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Index Ventures raises £1.8bn to fuel AI innovation

Index Ventures has raised £1.8 billion from institutional investors to leverage recent breakthrough...

Switchee secures £5m to fight mould in social housing

Switchee has secured a £5 million investment to prevent mould and reduce energy bills in social hou...

Biggest overhaul of UK listing rules in three decades

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced the biggest overhaul of listing rules in the UK for mo...

Prehabilitation platform founded by NHS doctors wins funding

A startup founded by NHS doctors has raised £500,000 to revolutionise pre-operative care. PreAct...

UK tech secures lion’s share of 2024 Euro venture funding

UK technology companies have secured the lion's share of European venture funding so far this year. ...

Labour unveils National Wealth Fund to unlock private investment

Labour has unveiled plans for a National Wealth Fund which it says will unlock private investment fo...

Innovate UK funding to expand OSY Group globally

Food tech trailblazer OSY Group has received fresh financial backing to accelerate international gro...

Steven Bartlett backs ‘one of the best entrepreneurs I’ve ever met’

BBC Dragon Steven Bartlett has invested in recruitment tech and talent agency Chapter 2. The busi...

BGF backs Cardiff cybersecurity scaleup with £5m

Cardiff-based consultancy firm PureCyber has secured a £5 million investment from BGF. Founded i...

Tracebit secures seed funding for cyber ‘canaries’

Tracebit, a cloud threat detection and deception platform, has raised a £3.9 million seed funding r...

Dealmaker is upbeat about M&A activity for rest of 2024

Award-winning dealmaker Jonathan Boyers has predicted a busy end to the year in the  M&A market...

AI firm Cykel raises £350,000 after reverse takeover

Cykel AI PLC has raised £350,000 in fresh capital via a share placing. The London firm’s produ...