Login Sustainable Ventures secures investment from Barclays to drive UK expansion Sustainable Ventures, a UK climate tech cluster, has announced it has secured £3 million in its first fundraising led by Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital and other investors to support UK expansion. Funding 11 months ago
Login Barclays launches free online service for founders to connect with investors Barclays has launched the Demo Directory, a free online service open to UK businesses, regardless of who they bank with, for easy, cheaper and less time-consuming access to capital by connecting them to a network of attested investors. Funding 11 months ago
Login Employment Hero announces £131M series F round Employment Hero, one of the world’s largest employment management platforms, has announced a Series F growth round of £131 million to fuel its rapid global expansion, following in the footsteps of Atlassian, Xero and Canva. Funding 11 months ago
Login Twinco secures €50m from BBVA to power supply chain finance There is a staggering $2.5 trillion global trade finance gap that mainly affects SMEs in emerging countries, limiting their ability to access new business opportunities. Helping businesses to bridge this finance gap, supply chain fintech Twinco Capital announced on Tuesday, in the sixth edition of the Valencia Digital Summit (VDS), it has secured an additional €50 million facility with BBVA Spark to accelerate growth. Funding 11 months ago
Login Business finance startup launches with £10 million credit exclusively for UK SMBs multifi, a UK startup specialising in finance for small and medium-sized businesses, has secured a substantial capital injection of £10 million from Fasanara Capital, a $4 billion London-based asset manager and technology platform. This initial injection will support the growth of UK businesses that can access a credit facility of up to £200,000 with a fixed monthly access fee of 0.3% and an interest rate of 1.99% per month on used credit. Funding 1 year ago
Login InterLnkd secures £1 million investment InterLnkd, the travel industry’s intelligent shopping mall partner, has announced it has raised £1 million in seed funding to accelerate its growth and international expansion. Funding 1 year ago
Login Navigating the Challenging Landscape of Fundraising With a sharp decline in both fundraising amounts and valuations, the current investment landscape is presenting a variety of hurdles for entrepreneurs. Funding 1 year ago
Login Biotech company Gero secures $6M in Series A extension round Gero, a biotechnology company focused on ageing and chronic disease, has closed $6M in a Series A extension round, bringing the total funding raised to date to $20M. Funding 1 year ago
Login Ai Build secures $8.5m Series A funding for AI-powered 3D printing Ai Build, the Additive Manufacturing software company, has raised a Series A round of $8.5 million led by IQ Capital, with participation from Nikon as a strategic investor alongside its existing investors including Superseed, ACT Venture Partners, Atlas Ventures (UK) and Seedcamp. Funding 1 year ago
Login SMEs are struggling to secure funding - here’s how you can fuel growth Securing investment is crucial for any SME that has one eye on the future. International growth, team expansion and product launches are all possible when a business has spare capital. Unfortunately, the current economic climate has made it even more of a challenge for smaller businesses to secure funding. Funding 1 year ago
Login 11 Lessons for Early-Stage Startup Securing Investment Successfully The world of securing investment for startups is a journey filled with ups and downs. For some entrepreneurs, it's a road which leads to success, where their innovative ideas and unwavering determination help them secure investments. Funding 1 year ago
Login Audoo rockets to $22M funding with investment from Elton John Audoo, the music technology company revolutionising public performance royalties, has secured $5 million investment in its latest funding round, with investors including global music and business icons Elton John and David Furnish, taking its total raised to $22 million. Funding 1 year ago
Login Automata’s $40m fundraise to expand growing life science lab automation An automation company powering life sciences labs, has raised $40 million to accelerate its rapid growth and industry presence across the US, UK and EMEA. Funding 1 year ago
Login Laverock Therapeutics raises £13.5M to develop unique gene silencing platform Laverock Therapeutics, established in 2021 to commercialise the gene editing-induced gene silencing (GEiGS) platform for all human therapeutic applications, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its seed funding round to £13.5 million. Funding 1 year ago
Login HyperSpace Announces $55M Funding to Create Future of Physical-to-Digital Entertainment HyperSpace, the multi-brand entertainment attractions developer that is building entertainment parks and proprietary technology to create the future of physical-to-digital experiences, has announced the closing of a $55 million Series A financing round led by Galaxy Interactive. Funding 1 year ago
Login Over 10,000 SME owners apply for £25,000 Business Boost grant Over 10,000 SME owners, self-employed and budding entrepreneurs have applied for a single £25,000 Business Boost grant from insurer Simply Business, as the current economic climate takes a toll on small businesses. Funding 1 year ago
Login Most investors considering low-risk strategies next year New research from Shojin has found that over half (57%) of UK investors are confident that the worst of the economic turbulence from the past 18 months has now passed. Funding 1 year ago
Login Closing the funding gap must be the next priority for UK enterprise The visibility and number of successful female founders has come a long way over the past two decades, but the funding gap remains the biggest challenge for women in business and is key to unlocking the UK’s economic potential. Funding 1 year ago
Login 6 steps to getting your investor on side when financing your scaleup Securing investment for your scaleup is a major step, signalling new growth and potential for your business. While the prospect of taking the exhilarating step of financing your scaleup is exciting, the challenge of winning over investors remains critical. In the current climate, it can be difficult to compete with other startups and businesses for investor trust. Funding 1 year ago
Login Resourcify raises €14m Series A funding to reduce companies’ waste Resourcify, the waste-management and recycling platform, has raised €14 million Series A funding, signalling confidence in its business model of reducing companies’ waste and promoting a circular economy. Funding 1 year ago