Fronted, the rental deposit lender co-founded by a trio of Monzo, Bud and Apple staffers, has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Passion Capital and Truesight. Founded in December 2019 and on a mission to help renters by offering credit to spread the cost of apartment deposits which can often cost as much as several months’ […]Read More
Property lender Propio has raised £278,000 in total from its funding round and the government’s future fund to prepare for its delayed launch into peer-to-peer lending this Autumn. In April, the property investment platform said it had already stopped offering new mini-bonds and was in the midst of a funding round to support its launch into the […]Read More
Legal tech startup accelerating growth plans as Covid-19 increases law firm demand for secure, remote, user-friendly technology Latest investors include James Meekings and Andrew Mullinger, co-founders of Funding Circle, and David Rutter, founder of R3 Legal tech startup Thirdfort has secured £1m in its latest fund raising, as the security specialist looks to capitalise on increasing demand […]Read More
Maven co-leads £3.4m funding round for Gen inCode Funding will enable overseas expansion, particularly in the US 28 August 2020: Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), one of the UK’s most active private equity managers, has invested £1.5 million in Gen inCode, a genetic testing business specialising in the risk assessment and prediction of cardiovascular disease. Gen […]Read More
A Leeds-based startup has secured investment from a leading software company, as well as appointing two veterans of the tech scene as non-executive directors. Calbot, founded in 2019 by Taras Lanchev, has raised funding from Nephos Solutions, a leading supplier of software to the health and fintech sectors, and investors in other Northern tech startups […]Read More
Investors pile into skip hire startup, Skrap Skrap announces £1.2m seed fundraise from range of investors Skrap to go beyond skips and challenge £20b construction hire market with an on-demand service to transform the building trade Skrap to accelerate growth, already 10,000 orders through their app, by providing coverage in all major UK cities in […]Read More
Vinci Venture Capital invests in voice communication platform Mobilus Labs Mobilus Labs, which received a seed investment from Vinci Venture Capital, enables bidirectional communication, including microphone and headphone, by using bone vibration with its voice communication platform. Of the UK-based investment fund Vinci Herotech8 ‘past investments are doing to you in February, we transfer . Today, Vinci Venture Capital , appearing with a […]Read More
Daybridge raises £750k seed round led by Passion Capital After an intense fundraising round, I’m excited to announce that Daybridge has raised a £750,000 seed investment led by Passion Capital. I’m thrilled to welcome Eileen Burbidge MBE as our new Investor Director. Over the past few months, I’ve been busy talking to investors and founders […]Read More
Sorex Sensors completes £900,000 funding round Co-founder moves to CEO role at innovative sensor technology spin-out 25 August, 2020 – University of Cambridge spin-out Sorex Sensors has raised£900,000 to fund further development of its novel sensor technology. Investors include Cambridge Enterprise, which matched funds raised by a set of Cambridge- and London-based investors including the […]Read More
Caper, the home of interactive story-led adventures for families, secures seed funding from LEGO Ventures and Founders Factory Caper’s immersive ‘missions’ encourage families to spend quality time together in nature Over 4,000 families downloaded the beta version of Caper during lockdown Founding team from Mind Candy, BBC, Nintendo, and Disney Caper has been developed within […]Read More
