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Start-up allowing local shops to list on Google raises £2m

Retail tech start-up NearSt, which makes a retail shop's inventory visible in online searches, has r...

AI chip maker Graphcore raises £162m

Bristol-headquartered tech giant Graphcore has raised $222m (£162.4m) of investment to fuel further...

HumanForest crowdfunds £1.27m to expand e-bike fleet

HumanForest, a provider of sustainable shared e-bikes, has successfully completed a crowdfunding cam...

US expansion planned for FinTech automating charity donations

The food delivery sub-sector is one of only a handful enjoying a bumper year in 2020, and a London s...

Cloud HR and payroll provider XCD raises £2m

Bristol-based XCD, a cloud-based HR and Payroll software provider, has raised £2m to support its or...

GoCardless raises £71.8m to accelerate open banking strategy

GoCardless, a FinTech firm focussed on making recurring payments easier, has raised $95m (£71.8m) i...

Uber competitor Bolt closes £137m amid UK expansion plans

Uber has a new multi-platform transport competitor in the form of European mobility platform Bolt. ...

London SaaS purchase platform Cledara raises £2.5m

SaaS purchase and management platform Cledara has raised $3.4m (£2.5m) funding in a round led by Na...

Start-up taking on Zoom with ‘8-bit’ virtual world raises £2m

A virtual venues platform which allows people to work and socialise together has raised £2m in seed...

UK rocket-builder secures £18m for Scotland space launch

Space launch company Orbex has secured $24m (£18m) in a funding round led by BGF and Octopus Ventur...

AI money assistant Cleo raises £33m for further US expansion

Gen-Z focussed financial assistant Cleo has raised $44m (£33m) in Series B funding to further expan...

Human intelligence platform StreetBees raises additional £5m

Human intelligence platform Street Bees has announced an additional $6.7m (£5m) of investment from ...