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Record Q1 tech investment sees UK overtake China

UK tech companies have raised more venture capital funding in the first five months of 2022 than in ...

In Crypto: Prices plummet as crypto lender Celsius pauses withdrawals

Crypto lending service Celsius has paused withdrawals and transfers from its platform, citing ‘ext...

Startup Papercup to generate human-like voices for AI dubbing

Papercup, a London-based artificial intelligence startup, is aiming to bring human emotion to AI dub...

HR software platform StaffCircle raises further £3m

A fast-growing HR software platform that helps firms to manage the performance of employees in diffe...

New CEO at British Business Bank following COVID loan fraud row

A new CEO has been appointed at the British Business Bank. Louis Taylor will take up the permanen...

£12m to power US growth at EdTech BibliU

Learning enablement platform BibliU has raised £12 million in Series B funding. BibliU is a digi...

Euan Blair’s Multiverse valued at $1.7bn

Multiverse, an EdTech company founded by Tony Blair’s son Euan and focused on professional apprent...

In Crypto: ‘Father of Metaverse’ launches blockchain

The man who gave the Metaverse its name is launching a blockchain project to realise its potential. ...

PropTech startup YouConvey aims to improve home-moving process

Liverpool-based PropTech startup YouConvey has now raised £300,000 to make the home-moving process ...

‘Internet for business data’ firm Codat raises £80m

Codat, a universal API for small business data, has raised £80 million in a Series C investment rou...

LHV raises £30m as it seeks UK banking licence

Estonia-headquartered LHV Group has raised £30 million via a rights issue as it seeks to secure a U...

New investment values The Access Group at £9.2bn

The Access Group, a provider of business management software to mid-market organisations in the UK, ...