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9fin becomes UK’s latest unicorn with £130m funding

9fin has become the UK’s latest unicorn after raising almost £130 million in Series C funding. ...

Accel-KKR takes majority stake in AccessPay

World-leading private equity investor Accel-KKR has acquired a majority stake in AccessPay. The d...

Empirical Ventures secures £10m to back ‘venture scientists’

The British Business Bank has announced a new £10 million commitment through its Regional Angels Pr...

Aura, founded by inspirational MND sufferer, backed by YFM

YFM Equity Partners has invested in Aura Life, a digital provider of funeral plans and end-of-life p...

Identity specialist GBG signs refinancing deal

Identity specialist GB Group plc has announced a £175 million refinancing deal. The business, le...

THIS co-founders launch utterly different business in Keith

The co-founders of plant-based food brand THIS are behind a new AI-first law firm which has just rai...

Granola, founded in 2023, becomes latest UK unicorn

London has its latest unicorn after AI note-taking app Granola raised £94 million in Series C fundi...

Prezzo CEO’s ‘mind blown’ as he raises £4.5m for TiPJAR

The CEO of Prezzo has said “my mind is pretty blown” after raising £4.5 million for his FinTech...

Northstar Ventures extends EIS Growth Fund into third year

Northstar Ventures has opened the third tranche of its EIS Growth Fund for investor subscriptions. ...

Graduate turns dissertation into GreenTech business

A graduate has raised £422,000 from investors to reimagine wind energy. Adarsh Bhardwaj is an ae...

BusinessBite: Losses widen at listed firms Blackbird, Quadrise

A summary of today's breaking news can be found below. Follow the BusinessBite live tech blog at thi...

QPLAY makes history as world’s first PISCES liquidity event opens

QPLAY has become the first company to be admitted to JP Jenkins' private market. It marks the ope...

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