million in Britain’s entrepreneurial businesses
BGF (Business Growth Fund), Britain’s leading equity investor of growth capital, has passed £500 million in committed investments to entrepreneurial businesses across the length and breadth of the UK.
KPMG Enterprise helps support UK fashion designers
Following the announcement of the recent alliance between KPMG Enterprise and the British Fashion Council (BFC), young designers and entrepreneurs from across the UK have utilised the knowledge and expertise of the newly formed small business accounting service.
Zoopla revenues rise as it seeks to fend off new rival OntheMarket
Property portal Zoopla has seen a 10 per cent rise in revenues despite losing nearly a quarter of its estate agency advertisers after the launch of a rival home-selling website earlier this year.
MuleSoft Closes $128 Million Investment
MuleSoft, the company that makes it easy to connect applications, data and devices, has announced $128 million in funding led by Salesforce Ventures, Salesforce’s global corporate investment group.
UK open data startups eligible for €100k equity free funding
The new, EU funded, Open Data Incubator for Europe (ODInE) is today calling out to startups across the UK and Europe, to apply for a place on its new programme with the chance to secure up to €100k grant funding.
Big data specialist bd4travel raises $4.2M in funding round
bd4travel, the predictive analytics platform for the travel industry, today announced a $4.2 million Series A funding round led by Hoxton Ventures with participation from Talis Capital and Robin Klein of The Accelerator Group.
Leading entrepreneur asks investors to join in world-first crowd investment fund
Fuel.Ventures, a newly formed venture capital fund led by one of Europe’s leading technology entrepreneurs and investors, Mark Pearson, has partnered with Europe’s leading equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs to launch an innovative crowd funded investment vehicle aimed at democratising access to high growth European e-commerce venture capital investments.
WhiskyInvestDirect raises £1m on Angels Den to launch whisky crowdfunding platform
WhiskyInvestDirect, the new platform that gives investors the chance to profit from maturing whisky, has exceeded its initial target of £1m on the angel-led crowdfunder Angels Den
Eve closes £600,000 seed round to reinvent mattress sales
The funding announcement comes after three months of significant growth as the disruptive mattress e-commerce business exceeds first three-months’ revenue targets by 1500 per cent and launches in Germany
Kelly Hoppen launches £1.1 million crowdfunding campaign
Kelly Hoppen has launched a £1.1 million crowdfunding raise through Crowdcube.
