London-based battery tech start-up Sention Technologies has raised £3.7 million in a seed funding round to accelerate the commercialisation of its cutting-edge diagnostic tools for the battery industry. The round, led by Twin Path Ventures, attracted backing from a strong line-up of energy and AI-focused investors, including Doral Energy-Tech Ventures, Endgame Capital, Energy Revolution Ventures, […]
Revolut, the UK’s most valuable fintech company, has selected Paris as its new European headquarters, announcing a €1 billion investment in France over the next three years as part of its continued European expansion. The London-based digital bank confirmed it is applying for a French banking licence and will make the French capital its operational […]
Business investment in the UK jumped by 5.9% in the first quarter of 2025, marking the fastest pace of growth in two years and easing concerns that recent payroll tax increases would curb private sector spending. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the sharp rise in investment from January to March helped lift […]
Wireless Logic, a British telecoms firm specialising in Internet of Things (IoT) communications, has sold a minority stake to US private equity group General Atlantic, in a deal that values the business at £3.5 billion — a staggering 100-fold increase from its valuation when it was bought back from Dragons’ Den investor Peter Jones in […]
The University of Hull has announced the launch of Railwhere, a new spinout company set to transform the freight industry by helping rail operators cut costs, reduce emissions, and deliver goods more efficiently. Developed from seven years of cutting-edge research at the University’s Logistics Institute, Railwhere combines operational insight with award-winning software to support a […]
Investor appetite for backing high-growth private companies through the UK’s flagship Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) has dropped significantly, with new HMRC figures showing a 20% fall in funds raised in the year to March 2024. Companies secured just £1.6 billion through EIS last year, down from £2.0 billion the previous year and well below the […]
Fuel Ventures has led a £340,000 investment round into Community Wolf, a fast-growing South African startup using WhatsApp to revolutionise public safety through community-driven crime reporting and intelligence gathering. The funding, which closed this month, marks a pivotal step in Community Wolf’s mission to use simple, accessible technology to make communities around the world safer […]
Solitaire.io, the innovative online card game platform founded by Welsh creative entrepreneur Gaz Thomas, is launching a bold new physical product: Mosh Idols Punk Rock Playing Cards. Backers of the Kickstarter campaign, which is now live, will receive a punk-themed deck of playing cards enhanced by eXtended Reality (XR) features. When viewed through a phone camera, […]
More than £18 million has been raised for grassroots sport across the UK since 2018, thanks to a trailblazing partnership between Crowdfunder and Sport England — a milestone celebrated last week at a special event in the House of Commons. The event brought together MPs, funding partners, sports bodies, and community leaders, who gathered to […]
Better Society Capital (BSC), the UK’s leading social impact investor, has reached a major milestone, passing £1 billion in investments aimed at tackling the country’s most pressing social challenges. Originally launched in 2011 as Big Society Capital, the fund was established with £400 million from dormant bank accounts and £200 million from four of Britain’s […]