Funding

Europe tech funding sees bigger deals, fewer winners
Europe tech funding sees bigger deals, fewer winners

Europe’s technology sector pulled in $35.4 billion in the first half of 2026, a 46%…

Lack of confidence in external finance is costing UK SMEs £54Bn
Lack of confidence in external finance is costing UK SMEs £54Bn

UK SMEs are missing out on an estimated £54 billion in revenue due to a…

TaskHer raises £650K to expand tradeswomen platform
TaskHer raises £650K to expand tradeswomen platform

TaskHer, a platform connecting homeowners with verified tradeswomen across London, has raised a £650,000 seed…

Beelzebub raises €3M to arm enterprises with AI-powered hacker-trapping technology
Beelzebub raises €3M to arm enterprises with AI-powered hacker-trapping technology

Beelzebub announces a €3M seed exclusively led by the Italian deep tech VC United Ventures.…

Nuclear Turbines raises £15M to ditch steam turbines
Nuclear Turbines raises £15M to ditch steam turbines

A British startup aiming to strip the cost out of nuclear power by ditching steam…

British Business Bank commits £10M to Odyssey Ventures to back UK AI and deeptech founders
British Business Bank commits £10M to Odyssey Ventures to back UK AI and deeptech founders

British Business Bank has committed £10 million to Odyssey Ventures, the transatlantic venture capital firm…

Resist.UA launches second fund to scale Ukraine’s defence tech sector
Resist.UA launches second fund to scale Ukraine’s defence tech sector

Global interest in defence technology has grown rapidly in recent years, with investors increasingly looking…

British Business Bank supports £9.4bn of finance for small business
British Business Bank supports £9.4bn of finance for small business

The British Business Bank publishes its Annual Report and Accounts for 2025/26. The Bank returned…

Cranfield University spinout Voxshell closes £800K seed round
Cranfield University spinout Voxshell closes £800K seed round

Voxshell Limited, a Cranfield University spinout, has closed a £800,000 seed funding round from DSW…

New investors take part in record share of Scottish deals
New investors take part in record share of Scottish deals

Scotland pulled in a record 76 time-time investors in 2025, as the country’s early-stage funding…

European tech investment in Q2 2026: how capital is organising around strategic sectors
European tech investment in Q2 2026: capital is organising around strategic sectors

A single quarter creates headlines. A sequence of quarters reveals market shifts. That analysis underpins…

Nouse secures €2.315M seed to advance functional ingredient Koncentra
Nous secures €2.315M seed to advance functional ingredient Koncentra

Nous, the Italian ingredient company that is developing functional ingredients for the food, beverage, and…

AI startup raises £4.2m to tackle one of construction's hidden cost
AI startup raises £4.2m to tackle one of construction’s hidden cost

Prolo, an AI-powered procurement platform designed to support SME construction firms source materials, equipment, and…

VAP Group unveils VAP Ventures to back 100 startups by 2030
VAP Group unveils VAP Ventures to back 100 startups by 2030

VAP Group announced the launch of VAP Ventures, its dedicated investment arm, marking a significant…

SEIS funding hits a record £276m as EIS plateaus at £1,575m
SEIS funding hits a record £276m as EIS plateaus at £1,575m

Every May, HMRC publishes the closest thing UK venture has to a source of truth…

Simon Squibb launches the DreamFund
Simon Squibb launches the DreamFund

Entrepreneur and investor Simon Squibb has launched DreamFund, a fund designed to be accessible to…

geoSurge raises $12M behind a new thesis for AI visibility
geoSurge raises $12M behind a new thesis for AI visibility

geoSurge, the AI company helping brands shape how they are represented inside generative AI systems,…

Rick Hao raises $50M to back deeptech innovation from day zero
Rick Hao raises $50M to back deeptech innovation from day zero

Ex-Speedinvest partner Rick Hao has launched his first VC fund, Ruya Ventures, and announced he…

British Business Bank backs new generation of UK VC investors
British Business Bank backs new generation of UK VC investors

The British Business Bank is committing up to £90 million to support a new generation…

Kalipso raises $3.2M for its AI-powered regulatory compliance platform
Kalipso raises $3.2M for its AI-powered regulatory compliance platform

Kalipso has raised $3.2 million in funding as it expands across key international markets and…