Login Gresham House Ventures leads £3.9M round in digital pension provider Penfold Gresham House Ventures has led a £3.9 million investment round in workplace pension provider, Penfold, alongside existing investors. Funding 19 hours ago
Login Angel investors will invest more in startups during 2025 Despite a complex global landscape, angel investors are planning to invest more in startups in 2025 than last year, with cautious optimism the prevailing mood. This is the key finding from the latest global survey of investors from Angel Investment Network (AIN), the global online angel investment network. Funding 19 hours ago
Login trawa Raises €24M to Power Europe’s Industrial Comeback trawa, a Berlin-based electricity provider and AI-powered software company, has secured €24 million in Series A funding. The round was led by venture capital firm Headline, with participation from Norrsken VC, the impact fund of Klarna co-founder Niklas Adalberth, and existing investors Balderton Capital, Speedinvest, and AENU. Berlin-based VC Magnetic and Tiny VC from London are also among trawa’s shareholders. Funding 21 hours ago
Login Bibby Financial Services agrees £0.7bn facility to improve access to finance for UK SMEs International SME financier, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has renewed its securitisation arrangement for three years, boosting its funding capacity to improve access to finance for UK businesses. Funding 23 hours ago
Login GoChallenge closes €500,000 pre-seed round to start the Movement Movement GoChallenge is proud to announce the successful close of its oversubscribed €500,000 pre-seed funding round. This investment marks a major milestone in the company’s mission to transform workplace culture through movement-based challenges that energise teams, boost engagement, and foster stronger connections – wherever work happens. Funding 1 day ago
Login How a chance encounter at Chelsea Flower Show led to a $670,000 investment When Andy Flynn, Founder of sustainable design brand POTR, set up his stand at last year’s Chelsea Flower Show, he thought he was there to sell a few plant pots. What he didn’t realise was that he was pitching his entire company – and in doing so changing the trajectory of his business. Funding 1 day ago
Login Flip secures $28M Series A extension to expand AI-powered capabilities for deskless workers Europe’s software scale-up for the frontline, Flip, has announced a $28 million Series A extension. Led by existing investors including LEA Partners, HV Capital, Notion Capital, as well as Roland Berger. The funding will be used to drive targeted advancements in artificial intelligence and accelerate the company’s growth. Funding 1 day ago
Login Legora attracts $80M funding as law firms rush to adopt its collaborative AI Legora has announced an $80 million funding round led by ICONIQ and General Catalyst, with continued support from existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, and Y Combinator. This latest round is a strong endorsement of Legora’s product quality, velocity, and the remarkable traction it has achieved globally – underscored by its rapid progression from inception to Series B in under two years. Funding 1 day ago
Login Sention Technologies raises £3.7M seed round Sention Technologies has secured a £3.7 million seed round to commercialise its battery diagnostics technologies. The round was led by Twin Path Ventures and joined by Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, Endgame Capital, Energy Revolution Ventures, G.K. Goh Ventures, Green Angel Ventures, Third Sphere and UK Innovation, and Science Seed Fund. Funding 1 day ago
Login Lunar Ventures launches €50M Fund II to back post-AI deeptech founders Building on its track record of spotting emerging themes like LLMs, Homomorphic Encryption, and Decentralised Science before they hit the mainstream, venture capital firm Lunar Ventures is launching Fund II, purpose-built for pre-seed deeptech investments in technical founders solving hard problems. Funding 2 days ago
Login Format-3 secures over $100M for tech startups through Innovation Accelerator Format-3 has supported the raise over $100 million for tech startups over the last two years alone through its incubator model – innovation accelerator. Funding 2 days ago
Login Catalyxx secures €3M to boost its sustainable chemicals R&D centre Spanish startup Catalyxx has closed a €3 million funding round led by Axon Partners Group. The investment will be used to drive development of the company’s facility in La Rinconada (Seville), focused on producing renewable chemicals and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). Funding 3 days ago
Login Solestial raises $17M to scale space solar manufacturing Solestial, the solar energy company for space, has announced a significant milestone with the closing of its $17 million Series A funding round led by AE Ventures. Funding 6 days ago
Login Rockaway Ventures closes second fund at nearly $55M Rockaway Ventures, a European investment fund under the Rockaway Capital group, has announced the closing of its second fund, Rockaway Ventures II, at nearly €55 million. Funding 6 days ago
Login Verdi raises $6.5M to bring automation to aging farm infrastructure Verdi, the company making irrigation automation accessible to every farm, has announced it has raised $6.5 million CAD ($4.7 million USD) in its latest oversubscribed seed round, bringing total funding to $9.5 million. Funding 6 days ago
Login Space Forge secures record-breaking series A to revolutionise space-based industrial materials Space Forge, a pioneer in space-based advanced materials manufacturing and return technology, has announced the completion of its record-breaking £22.6 million (c. $30 million) Series A funding round-the largest Series A in UK spacetech history. Funding 1 week ago
Login VC investment screening process creates more exits and fewer failures A screening process that removes bias in VC investment decisions identifies more successful exits and fewer shut-downs than traditional methods, according to a new white paper that has analysed thousands of companies over 25 years. Funding 1 week ago
Login Kickscale raises €2.1M seed to build European alternative in AI-powered sales intelligence race Kickscale, an AI-powered sales and intelligence platform, has raised a €2.1 million Seed round to scale its business in Europe and later to the Middle East and Asia. Funding 1 week ago
Login Meridian Health Ventures announces healthtech fund Meridian Health Ventures, formerly known as KHP Ventures, has announced a transatlantic fund to provide healthtech superscalers with global and domestic growth opportunities, while supporting UK innovation to be adopted in the NHS. Funding 1 week ago
Login Shakers raises €14M to help businesses integrate teams of talent with AI Shakers, the workforce orchestration platform connecting companies with top tech freelancers, has announced its €14 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Partech, with further investment from KFund, Brighteye Ventures, Athos Capital, and Wayra. Funding 1 week ago