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Social app Linkup ‘to revolutionise how we socialise’

Linkup, a Manchester-founded social app that makes it easier to meet new people, has raised £450,00...

Humanloop raises £2.1m to democratise access to AI

Humanloop, a startup that makes it easier for companies of all sizes to adopt AI technology, is laun...

Blyth gigafactory to produce 300,00 EV batteries a year

A gigafactory in Northumberland is to create up to 8,000 jobs and build 300,000 batteries for electr...

‘World first’ studio to stream live events into metaverse

Condense has opened a ‘world first’ studio for streaming live events directly into the metaverse...

£450m backing for clean energy pioneer Octopus

Octopus Energy Group has raised a further £450 million from its existing investors. To be delive...

TransportTech 50 startup Onto raises £50m for European expansion

Electric car subscription service Onto has raised £50 million in a Series C funding round to consol...

£2.5m funding to Save Your Wardrobe

Save Your Wardrobe has secured £2.5 million in the largest seed investment round for a circular war...

Glasgow students win £600k climate competition

A team from the University of Glasgow has won a government-run competition to develop a climate chan...

£15m to power growth at sustainability impact startup Altruistiq

Carbon reporting startup Altruistiq has raised £15 million in seed financing. The London company...

Care comparison website Lottie scoops £6m

A comparison website for care homes and retirement communities has raised £6 million investment led...

Durham IoT company raises further £480k for growth

A remote technology company which has trebled in size in the past two years has raised a further £4...

Candle CEO: I wanted to make meaning, not money

A candle flickers into life in the darkness. It’s a powerful image - and one adopted by a Manch...