Funding

Octopus Ventures closes First Cheque II pre-seed fund

Octopus Ventures, the corporate venture capital firm of Octopus Group, has closed its second dedicated…

Ozlo raises $22M Series B to expand sleep technology and develop new health products

Sleep technology company Ozlo has raised $22 million in Series B funding in a round…

Group14 secures €150M funding extension to expand silicon battery materials production in Spain

Group14 Technologies has raised a further €150 million ($169 million) in equity funding, taking its…

Anthropic announces potential IPO

Anthropic, the AI startup behind the Claude chatbot, has filed papers detailing plans to sell…

Grant funding: success rates and reasons to be optimistic
Grant funding: success rates and reasons to be optimistic

Without doubt, average success rates for R&D grant funding have dropped in recent years –…

Masia closes €18M debut fund and opens Barcelona hub for AI startups

The venture capital firm has backed 46 companies since launching in 2025 and opened Masia…

OlsAro closes €5M seed investment to scale climate-resilient cereal genetics
OlsAro €5M seed funding to scale climate-resilient cereal genetics

OlsAro, the Swedish AgTech company developing climate-resilient cereal genetics, has raised €5 million in seed…

eVTOL pioneer Skyfly lands $10M
eVTOL pioneer Skyfly lands $10M

Skyfly Technologies, the British developer of electric and hybrid-electric vertically capable aircraft, has closed a…

Silvia Bio raises £3M in seed funding

Silvia Bio, a University of Sheffield biotechnology spinout, has raised £3 million in seed funding…

UK tech funding surges to $25.7Bn in 9 months 2026
UK tech funding surges to $25.7Bn in 9 months 2026

Tracxn Technologies Limited, a data intelligence platform, released the UK Tech – 9M 2026 Report,…

Pathways raises $6M to automate manufacturers' environmental reporting
Pathways raises $6M to automate manufacturers’ environmental reporting

Pathways, a New York-based AI platform that turns manufacturers’ operational data into environmental product documentation,…

Maven launches new £20M VCT Offers for 2026/27
Maven launches new £20M VCT Offers for 2026/27

Maven Capital Partners has launched new joint share offers to raise up to £20 million…

StudyStash acquired by Kortext

StudyStash, a UK-based edtech platform has been acquired by digital learning platform Kortext. The acquisition…

52North raises £3.2M in new funding

52North, the University of Cambridge spin-out, has secured £3.2 million in new funding.  The spinout’s…

Lightspeed launches $250Mn AI fund in India and SE Asia

TechCrunch reported that venture capital firm Lightspeed has launched a new AI fund in India…

Duqu raises €1.5Mn in pre-seed round

Amsterdam-based fintech startup, Duqu has raised €1.5 million in a pre-seed round from Curiosity VC…

givestar secures $12Mn to scale modern fundraising platform in UK and US

UK‑based fundraising platform givestar has raised $12 million in growth funding led by Mercia, with…

xFarm Technologies acquires agdata provider Sibium Analytics

xFarm Technologies has accelerated its international growth with the acquisition of Sibium Analytics, consolidating its…

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Foodtech startup MicroLub raises $10m to scale fat‑reduction technology

MicroLub, a University of Leeds spinout, has completed a $10 million funding round led by…

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Exein secures $270m in new funding

Exein, a cybersecurity company specialising in protecting AI‑enabled physical systems, has raised $270 million in…