Elvie has been acquired out of administration by the US firm which sued it. Willow snapped up the business and assets of Bristol-based Chiaro Technology Limited, trading as Elvie, with all 178 employees to transfer across.
KSI and The Sidemen invested in London MarTech startup POCKLA. The YouTube giant joined a £1.6m seed funding round.
Frasers Group upped its stake in THG. It now stands at 10.9%. Frasers, led by Mike Ashley, also has significant shareholdings in boohoo Group and AO World.
boohoo lost a shareholder vote on its attempt to rebrand its holding company to Debenhams. However it is pressing ahead with its rebrand to Debenhams Group in all other areas after Frasers voted against the resolution.
Steven Bartlett praised Prince William’s listening skills. The Dragons’ Den star is an ambassador for the Prince’s Homewards initiative to tackle homelessness.
The creator of a world-first AI agent received £1m in the form of an Innovate UK grant. Diffblue is behind the first fully-autonomous AI agent for unit test generation.
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We compiled a feature on music stars who have invested in UK tech companies – from members of the Beatles, ABBA and Muse to KSI and Kylie.
NatWest has launched a £1m ‘Dragons’ Den’ competition, with live final events in Manchester & London this year.
Tech entrepreneur Nicky Wake revealed the shocking impact of alcohol. The founder of Chapter 2 Dating and Don’t Panic Events shared before and after photos of what alcohol does to your body.
Print and digital publishing giant Reach plc chief executive Jim Mullen left for a new role, with his successor named.
A £1.1bn deal for UK tech firm Spirent was given the green light after its low share price threatened to scupper the deal.
Fireflai raised £415k from DSW Ventures. The AI startup was founded by experienced entrepreneurs Tom Gardner and Craig Sumner.
‘Ordinary Ironman’ Lars Rønning is pointing at the moon with growing startup Ailuna.
Zandra Moore has stepped down as the CEO of Panintelligence, the Leeds-based intelligence and analytics software provider she founded in 2014.
Shop Circle made a multi-million-pound swoop for FiftyPoint6 Group.
Videogame giant Ubisoft raised £1bn after closing its Leamington Spa operation and downsizing its Newcastle office.