Funding

Camion raises €2.7M to scale the deployment of EV charging

Camion, a power and electric vehicle charging intelligence and analytics platform based in London, arms stakeholders in the real estate and EV charging infrastructure sectors with crucial insights to capitalise on the increasing demand for EV charging and future-proof their portfolios.

Software company Sci-Net secures first IP-backed loan from NatWest

NatWest has recently extended its inaugural mass-market Intellectual Property-backed loan to Sci-Net, a rapidly expanding software enterprise located just outside Oxford, in Chipping Norton.

TOCA Football Receives Investment from World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen

TOCA Football has announced an investment from Norwegian Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.

Battery storage company Terra One raises $7.5M to power transition to green energy

Terra One, a Berlin-based startup that facilitates the transition to green energy with its grid-connected large-scale battery storage systems, has secured $7.5 million in seed funding.

Treefera raises $12m for AI-platform bringing transparency to nature-based data

Treefera, the AI-enabled data management platform focused on enhancing transparency and accuracy in nature-based asset reporting – such as carbon credits and supply chain sustainability – announced a $12 million Series A funding round, led by AlbionVC.

Slack founder backs Amplifier Security with $3.3m pre-seed round

Security teams rely on an ever-growing stack of security tools to keep their organisation safe. Yet, coverage gaps and alerts across these tools do not get proper and timely attention because of the difficulty engaging company employees busy with their daily work to fix them.

UserHub secures $3.2m to help SaaS startups monetise and scale

UserHub, a User-Based Billing Platform built for B2B SaaS, has secured $3.2 million in pre-seed funding.

AI-powered recycling startup Sorted raises £1.65m

Sorted, a London-based recycling tech business, has raised £1.65 million in a seed funding round led by Pi Labs. Other investors include the circular economy-focused fund Archipelago Ventures, Circular Plastics Accelerator, Conduit Connect, Antler and angel investors.

Czech startup Talsec obtains initial investment

With users increasingly favouring mobile applications over computers, attackers are turning their attention toward mobile devices. However, company executives often view security costs as a “necessary evil” due to their indirect impact on revenues. Czech startup Talsec aims to change this perspective by offering specialised tools for app developers that protect against hackers, conceal sensitive information, and detect malicious software. Originating as a spin-off from the Brno-based technology company Monet+, Talsec, after two years of organic growth, has received an investment exceeding 25 million Czech crowns in the first round from London-based Dig Ventures and Czech DEPO Ventures. This funding is intended to accelerate its penetration into the global market and support further development.

PLD Space achieves €120 million in funding

The Spanish company PLD Space has attained 120 million euros in funding to date, thus ensuring it can meet its upcoming technological and corporate milestones, culminating in the launch of the MIURA 5 mission at the end of 2025.

14Peaks closes inaugural $30M fund to power software startups in fintech and future of work space

Venture capital firm 14Peaks Capital has successfully closed its first fund at $30 million in capital commitments from an impressive consortium of limited partners (LPs), consisting of influential High Net Worth Individuals (HNIWs) and family offices spanning Europe and the United States.

Equispheres secures $20 million investment round

Equispheres has announced it has completed an initial close on its Series B financing totalling approximately C$20 million.

Lemon Secures £500K Pre-Seed Funding to Cut SMB SaaS Costs

Manchester-based fintech startup, Lemon, has successfully closed its pre-seed funding round, raising £500,000 to propel the next phase of its development.

Langdock Raises $3M to Boost Workplace Productivity with LLMs

Langdock, the platform empowering companies to leverage large language models (LLMs) while staying in control of their data, has raised a $3 million seed round led by General Catalyst alongside La Famiglia.

British Video Game Developers Secure Multi-Million Pound Support

Grants of up to £150,000 from the UK Games Fund (UKGF) will help 22 high-potential games companies in hiring additional staff, securing publishing deals, and unlocking more private investment.

HoloSurge awarded €8.9M Horizon Europe grant to improve surgical planning with hologram technology

HoloSurge, an ambitious four-year initiative, has secured one of the largest EU grants in recent history, amounting to €8.9 million. This project unites 14 European leaders in technology and healthcare research, aiming to mitigate the risk of complications during planned surgeries.

Found Energy Closes $12M Seed Round to Decarbonise Heavy Industry with Aluminum-Powered Energy Systems

Found Energy, a cleantech startup building industrial decarbonisation solutions that harness the embodied energy of aluminium, has announced an oversubscribed Seed Round of $12 million.

ICEYE raises oversubscribed growth funding round to expand global SAR leadership

ICEYE, a leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural disaster solutions, today confirmed the signing of a definitive agreement for a $93 million growth funding round, which was oversubscribed.

Skyports raises in excess of $110M in Series C round led by investment from ACS

Skyports, a company specialising in vertiport infrastructure and electric drone operations, announced that the ACS Group, a prominent infrastructure and construction firm, has made a significant equity investment in Skyports, becoming its largest investor.

gaitQ and machineMD secure million-dollar research grant to monitor Parkinson’s development

The Oxford-based medical technology startup, gaitQ, and the Swiss medical device company, machineMD, recently announced the joint award of a research grant from InnovateUK and Innosuisse. This grant, valued at one million dollars, aims to facilitate the collection and analysis of critical movement data from people with Parkinson’s (PwP).