Tees Valley haulage recruitment firm raises £300k to drive growth A recruitment platform which allows haulage operators to reduce costs has raised a further £300,000 to support its expansion plans. Avail Technologies has secured funding from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, and directors […]Read More
Clim8 has raised almost £6 million in funding from a range of venture funds, cleantech and technology experts and 3,000 retail investors via Crowdcube. Investment include 7pc Ventures (early backers of Oculus acquired by Facebook), British Business Bank Future Fund and a range of successful technology entrepreneurs and executives including Marcus Exall (Monese), Marcus Mosen […]Read More
eola, powering experience and activity providers, raises $2.8 million in investment eola, the operating system for experience and activity providers, has closed a $2.8MM funding round led by Pentech Ventures, with participation from Techstars and a number of leaders in travel and technology. eola provides cutting-edge operations technology to experience providers in the UK and […]Read More
Manual Raises $30M Series A, becoming the Global Destination for Men’s Health The round features new US-based Sonoma Brands and Waldencast, and Manual’s existing European investors Felix Capital and Cherry Ventures. Manual’s platform destigmatises how men approach their health by offering easy access to advice, free medical support, community and a range of treatments to […]Read More
Wi5 raises $6m to supercharge growth in run-up to Series A Building on its successful model, the data-driven mobile Order & Pay platform is set to increase its UK market share and scale rapidly in the US 30 March, 2021 London-based mobile Order & Pay platform, Wi5, has raised $6m in a pre-Series A led […]Read More
Sustainable parenting app YoungPlanet raises £500,000 to boost national expansion London, March 2021: Circular economy parenting app YoungPlanet has raised £500,000 through an “Equity for Parents” crowdfunding campaign as it looks to expand its offering following a year of seismic growth. YoungPlanet provides a ‘cashless’ platform based on a sharing economy model where parents can […]Read More
Swapi raises £350,000 to bring groundbreaking loyalty app to market Swapi, an app that lets people swap loyalty points between brands, has raised £350,000 in seed funding as it counts down to launching in Autumn 2021. A collective of angel investors is backing the UK-based startup, including Sean Wilkinson, President of the Incentive Marketing Association […]Read More
Fy! Secures £5M investment led by Hoxton Ventures to build the definitive socially driven home and living platform As mobile shopping trends accelerate, Fy! Has seen 10x revenue growth in just over a year, to an annual run rate of £35m+ Funding will propel geographic expansion for the platform, further enabling its suppliers to benefit […]Read More
BLACKFINCH AND PRAETURA VENTURES INVEST £2.3M IN TECH-FOR-GOOD FIRM Transreport on track to transform rail travel for passengers with mobility restrictions Blackfinch bolsters EIS and VCT offering as investment aligns to firm’s environment, social and governance values Deal reaffirms Praetura Ventures’ commitment to backing socially responsible businesses and sees co-founder of Social Chain Dominic McGregor […]Read More
LONDON PEER-TO-PEER DELIVERY START-UP, PEYK, SECURES A £1.2M FUNDING TO CONTINUE GROWTH PLAN. Londoners use delivery services to transport urgent medications, ingredients, loo roll and love letters to friends & family Businesses turn to the platform to help pivot their offer by providing a local delivery proposition Workers sign-up to earn a living as many […]Read More