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Inclusive fintech company Pockit completes £15 million fundraising
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th December 2020
Pockit recently announced the successful close of a £15 million Series B funding round from existing and new investors and has also launched a public crowdfunding campaign...
Fantastic news this week for Pockit, the inclusive FinTech company focussed on customers who are excluded and underserved by high street banks, as it announced that it has a £15 million Series B funding round f...
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UK-based startups sought for The Debut Sessions Christmas Special
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st December 2020
Applications still open for The Debut Sessions Christmas Pitch comp with the opportunity to win a Term Sheet for a £100,000 SEIS investment
If you’re a recently formed UK startup, take note, you’ve only got a few more days to apply for this fab comp. The Debut Sessions is hosting a LIVE Christmas Pitch Competition, via virtual events platform, Hopin, on the 15th December, 10am...
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Primer secures £14 million Series A funding
by: Startacus Admin ~ 30th November 2020
Primer, the innovative fintech that helps merchants consolidate their payments stack through its low-code infrastructure and online checkout API secures a £14 million Series A funding round, led by Accel
Fantastic news from Primer, the low-code payments infrastructure and online checkout API, which has just announced a £14 million Series A funding round led by Accel. Existing invest...
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On-demand wellness app, Urban secures major funding boost
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th September 2020The on-demand wellness app Urban raises £5.9 million on investment platform Seedrs to help it further develop its services and expand to more cities
Great news to start the week from on-demand wellness app Urban which has just raised £5.9 million on investment platform Seedrs, tripling its initial target of £2 million. This is Seedrs’ third largest raise this year, and wit...
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Omnipresent raises $2m to provide a solution for the remote work revolution
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th August 2020Major funding secured by London-based "employment-as-a-service" tech startup Omnipresent...
The Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated the remote working trend but by embracing remote employment, many companies are risking non-compliance with international labour laws and regulations.
Omnipresent addresses this challenge by its tech-enabled platform that handles all of the complexity of internationa...
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By Miles raises £15m in Series B funding round
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd May 2020
Major investment for innovative InsurTech company, By Miles
Good news for By Miles, the UK’s first real-time pay-by-mile car insurance provider, that has successfully raised £15m in a Series B funding round led by CommerzVentures. Existing By Miles investors Octopus Ventures, Insurtech Gateway and JamJar investments also continued their support committing further investment.The insu...
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Hyper-realistic plant-based meat company THIS™ raises £4.7m
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th March 2020
Investment news announced for one of the leading companies in the meat-alternative market
THIS™, arguably the world's most realistic meat alternative company has just revealed that it has raised £4.7m in ‘Seed Plus’ investment, led by London-based fund Backed. The other venture capital firms involved in the round are Five Seasons Ventures, Idinvest Partners, Seedcam...
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The different funding stages for startups
by: Startacus Admin ~ 31st October 2019If you’ve just started a new business, the concept of funding will be both necessary and daunting. News stories talk about companies raising money in different funding rounds – but what do those headlines actually mean?
Harper James Solicitors work with start-ups throughout their evolution, seeing first-hand how the different stages of funding lead to growth. Here the firm...
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Digital freight forwarder Zencargo announces its seed plus round
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th September 2018Zencargo, a digital freight forwarder on a mission to simplify global trade, announces its seed plus round, led by LocalGlobe, bringing total funds raised to over $4m.
The international shipping business has changed little in the last century - it’s still slow and opaque, with many processes carried out manually and on paper.
Step forward Zencargo, a digital freight forwarder that has...
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Countingup raises £2.3m in seed round
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd September 2018Countingup raises £2.3m in seed funding to offer accounting and banking to small businesses, receiving the backing of leading fintech investors, led by Forward Partners with participation from Frontline Ventures and JamJar Investments.
Founded by Tim Fouracre, formerly CEO of Clear Books Plc, Countingup, a revolutionary mobile app, allows small businesses to do their banking, bookkeepi...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.