Funding

Ryft announced a successful £5.7 million Series A round to fund the development of technology that will empower acquiring banks, like Clearhaus, to compete with Stripe Connect, Adyen, and similar payment providers in the market.

Trint has secured a growth funding package from Virgin Money’s Venture Debt team. This investment will further accelerate Trint’s growth and help enhance its technology, solidifying its position as one of the leaders in the media and broadcasting industry.

An invention that enables smartphones to film grassroots football matches by automatically following the play has won a share of £72,000 at a University of Bristol pitching competition.

Starting a business has never been easier. Platforms like Shopify, Stripe, and Notion mean anyone can go from idea to execution in a matter of days. And now, with AI tools automating everything from customer service to product descriptions, the speed at which digital businesses can be launched, and scaled, is staggering.

Sipay, the payment and embedded finance platform for businesses and consumers in Turkey, has announced a $78 million Series B funding round, achieving a valuation in excess of $875 million.

NexGen Cloud, a UK-based technology firm specialising in AI infrastructure, is announcing the successful closure of its Series A funding round, raising a substantial $45 million, with a post-money valuation of $354 million.

Untamed, a pantry fresh, human-grade cat food brand, announces a Series B funding round of £10 million to continue to grow the brand’s offering and global reach.

OSSTEC, a London-based startup changing the face of joint replacement implants with a novel 3D printing technology, has raised £2.5M in funding.

Launched in 2021 by Luca Colciago, Jack Diamond, and Matteo Avramov Giulivi, pan-European growth debt platform, Atempo Growth has announced the first close of its Second Fund, Atempo Growth II. This close increases the firms AuM to over €700 million.

Sagittal AI, the company building AI solutions that adapt to human workflows instead of forcing humans to adapt to AI, has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding. The investment round was led by Twin Path Ventures, with participation from SineWave Ventures, Fuel Ventures, Blue Lake VC, and angel investor Husayn Kassai, Founder of Onfido and Quench AI.

UK founded wearable tech startup UNA Watch is preparing to take on industry giants Apple and Garmin after raising more than £200,000 in under 48 hours to launch the world’s first modular, fully repairable GPS sports watch.

Cardiff-based B Corp and sustainable money app, Zero, has raised £1.5 million in its latest funding round including crowdfunding via Crowdcube – surpassing its original crowdfunding target by 44%. This investment fuels Zero’s mission to transform everyday banking for the UK’s growing community of climate-conscious consumers, estimated at over 11 million under-35s.

CIBC Innovation Banking has announced that it has provided $10 million in debt financing to Sedna Communications, an Insight Partners-backed AI-powered workflow automation platform, which specialises in the global trade and supply chain market. The funding will drive AI innovation, expand platform integrations, and support sustainable growth to better serve Sedna’s customers.

Lumai, an AI accelerator startup using optics to address global computational challenges, has announced that it has secured more than $10 million in investment.

Whilst global elections and significant geopolitical upheaval created a challenging market for venture and growth capital in 2024, promising signs of recovery in Q4 suggest that 2025 could be a more productive year for the venture and growth market.

Ayan Capital, a fast-growing provider of halal vehicle financing, has secured up to £25 million in Shariah-compliant financing facility from institutional debt provider Partners for Growth (PFG), a global private credit firm with a strong 20-year track record of backing high-growth technology and fintech companies in more than 20 countries.

OpenAI has closed a $40 billion funding round, breaking the record of the largest private tech funding round.

Commody, a Lithuanian startup introducing a new way to co-own collectible and historic cars through a digital-first platform, has raised €500,000 in pre-seed funding.

UNA Watch, the tech startup taking on global tech industry giants like Apple and Garmin, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the world’s first modular, repairable GPS sports watch.

Legacy Compass, a legacy-tech startup, has secured £60,000 in funding from Bethnal Green Ventures’ Tech for Good Programme.