Opportuna has officially launched, unveiling its first investment strategy, with a target of $30 million. The fund will focus on direct venture secondaries and late-stage primaries, seeking to meet the rising demand for liquidity in the venture capital market.

Challenger credit reference agency Infact has announced the completion of a £4 million seed funding round, following its recent authorisation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to create the first real-time credit bureau tailored for the digital financial services sector.

Constructive Bio, a forerunner in synthetic genomics, has announced the successful first close of its Series A financing, raising $58 million and bringing its total funding to $75 million.

DeepOpinion, a startup focused on automating enterprise processes with AI, has secured €11 million in a Series A funding round. The company’s technology uses AI agents to handle complex, knowledge-heavy business tasks, marking a new frontier in process automation.

Cyclic Materials, a startup specialising in advanced recycling of rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical materials, has announced the closure of a $53 million oversubscribed Series B funding round.

Lopay, a London-based payment processing app known for its quick payouts and low fees, has announced a new partnership with YouLend, an embedded financing platform. This collaboration aims to offer flexible and accessible business financing to over 40,000 Lopay customers.

Pascual Innoventures, the corporate venture branch of Pascual, has intensified its efforts to shape the future of food by increasing its investment to over $2 million across the initial three rounds of Mylkcubator, an innovative programme driving forward research and development in the food industry.

London-based startup Ambr, which leverages AI-driven insights to enhance workplace wellbeing, has secured new funding from Czech-based Look AI Ventures. This investment will fuel Ambr’s mission to address the root causes of workplace stress.

Convergence, the startup building personal AI agents for everyday use, has secured $12 million in pre-seed funding led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Shopify Ventures.

NK:IO, an Imperial College spinout, is revolutionising cancer treatment by harnessing the body's innate immune system. The platform, developed from groundbreaking NK cell research by Professors Hugh J. M. Brady and Matthew Fuchter, produces highly potent NK cells while overcoming traditional manufacturing hurdles.

HungryPanda, the global Asian food delivery platform, has secured $55 million through a refinancing and fundraising round.

With over 500 million podcast listeners globally and the market projected to skyrocket from $27 billion in 2023 to over $234 billion by 2030, the podcasting industry is experiencing rapid growth. Given that approximately 80% of podcast episodes are completed by listeners, it is no surprise that global ad spending is forecasted to hit $4.02 billion by 2024.

Foreverland, the Italian startup behind a sustainable carob-based chocolate alternative, is setting a new standard in the chocolate and food industries. With a recent €3.4 million Seed round, just a year after its inception, the company is gearing up to launch its semi-finished product facility and expand across Europe.

Colossal Biosciences, the world’s first de-extinction company, has announced the formation of The Colossal Foundation and the initial flagship projects in its conservation agenda.

xtype, the pioneering software company for multi-instance management on the ServiceNow platform, has announced it had raised a $21 million Series A funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from ServiceNow Ventures and existing investors including Columbia Capital and Inner Loop Capital.

From January to mid-July in 2024, a remarkable 225 startups secured a staggering £750.5 billion in venture capital funding.

Ameba, the AI-driven platform helping companies manage and unlock growth from their complex supply chains, has today announced a $7.1M Seed round led by Hedosophia.

Submer is pleased to announce a successful investment round of $55.5 million thus far, led by M&G, an investment company with £346.1 billion assets under management as of June of 2024.

Zurich-based Voliro, an innovator in aerial mobile robotics, has successfully raised $12 million in a Series A funding round. This round was led by Cherry Ventures, with additional backing from established business angels, family offices, and a traditional debt facility.

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