OCADO INVESTS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SOFTWARE COMPANY OXBOTICA; ANNOUNCES PLANS TO DEVELOP A RANGE OF VEHICLES THAT WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE OCADO SMART PLATFORM. London, 16 April 2021: Ocado Group plc (“Ocado”), the leading online grocery platform and solutions provider, today announces that it has commercially partnered with Oxbotica Ltd. (“Oxbotica”), headquartered in Oxford. The […]Read More
FLEETCOR® Invests in UK Electric Vehicle Re-Charging Software Company London, UK – 6 April, 2021 – FLEETCOR® UK today announced it has made a minority investment in Mina, a cloud-based digital software platform that simplifies charging and payments management for commercial fleets with electric vehicles (EVs). The Mina platform integrates with home and work charging points throughout […]Read More
European Space Agency Awards Orbex €7.45 Million UK Space Firm Wins Largest Ever Award from Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services Programme Award supports development of spaceflight technologies for Scottish launches of environmentally-friendly ‘microlauncher’ Forres, UK, March 24, 2021 – The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Orbex €7.45 million through its Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support (C-STS) programme, designed to support […]Read More
Volta Trucks confirms successful funding round of $20 million as the order book for Volta Zero grows to $260 million. Volta Trucks concludes successful funding round with $20 million of new investment, led by New York-based Luxor Capital Group, LP. Sharp McGivaren of Luxor Capital to become a Board Member of Volta Trucks. Volta Trucks’ […]Read More
OXBOTICA RAISES $47 MILLION TO DEPLOY AUTONOMY SOFTWARE PLATFORM AROUND THE WORLD Oxbotica raises $47 million cementing its position as a global leader in autonomous vehicle software Investment raised from across the globe including Australia, China, UK, and the USA with bp ventures a lead investor Oxbotica demonstrates the commercial viability of its universal autonomy […]Read More
GLOBAL DRONE SUPER-HIGHWAYS A STEP CLOSER AS OCTOPUS VENTURES BACK ALTITUDE ANGEL VC backs airspace management platform developer with £4m investment London, UK. Altitude Angel, the world’s leading UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, today announced it raised a further £4m ($5.3m US) from one of Europe’s largest VC investors, Octopus Ventures. The latest fundraising concludes Altitude Angel’s series A round, led […]Read More
18 December 2020 HumanForest raises £1.27m through its Crowdfunding Campaign HumanForest, a provider of sustainable and affordable shared e-bikes, has successfully completed its crowdfunding campaign. The company has raised an impressive £1.27m with support from over 520 investors! Agustin Guilisasti, CEO and founder, commented: “I would like to offer a warm welcome to HumanForest’s 523 […]Read More
UK’s latest Space Propulsion Startup, Magdrive raises £1.4M to make Interplanetary Space Travel an affordable reality – Magdrive raises £1.4m with backing from SpaceX’s original VC, Founders Fund and Innovate UK– Magdrive is developing a revolutionary plasma thruster for the new space age– Their first mission is to propel small satellites, an industry with 5000 satellites […]Read More
Orbex Secures $24 Million Funding Round for UK Space Launch New funding secures roadmap to first launch from Sutherland spaceport in Scotland Orbex is 1st UK space-sector company to win prestigious Horizon 2020 funding Forres, UK, 10th December 2020 – Orbex, the innovative European space launch company, has secured $24 million in a funding round led by […]Read More
Arrival accelerates global expansion with $118m investment The investment from funds managed by BlackRock will support execution of Arrival’s growth plans, including the launch of first U.S. Microfactory. 14th October 2020, London, UK: Arrival, the technology company focused on commercial electric vehicles announced it has raised $118 million from funds managed by BlackRock. The fundraising will be […]Read More