Whirli raises £4m Seed funding round led by Octopus Ventures A sharing economy for children’s toys, Whirli helps UK families get better value for money, reduce clutter at home, and reduce landfill waste. London, 15 December 2020: With Christmas just around the corner, Whirli, the toy sharing subscription service, is delighted to announce that it has raised a […]Read More
RECYCLEYE RAISES £1.2M TO TURN TRASH INTO TREASURE London, UK: Recycleye, the intelligent waste management start-up, has secured £1.2 million in seed funding, led by venture capital investors MMC Ventures and Playfair Capital, with participation from leading funds Atypical Ventures, Creator Fund, and eolos GmbH. The company has also received grants from Innovate UK and the European […]Read More
Online psychotherapy service Therapify raises €550k as COVID-19 crisis forces us to find new ways of getting help While COVID-19 crisis forced us to stay at home which will affect us in the biggest economic crisis since WW2 starting next year, the demand for mental health services has become bigger than ever in modern history. […]Read More
Superscript Raises Further £8.5 Million to Scale its Small Business Insurance Offering London, UK | 29th October, 2020 – Superscript, the business insurance challenger, has announced a new £8.5 million fundraise, led by existing investor, BHL Holdings, alongside investment from the Government’s Future Fund, Seedcamp, Concentric and the London Co-Investment Fund. An insurance provider for […]Read More
Maven Capital Partners (“Maven”), one of the UK’s most active private equity managers, has invested £2 million in MirrorWeb, a tech firm that enables organisations to capture, archive and monitor web-based content for digital oversight and regulatory compliance. The transaction has been funded by Maven’s managed VCTs and represents Maven’s tenth VCT investment in 2020. […]Read More
Brand Advocacy platform, Duel, raises £1.8 million Funding enables martech company to help more brands grow organically through their advocates London, 27 October – Duel, the UK’s leading brand advocacy platform that helps brands nurture relationships with their advocates to fuel retention and growth, has secured a £1.8 million funding round led by Downing Ventures, Publicis Groupe, London […]Read More
£7m injection into fast growth ‘fintech behind the fintechs’: Third Financial Grafton Capital takes a majority position London, 27th October 2020: Private equity firm Grafton Capital has invested £7 million into Third Financial, the fast growing, innovative investment platform and software provider. Grafton Capital’s investment takes it to majority ownership of the business, with £1.5m […]Read More
Raylo raises £10M for its sustainable smartphone model Raylo has completed a funding round for its new leasing model, which is set to radically reduce smartphone costs for consumers. The model is the first sustainable solution to our disposable phone culture, reducing CO2 emissions by 113kg per device and tripling a phone’s life span. It aims […]Read More
Fortunis Capital selects revolutionary femtech Clementine for a place in its Top 20 UK Impact Investment fund, starting with an initial investment of £1m Fortunis Capital today announced it has awarded revolutionary femtech Clementine a place in its Top 20 UK Impact Investment Fund – kicking off with a major investment in the app aiming to improve the emotional wellbeing of millions of women all over the world. […]Read More
Wirex, the next-gen payments platform sending waves through the fintech and crypto spaces, has raised £1 million in just 90 minutes and smashed its crowdfunding target by 370%. Nearly 7,000 investors from 94 countries took part to support Wirex on its mission to democratise access to cryptocurrency. Having closed their crowdfunding 15 days early, the […]Read More