Spotify, the world’s biggest music streaming service, has filed paperwork to start trading its shares publicly on the New York Stock Exchange.
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ParkBee closes €5 million funding round to ease the stress of parking in UK cities
ParkBee, a tech startup with smart technology to open up private car parks to the public, has announced it closed €5 million in funding to scale its business in the UK.
London energy tech platform receives £3M investment to help streamline corporate energy contract & procurement market
Energy tech firm – Open Energy Market – has closed a £3million investment round from Calculus Capital to help further develop its online trading platform for the management of energy contracts.
Comfortably done: Lightful gets £4m from backers including Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason
Lightful, a social media and campaign management tool for charities and social enterprises, has secured £4m in Series A funding.
E Fundamentals secures £2.5 million Series A finance round
E Fundamentals, the London and Edinburgh-based eCommerce analytics and insight business announced it has completed a £2.5m Series A round of financing.
Divorce app amicable raises nearly £500,000 to help reduce the cost & stress of parting ways
Amicable, an app which has developed a unique approach to help couples get divorced without having to pay lawyers, has raised almost £500,000 in funding.
Apple set to buy Shazam in $400M deal
Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, the popular app that lets people identify any song, TV show, film or advert in seconds
Recruitment disrupter Hiring Hub raises £1.4M
The online marketplace helps companies find and work with trusted recruitment agencies has raised new investment in a round led by Maven Capital Partners, on behalf of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
Europe’s top travel tech start-ups to watch
With 200 travel tech businesses attracting £2.5 billion of funding in 2016 and more than three quarters of UK holidaymakers booking a holiday online during 2016, the travel tech industry is booming.
University Cribs announces £450,000 seed funding with angel investors
University Cribs, the online platform for student property rental, announces today the completion of their seed funding round.
TransferWise founders to rake in millions from first share sales
TransferWise’s founders will sell some of their shares when it raises funds valuing it at $1.6bn (£1.2bn).
OfferMoments receives £1.5m investment for new disruptive advertising product
OfferMoments, the world’s most innovative advertising platform, has received a £1.5 million injection to fund a brand new project that will revolutionise Out-Of-Home (OOH) advertising.
Heist Studios, the reinventor of tights, raises £2m to disrupt underwear sector
One of the few modern luxury brands to be found outside New York, London-based Heist Studios, the reinventor of tights, has raised £2m from the leading venture investors in the online fashion space.
Unacademy Raises $11.5M in funding led by Sequoia India & SAIF Partners
India’s largest learning platform Unacademy today announced the close of a $11.5M Series B round of funding led by Sequoia India and SAIF Partners.
Labrador announces exciting energy breakthrough to chase energy switching deals with smart technology
Labrador, the revolutionary new smart energy company, has announced it has raised over £1 million, from over 30 investors – both domestic and international, including two ex-bosses from the ‘Big 6’ energy suppliers, to roll out its innovative money saving offer to UK consumers.
