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Why UK ‘megadeals’ are at record levels

The number of venture capital ‘megadeals’ in the UK has increased tenfold over the last decade. ...

Social network for women and non-binary folk backed

Diem, a new social universe designed for women and non-binary folks, has raised £650,000 in a pre-s...

£300m investment deal for Klarna rival DivideBuy

Buy now pay later provider DivideBuy has secured a £300 million lending facility as it continues it...

‘Developer-first’ cyber firm Snyk valued at £6bn+

‘Developer-first’ cybersecurity company Snyk has closed a £380m Series F investment round....

Islamic FinTech to expand into UK with £42m funding

An Islamic FinTech is to expand into the UK after raising £42 million. Digital banking challenge...

Startup Veremark raises £2m to eliminate CV fraud

A pre-employment screening service which helps companies verify employee credentials has raised £2 ...

‘Robot dog’ among 100 science innovations to receive boost

Four-legged robots to assist British farmers and new types of therapy to treat chronic conditions su...

Crowdfunding closes for EdTech Cypher

Coding school startup Cypher has closed a seed funding round of £422,000. The majority of the in...

Impact tech firm Culture Shift raises £1.5m

Impact tech firm Culture Shift has raised £1.5 million to help UK organisations proactively improve...

Marshmallow becomes one of UK’s first black-owned unicorns

Note: This story originally published a claim from Marshmallow to be the UK's first black-owned unic...

Finance integration platform Aurelia raises £2.2m

A startup which allows small businesses to integrate various third-party bank accounts and financial...

BioTech behind COVID drug raises pre-IPO £3.5m round

The BioTech behind a drug to combat COVID-19 has raised a pre-IPO funding round of £3.5 million. ...