SEEDLEGALS, UK’S LARGEST LEGAL PLATFORM FOR STARTUPS, RAISES SERIES A ROUND LED BY INDEX VENTURES LONDON – 14th May 2019 – SeedLegals, the UK’s largest legal platform for startups that makes fundraising simpler, 80% faster and significantly cheaper than traditional legal services, has closed a $4 million Series A. The round, which will accelerate SeedLegals’ […]Read More
Air quality expert EarthSense wins grant to develop innovative new air quality services. EarthSense, the air quality expert, today announced it has secured funding from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to deliver a partnership air quality project focussed on management of both pollution emissions and exposure. Called LiVETAP (Live Visualisation of Emissions – Towards […]Read More
Sharing economy insurance provider Pikl announces completion of a £2.5m Seed/Pre-Series A fund raise led by Sir Peter Wood, founder of Direct Line and esure. The investment represents a minority stake in the Norwich-based business, which was founded in 2016 by former Co-op and Gallagher Head of Pricing, Louise Birritteri. Pioneering insurance for the burgeoning […]Read More
London. yulife, the life insurance company which puts wellbeing at the heart of its insurance offering, has announced today that it has secured £10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Creandum Funds, backers of Spotify, iZettle and depop. MMC Ventures and Notion Capital participated in the round alongside existing investors Anthemis […]Read More
An on-demand removals marketplace that allows both consumers and businesses to move items using its UK wide network of drivers has secured £2.5m in investment. Shift, dubbed ‘Uber for removals, was founded by Jacob Corlett in February 2018. Since its launch, the business has achieved an annual turnover of £1.7m, attracted a nationwide network of more […]Read More
DIGITAL FINANCE COMPANY JAJA ANNOUNCES NEW LONGTERM CREDIT CARD PARTNERSHIP WITH BANK OF IRELAND UK. • Digital finance company Jaja, as part of a consortium advised by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners LP and KKR announce the acquisition of Bank of Ireland UK’s credit card portfolio • Portfolio comprises existing Bank of Ireland UK, the AA […]Read More