Funding

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…

HICX secures £15m funding and refinancing to close supplier data gap
HICX secures £15m funding and refinancing to close supplier data gap

HICX has announced a £15 million growth funding and refinancing package by HSBC Innovation Banking…

Wakeline raises €2.1M pre-seed to scale continuous-learning AI
Wakeline raises €2.1M pre-seed to scale continuous-learning AI

Wakeline has raised €2.1 million in pre-seed funding. The company builds AI systems that learn…

Bootstrap 4F deploys first capital from Women Backing Women Fund of Funds
Bootstrap 4F deploys first capital from Women Backing Women Fund of Funds

Fund manager of the Women Backing Women Fund of Funds, Bootstrap 4F, has announced its…

Seedcamp raises $320M to back Europe’s next-gen founders
Seedcamp raises $320M to back Europe’s next-gen founders

Seedcamp has raised $320 million to invest in the next generation of global companies, following…

AVP and Earlybird launch E2D, a European dual-use and defence fund
AVP and Earlybird launch E2D, a European dual-use and defence fund

Earlybird and AVP have launched E2D, a €500 million European dual-use and defence technology growth…

Rainbow Crops raises €9.7M seed to scale gene editing for crops

Agritech startup, Rainbow Crops, is developing improved craft varieties by engineering complex agronomic traits. The…

Orbio raises £16M amid growing enterprise demand for Agentic AI
Orbio raises £16M amid growing enterprise demand for Agentic AI

Orbio announced a £16m Series A led by Dawn Capital, Europe’s leading specialist B2B technology…

Is venture debt the key to surviving the funding gap?
Is venture debt the key to surviving the funding gap?

Venture debt is reshaping how capital flows through startup ecosystems worldwide, acting as a crucial…

NewOrbit raises $18.5M to commercialise Earth’s last empty orbit
NewOrbit raises $18.5M to commercialise Earth’s last empty orbit

Between commercial aircraft at 10km and conventional satellites at 500km lies a band of near-Earth…

Camphouse closes Series A to expand AI media operations
Camphouse closes Series A to expand AI media operations

Camphouse, the enterprise media operations platform, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, bringing…

Wassist raises $1.1M to bring no-code AI agents to WhatsApp commerce
Wassist raises $1.1M to bring no-code AI agents to WhatsApp commerce

Wassist, the startup that wants to make WhatsApp the default storefront for online retailers, has…

Europe's startup investors are chasing unicorns. Are women paying the price?
Europe’s startup investors are chasing unicorns. Are women paying the price?

Speaking at SIM Conference in Porto recently, Miguel Aguiar, executive director of organiser Startup Portugal…

OQC raises £260M in record-breaking quantum funding round
OQC raises £260M in record-breaking quantum funding round

British quantum computing company Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) has raised an oversubscribed £260 million Series…