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.
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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.
Crowdcube predicts record-breaking year after 36 businesses fund in Q1
Crowdcube, the investment crowdfunding platform, is set for its best year ever following a stellar first quarter, which saw 36 businesses raise £17.5 million and £24 million invested through the site.
Noddlepod aims to boost community learning after receiving big funding tick
A wales-based tech start-up has secured its first round of funding from Finance Wales and four angel investors.
Temando Raises $50 Million Series B Round
Temando, the leading fulfillment software platform for eCommerce, today announced it has raised a $50 million Series B investment from Neopost S.A. Temando will use the funds for product development and to continue its rapid growth in the United States and United Kingdom by leveraging Neopost’s global reach.
After $55M exit Mark Pearson launches Fuel. Ventures & 70x investor return aim
Fuel.Ventures, a newly formed technology venture capital fund manager led by one of Europe’s leading technology investors, Mark Pearson, is launching Fuel.Ventures EIS Fund 1, an open-ended venture capital fund investing in the e-commerce sector, with the first fund capped at £30m.
Smart materials maker D3O gets £13m boost to toughen UK innovation
D3O, the makers of a patented soft, flexible material that hardens when hit, has secured £13m in growth capital from private equity house Beringea and venture capital firm Entrepreneurs Fund.
Pi Labs smashes Seedrs funding target
Property Innovation Labs (Pi Labs), Europe’s first property-focused accelerator, has significantly overshot its Seedrs crowdfunding target for the Pi Labs fund, with the total raised now standing at over £660,000.
Firef.ly travel app takes off with Goldsmiths A.I. expertise
A technology collective working with Goldsmiths, University of London to create a unique way of planning and documenting travel has raised more than £350,000 through crowd-sourcing in just three weeks.
Events & festival operator Vision Nine secures £5M for future growth
Vision Nine, one of the UK’s leading event and festival operators, announced today that it has secured £5 million in new financing to accelerate the company’s development of new entertainment IP within lifestyle sports, arts and music markets.
