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Chip closes record crowdfund on Crowdcube

Digital savings account Chip has raised £11.5 million from 12,954 investors - the biggest equity cr...

PetTech plots expansion around US amid soaring revenues

A Brighton-based PetTech is planning to expand around the United States with its first round of fund...

WatchMyCompetitor one to watch after raising £2m

WatchMyCompetitor has secured £2 million in an investment round through Blackfinch Ventures and Pra...

£30m funding target for ‘financial super app’ Plum

Fast-growing FinTech Plum has closed £10.2 million of funding in a Series A round which it expects ...

Angels back ‘mental fitness’ platform for workplaces

An employer-led mental fitness training platform has raised £1.2 million. Fika, founded in 2017 ...

Shopblocks to hire 100 staff as it launches in Australia

Shopblocks plans to hire 100 staff with £1 million of funding as it expands its eCommerce website p...

120 leading VCs to join fundraising event for female founders

A record-breaking mentoring and fundraising event for female founders is set to connect them with 12...

£2.5m to power sustainable battery pioneer Aceleron

A company pioneering sustainable battery technology has raised a further £2.5 million as it continu...

FinTech behind Revolut, Curve and Starling raises £220m

One of the world’s leading payment technology platforms has raised £220 million in funding. Gl...

Robinhood backers invest in London startup 9fin

A London-headquartered FinTech has secured backing from investors in unicorns Robinhood and N26. ...

Nothing to £37m backing for connected tech products

A connected tech product company has raised £37 million and partnered with tech giant Qualcomm Tech...

£200m to boost UK growth at HR software unicorn

A HR software company is plotting rapid growth in the UK following a mammoth £200 million funding r...