Login Pitch introduces recordings to accelerate shift to asynchronous work Pitch, the collaborative presentation platform for modern teams, has introduced recordings, a feature that gives every team the power of collaborative video storytelling right within Pitch. News 2 years ago
Login Futr raises £2.1m to continue its mission to save customer service Futr, the live chat and customer service chatbots leader, has secured new funding from Blackfinch Ventures, a technology venture capital firm, and existing investors to continue its mission of using artificial intelligence to disrupt the delivery of customer service. News 2 years ago
Login 67% of organisations do not gather enough data to measure HR performance Research from XpertHR reveals that 67% of organisations say that their HR department does not currently gather enough meaningful data to measure HR performance within their business News 2 years ago
Login Series B funding to scale up health insurance for remote teams SafetyWing, the Norwegian startup building a global social safety net, has announced the closing of a $35m series B funding round led by leading European growth investor Kinnevik with full participation from existing investors Creandum and byFounders. The insurance investor Mundi Ventures also joined this round. The funding follows an $8m series A funding round last year, led by Creandum. News 2 years ago
Login EMJ wins a Queen's Award for Enterprise EMJ has been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. News 2 years ago
Login Dog walking app launches Kickstarter to support cutting-edge technology integration A dog walking app designed to give dog walking businesses a head start has launched a crowdfunding campaign to invest in blockchain technology and support its impressive growth and development strategy. News 2 years ago
Login Climate tech startup raises $11.5m in funding round led by Atomico Vaayu, the climate tech start-up that helps retailers reduce their carbon footprint in real-time, has closed an $11.5m seed funding round led by Atomico, with follow on from CapitalT and participation from Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s firm Seven Seven Six, along with a select group of angel investors including Cristina Stenbeck, Chairperson of the Zalando Supervisory Board and non-Executive Director of Spotify and Bryant Chou, co-founder and CTO of Webflow. As part of this round of investment, Atomico Partner Terese Hougaard will join Vaayu’s board, making it 75% female. News 2 years ago
Login PropTech startup Bright Spaces opens local subsidiary PropTech startup Bright Spaces launched its first subsidiary abroad, in the UK. The startup, which creates advanced, end-to-end digital leasing platforms for commercial and residential real estate, already has two clients from the UK. News 2 years ago
Login Leeds Digital Festival returns with sustainable tech focus The long-standing Leeds Digital Festival is returning this month for a “mini-fest” focusing on innovation in the sustainable tech sector. Ahead of the usual two-week event in September, the Festival’s organisers are showcasing the many firms and individuals who are trailblazers in the world of using technology for good. News 2 years ago
Login AMLo raises £2.45m to develop early stage skin cancer test AMLo Biosciences (AMLo), a medical device company spun out of Newcastle University specialising in the early detection of skin cancers, is pleased to announce it has secured significant further investment totalling £2.45m. News 2 years ago
Login Arbor Steel raises £200,000 for ‘digital identity citadel’ giving control of sensitive data Arbor Steel has raised £200,000 in a pre-seed funding round to bring its digital identity citadel to customers. Developed following a £100,000 InnovateUK Grant, the platform provides a secure and efficient way to share personal data and interact with services whilst maintaining control. News 2 years ago
Login PROP tech startup secures deal with a leading law firm SlothMove, which offers users a 'stress-free' change of address and home-setup service when moving home, was only formed three years ago. The business flourished during the pandemic as property sales soared and now legal giants Taylor Rose MW have acquired a stake in the business, which has also been championed by former Dragon’s Den star Piers Linney. News 2 years ago
Login SEON Raises $94m Series B to Address Exponential Growth of Online Fraud SEON, a London-based Anglo-Hungarian startup that powers online fraud prevention raised $94m in Series B funding. Led by Silicon Valley-based IVP, the round also includes existing investors Creandum and PortfoLion, as well as, angel investors including founders and senior executives from the very best product-led tech companies: Aiven, Coinbase, DataDog, DoorDash, Figma, G2, GitHub, Public, Slack, Supercell, UiPath, Veriff, and Wise. News 2 years ago
Login Monneo Launches Crypto Payments Processing for Merchants End-to-end payment ecosystem provider, Monneo, has simplified the process of making and receiving online cryptocurrency payments. Thanks to its recently launched service, Monneo is enabling online merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments natively through their websites. News 2 years ago
Login AI-driven performance optimisation for Amazon advertising GP Bullhound acted as exclusive financial advisor to Sellics Marketplace Analytics (Sellics) on its acquisition by Ascential (Ascential), the specialist information, analytics and e-commerce optimisation company. News 2 years ago
Login Last chance to register for the next Startup Academy supported by Google for Startups Tramshed Tech’s award winning Startup Academy supported by Google for Startups runs three times a year – the next kick-starting 5th May 2022 with registration closing 25th April. News 2 years ago
Login New SCA rules block non-compliant online transactions Data from Barclaycard Payments, which processes £1 in every £3 spent on credit and debit cards in the UK, shows that many online businesses are still not fully compliant with the new Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulation – which became mandatory for all transactions a month ago – and have lost out on £130m worth of sales as a result. News 2 years ago
Login Vaayu raises $11.5m in funding round led by Atomico Vaayu, the climate tech start-up that helps retailers reduce their carbon footprint in real-time, has closed an $11.5 million seed funding round led by Atomico, with follow on from CapitalT and participation from Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s firm Seven Seven Six, along with a select group of angel investors including Cristina Stenbeck, Chairperson of the Zalando Supervisory Board and non-Executive Director of Spotify and Bryant Chou, co-founder and CTO of Webflow. News 2 years ago
Login Focus MRS secures seed funding for mixed-reality learning platform Focus MRS, a mixed-reality virtual learning platform, has secured a £150,000 seed investment from Jenson Funding Partners, the startup investment firm. News 2 years ago
Login Reducing emissions and increasing efficiencies in Scoltand’s water infrastructure Hypervine, the cleantech construction startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology to provide end-to-end site data for construction and mining firms, boosting efficiencies whilst enabling massive reductions in carbon emissions, has won a six year Framework with Morrison Construction and Scottish Water. News 2 years ago