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Pensions disrupter Pensionbee plots £350m IPO

A fast-growing pensions disrupter is planning a £350 million float on the London Stock Exchange.  ...

Shift to WFH sees comms surveillance firm VoxSmart raise £18.2m

Communications surveillance firm VoxSmart has closed an £18.2 million round of financing.  Am...

Rescued former tech unicorn Blippar closes pre-Series A round

Augmented reality firm Blippar seems to be on the road to recovery two years after it entered ad...

‘It’s where the action is’: FinTech scene tempts cybersecurity unicorn to UK

A US cybersecurity unicorn is targeting growth in the UK after being tempted across the Atlantic by ...

UK tech jobs fall 57% in year since COVID hit

New research claims that the number of technology job listings in the UK declined by 57% during the...

App aiming to get millions investing secures £50m

Investment start-up Freetrade has raised £50 million in a Series B round.  The firm’s ...

The end of headhunters? Meet talent recommendations platform Sixley

When Paul Naha-Biswas recommended someone for a job several years ago, he thought nothing of it.  ...

Tech platform supporting 4,000 charities backed with £3.5m

A donations, fundraising and events platform has secured £3.5 million investment in Series A f...

Investor backing for FinTech veteran Zopa after nine months as bank

A P2P lender which obtained its banking licence last year has raised £20 million from its existi...

Hydrogen buses and electric HGVs closer to hitting road

Hydrogen-fuelled buses and HGVs which run on electric propulsion technology are closer to hitting...

LCR Tech Climber wins funding for Mobility Mapper

A Liverpool tech company is celebrating dual success after winning government funding for its tran...

‘Anti-ageing and weight loss’ water tech comes to UK

Bosses at a Liverpool firm says they’re on a mission to make a splash in the UK with a craze that�...