Category: Success stories

Richard Fossett is CEO of TradeRiver Finance Ltd, an online funding solution that brings together the key components of trade finance into a single, digital process.

London-based property start-up Movebubble has just closed a second round of funding, raising an extra £900K from private equity investors in the UK.

Third Space Learning uses tech to connect disadvantaged students with maths experts from around the world for one-to-one learning support, helping raise attainment and reduce social inequality in education.

 iZettle, provider of mobile payment services and apps, has closed a €40 million Series C funding led by London-based growth investor Zouk Capital, with participation from Dawn Capital and Intel Capital, and Series A and B investors Creandum, Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Northzone and SEB Private Equity.

Anaplan today announced it has completed its Series D round of $100 million in financing, bringing total investment in the company to $150 million.

Passworks, an integrated platform designed to enable brands to drive customer acquisition, engage with consumers and revolutionise retail promotions through mobile wallet marketing campaigns, has launched in beta after raising $1 million from Faber Ventures and Portugal Ventures.

BodeTree, an online service aimed at helping small business owners better understand their finances, has closed on $2 million in Series A funding, led by its seed round investor Denver-based Greenline Ventures with participation from other, undisclosed angels.

Squarespace, which offers tools for individuals and small businesses to build websites and online stores has just announced that it has raised $40 million in Series B funding.

True Capital Partners have launched TrueStart, an “innovation hub” based in central London targeting retail and consumer startups across Europe.

Koji Drinks, the premium, healthy adult soft drink brand, has completed a successful follow-on funding round of £150,000 from the Angel CoFund to help it with a launch in the UK

Somo, the largest independent global mobile solutions company, has received $5.5m follow-on funding from MMC Ventures, including the MMC London Fund – and other private investors.

Bridges Ventures has announced today that it is investing in leading UK based premium designer menswear e-commerce business Clothingsites.co.uk.

Regard of the service you receive or the food you’ve been served, but the experience of actually paying the bill at the end of a meal is often cited as the biggest pain-point for restaurant goes. Or so says Flypay, a new UK startup whose app wants to make settling the bill “waiter-free” and a lot speedier in the process.

Canary Wharf Group have announced its first “home grown” tenant, endorsing its innovative strategy to diversify by nurturing growing technology companies to become fully-fledged occupiers at Canary Wharf.

Hotel shortlist specialist Top10.com has secured $8m Series B finance in a deal led by equity investment firm Balderton Capital, bringing its total funding to date to $12.4m.