The Edinburgh-based firm, co-founded by entrepreneurs Chris Downie and Martin Spinks, will use the investment to open a series of business hubs in the US, UK, and Portugal.
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The Edinburgh-based firm, co-founded by entrepreneurs Chris Downie and Martin Spinks, will use the investment to open a series of business hubs in the US, UK, and Portugal.
The firm has also launched its second $200m Growth Fund to provide later-stage funding to outperforming companies, primarily in its venture portfolios
GTP, a specialised provider of prepaid and virtual card processing solutions, and InTouch, a leading pan-African fintech, have joined forces in a strategic partnership to democratise access to card credentials for millions of consumers across Africa.
The Black Talent Awards provides a vital platform for championing both relatable individual professionals and their achievements.
Exceptional female entrepreneur, Tessa Clarke, has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Bold Woman Award by Veuve Clicquot, the longest-running international accolade honouring the most impressive women in business.
Doing What Really Matters (DMRM), a social enterprise that works with universities to offer degree courses to facilitate prisoner rehabilitation, has received £150,000 in funding.
Independent restaurant owners across London can apply for a share of almost £70,000 to help grow their business through an American Express-supported grant programme, run by the International Downtown Association (IDA) Foundation in partnership with the Association of Town & City Management (ATCM).
Over 50 cutting-edge farming projects are being awarded £30 million by The Farming Innovation Programme to help support farmers and growers produce more food sustainably in an attempt to move towards the net zero goal.
With over 200 social enterprise retail brands - a majority of which, 55%, are led by female founders - Social Supermarket, a certified B Corp, serves as a catalyst for organisations prioritising social impact over profit. The company's central mission – to simplify ethical and sustainable purchasing for businesses and consumers – grows increasingly pertinent as consumer desire for societal impact becomes more pronounced.
By working with IDVerse, Experian will allow its entire customer base to carry out identity verification checks as part of the customer journey. It also enables Experian to widen its partner ecosystem, making the end-to-end onboarding process seamless for clients and consumers.
he funding round was led by Climate Tech VC Systemiq Capital and includes an impressive group of investors across the construction industry and technology. The funding will scale Qflow’s operations in the UK and grow its presence in the US and Australia.
Talis announces the first closing of its third and largest $175m early-stage fund, focused on helping founders build disruptive, category-defining and enduring businesses.
Molymem which spun out of The University of Manchester in December 2022 with SEED equity of £500,000 led by Cambridge Angels has doubled its funding runway to over £1m with a further new investment from Green Angel Syndicate and Manchester based GC Angels.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has revealed that around 90 organisations have suffered personal data breaches following the recent Capita cyber-attack that happened in March earlier this year.
Embedded finance SaaS provider Toqio has announced a new Vice President of Sales. With over 14 years of experience in finance and technical sales, Michael Pierce joins Toqio to lead its commercial and marketing teams.
A chain of medical clinics which specialises in treating varicose veins and thread veins has raised £1.5m in debt funding from Frontier Development Capital (FDC) to help it expand into new locations nationwide.
Pyrpose, a breakthrough climate finance platform which connects climate conscious consumers directly with climate innovators to reduce future carbon emissions, is looking to accelerate its growth trajectory after announcing today that it has completed its fundraise.
Working with Cardiff Council as part of a trial of non-prescribed zebra crossings, VivaCity’s AI sensors have collected anonymous road user data to understand the crossings’ impact on pedestrian and vehicle interactions.
UrbanChain has previously received significant investment from Innovate UK and the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero.
Signaloid, the computing platform allowing companies to understand real-time uncertainty for autonomous decisions, has raised a seed round of £3 million led by IQ Capital, with additional investment from Type One and Creator Fund.