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London FinTech Flagstone reveals major VC investment news...London based FinTech Flagstone, developer of the UK’s largest cash deposit marketplace, has raised $15m in venture capital in a round led by OMERS Ventures and supported by existing investors including Kindred Capital and Moneysupermarket Group plc. Flagstone was founded in 2013 and has grown rapidly to become the leader in the U...
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Hopin is the first all-in-one live online events platform where attendees can learn, interact, and connect with people from anywhere in the world... Last year, we wrote about Spanish startup Virtway, whose platform allows people to attend virtual conferences, seminars, job fairs, etc. from the comfort of their own homes. Such events can be too far away, prohibitively expensive, or you simply can...
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Exciting news for London-based space-as-a-service startup, Bold with its acquisition by Newable NewFlex, the leading provider of branded office solutions, powered by Newable, has acquired London-based space-as-a-service startup, Bold. Bold offers asset owners a creative and boutique flexible office space brand designed to attract entrepreneurs and innovators, with spaces characterised by daring a...
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Gravity Co-living! The business that's creating a global community of young professionals by offering beautifully designed living spaces with an emphasis on co-living Housing is a difficult subject at the moment. In dense urban areas, it can be near to impossible to find accommodation that strikes a balance between quality and price. A compromise might be to find somewhere to live with others, ...
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The innovative femtech startup that is using AI and genetic testing to provide a tailored oral contraception service for women... The contraceptive pill is taken by millions of women in Europe alone, but aside from the fact that it is not 100% guaranteed to be effective, it can cause side effects ranging from headaches and migraines, to nausea, to mood swings, to even temporary vision loss. ...
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More FinTech headquarters based in London than any other city according to report just published from Savills and flexible office specialist Workthere... Good news for the economy today with the publication of recent research from Savills and its flexible office specialist Workthere which has shown that London has the most FinTech headquarters of any city in the world. There are currently ...
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Funding success will see this startup's development and expansion plans move forward Great news from London-based startup, Perlego who have announced that they’ve closed their Series A fundraising round at a total of £7 million.The funding has been backed by Charlie Songhurst, Dedicated VC, Thomas Leysen (Chairman of Mediahuis and Umicore) as well as further financing from Perl...
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Musician or fan? Record label or promoter? This music-tech startup, Show4me could be for you... London-based Show4Me is an ecosystem for all angles of the music industry, from music lovers, to budding musicians, to industry professionals. Through regular interaction with fans, artists can start a dialogue in order to gauge the demand for their music and shows prior to organizing a show or re...
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We take a look at Freetrade, the fintech startup that'll enable us all to invest on the stock market... Certain Startacustodians might have been rich now had we continued to invest in the likes of Tesla and Bitcoin. Instead of writing this article, we’d be landing our private helicopter on our super-yacht and berating the help for not topping up Richard Branson’s champagne. Or at le...
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The London based startup, Good Life Sorted that has created a marketplace for older adults to connect with helpers within the community... It is an unfortunate fact that older people are more often the targets of scams and related crimes than the average younger person. They are often depicted as either too trusting and gullible, or the complete opposite and they won’t open the door to anyo...
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