Entrepreneurs across five of the world’s biggest investment hubs have said they are ready to turn down funding from investors without adequate sustainability practices, new research shows.

Caterpillar, the digital rewards app for health promotion, education and behavioural change, has received £450,000 in funding from investors including Jenson Funding Partners, the venture capital firm. The healthtech company will use the funds to add new features to the app, expand the range of loyalty schemes it offers, and for other areas of business development.

As the UK's tech scene continues to grow, it has become increasingly attractive to international investors. The scale at which you can achieve global success with a UK-based tech company is huge. But what opportunities are available for startups in the US?

Koidra, an intelligent automation (IA) platform company based out of Seattle, has raised $4.5 million in its seed round. Ospraie Ag Science (OAS) led this round of funding, with participation from Amritam Holdings, Cavallo Ventures, and Foothill Ventures.

Latest round takes Vampr’s total funding to over $3.3m, in line with explosive user growth; hosting 1.4m users worldwide and brokering over 7m professional relationships

Bicester-based tech start-up EZ-Charge has opened the door to international growth by signing a contract that will see its technology form the backbone of a new electric vehicle charging network in Malaysia.

ICT Spring is a centrepiece of Luxembourg’s event calendar and one of the top European tech conferences. Organised by Farvest and hosted next June 30th and July 1st at LuxExpo the Box, the event will inspire delegates across a variety of important topics. Key areas of focus are the fast growing FinTech industry, innovations and technologies building the future of the economy, European Sovereignty in Data & Cloud, Supply Chain initiatives, IT Security, HealthTech, entrepreneurship as well as Space technologies. 

JumpCloud today announced expansion of its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) team and that industry veteran Denis Dorval has joined as vice president to manage EMEA expansion from London. The expansion and Dorval’s addition follow a year of strong revenue growth and customer momentum for JumpCloud, including in EMEA.

Agmis has launched an accelerator programme for early-stage European startups. The programme aims to convert promising ideas into minimum viable products in three months. Startups can apply for up to 200,000 Euro investment delivered on a code for equity basis or as a financial investment.

The partnership will see AS Monaco and Capital Block work together to further engage with the club’s passionate fans and develop the club’s NFT community, enabling fans to own and collect some of the club’s most famous moments.

Theion, a global battery manufacturer of lithium-sulphur cathode technology, announced the appointment of Dr. Ulrich Ehmes as CEO and the upcoming commercial availability of its Crystal Battery for applications, beginning with the aerospace sector.

LambdaTest has closed a total of $45m in a venture round led by Premji Invest with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital India, Telstra Ventures, Blume Ventures, and Leo Capital. Sandeep Johri, Ex-CEO and present board member of Tricentis, has also angel invested in this round.

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. One in every 100 people are on the autism spectrum and according to the National Autistic Society, there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK.

SME and SMB businesses can now share in the benefits of SightCall used by larger companies for years, through the only UK SME / SMB representative The Farm Process Management. 

Altibbi, the Middle East’s largest AI-based digital health platform, announces a $44m, Series B fund raise; the largest single financing round for a regional Digital Health company.

WaffarX, the first-ever cashback shopping service in the MENA region, is delighted to announce the e-commerce veteran and pioneer of cashback shopping, Kevin Johnson, has joined the company as its new Chairman.

The clock is ticking – the entry deadline closes on Thursday 7 April, meaning there’s not a lot of time left to enter the Hustle Awards… but still enough time to work on your entry. 

Latest industry research reveals age as a key factor behind consumers’ attitudes to data sharing, as well as the rise of the consumer capitalist mindset

AQRU, an incubator specialising in decentralised finance has announced its partnership with Maple Finance, an institutional lending platform in the decentralised finance sector, to offer AQRU customers access to enhanced yields in decentralised finance. 

Flux - the UK’s leading digital receipts and offers platform - announces a partnership with Fidel API that will facilitate access to its retailer offers and receive real-time cashback for all UK customers using payment cards connected to the UK’s largest card networks.