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Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs. Berlin-based InsurTech startup SureIn has closed a €4M Seed round for its mission to provide end-to-end insurance solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The funding round was led by Pact VC and will be used to f...
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SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis. The round was led by UK seed fund Ascension and its impact fund, Fair By Design, and includes Force Over Mass, and a number of other prominent investors. The London-based fintech startup is revolutionising debt management by providing users with an overview of th...
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41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms. Following a marathon of pitches, 41 startups from 13 countries, including Germany, Austria, Singapore, USA, UK, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Israel, Spain, and Estonia were selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program. Ove...
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Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community. The latest investment will go towards building a world-class team, advancing Another Round’s product capabilities and R&D. Set up in 2018 by Max Cotton, an ex-professional MMA fighter turned fitness tech entrepreneur, Another Round applies its ...
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Thingtrax Secures £4.3M to Empower Manufacturers to Build the Factories of the Future IoT SaaS startup Thingtrax has raised £4.3M in a Pre-Series A round co-led by Concentric, Superseed and Puma Private Equity. The investment was also supported by Haatch, Portfolio Ventures, Vinci Venture Capital and several well-known angel investors, including super angel Charlie Songhurst. T...
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A measure of inflation relief for small firms sees transport costs fall but service price increases remain elevated... Responding to news that CPI has fallen to 7.9%, while core inflation fell to 6.9% in the 12 months to June 2023, Martin McTague, National Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), said: “The fall in CPI buys small businesses a little bit of breathing space, and ...
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  Residential solar start-up, Glowb has raised £1.2m in its first funding round in a bid to become the UK’s most trusted and people-centred solar brand. Mission-driven VC firm Ada Ventures led a funding round oversubscribed by 80%. Other participants include consumer-focused investment firm Active Partners which has backed brands like Soho House, Finisterre and Leon, as well as ...
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Upp., a London-based technology business that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to disrupt how retailers market and sell their products online, has raised $10 million in a Seed funding round led by California based Bonfire Ventures. Upp.AI, the company’s platform, analyses data using sophisticated AI and ML technology to optimise ad spend, improve product discovery, and in...
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SQUAKE closes €3.5m Seed round to enable travel and logistics players to make more sustainable choices – completing €5m of total funding SQUAKE – the climate tech startup powering accurate carbon calculations and providing tangible compensation for travel and logistics emissions – has announced it has raised €3.5 million in funding led by Simon Capital, with par...
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Ten of the most promising start-ups in Northern Ireland have each been awarded £10,000 proof of concept (POC) grants following their involvement in Catalyst’s early-stage entrepreneurship programme Co-Founders. Co-Founders is an innovative programme which brings together ambitious people from diverse backgrounds who are interested in creating a start-up with high-growth potential in...
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Supply chain and logistics fintech secures backing from Zero Gravity Capital as it records 350% year-on-year growth and partnership with Allianz Trade. 4Trans, a fintech specialising in financial products for supply chain and logistics companies, has announced a significant but undisclosed pre-Series A from Zero Gravity Capital. The funding will be used to strengthen the Czech fintech&rsq...
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DPD is seeking companies that specialise in sustainable solutions to reduce carbon emissions in transport, delivery, and buildings for their first EcoLab. DPD is partnering with leading global innovation specialist L Marks to launch EcoLab, a programme to discover additional sustainable solutions for DPD, centred around carbon reduction in transport, delivery, and buildings, with the goal of mi...
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