Fuel Ventures, a leading UK venture capital fund, has co-led a £300,000 funding round in PlanningHub, a cutting-edge PropTech platform using AI to transform access to planning information for property development. Designed to eliminate the inefficiencies of the UK’s complex planning system, PlanningHub provides instant, data-driven insights to developers, investors, and local authorities, helping to […]
London-based startup IMPOSSIBREW has successfully closed its latest Crowdcube fundraising round, securing £1,575,390—more than three times its original £500,000 target. Founded by Mark Wong, the company is redefining alcohol-free drinking with its patent-pending Social Blend technology, which naturally enhances relaxation while delivering an authentic beer experience. The funding round, which valued IMPOSSIBREW at £12 million […]
Gordon Ramsay is uniting his restaurant operations on both sides of the Atlantic through a deal that sees fresh investment flowing from US private equity house Lion Capital. The celebrity chef, 58, is merging the British and American arms of his global dining empire into a single entity, jointly owned on a 50–50 basis by […]
Lloyds Banking Group has been urged to release the complete version of a long-awaited review into whether it concealed a £1 billion fraud tied to the Reading branch of HBOS. Dame Meg Hillier, Chairwoman of the Treasury Committee, has called on Lloyds to publish a “full copy” of the Dame Linda Dobbs review—an independent investigation […]
UK employers are bracing for the largest wave of redundancies in a decade, as confidence among businesses plummets amid concerns over rising costs and tax hikes set to take effect from April. A new survey from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has revealed that redundancy intentions are at their highest level in […]