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Artificial intelligence-powered finance chatbot Cleo has picked up $700,000 from angel investors. The London-based company saw participation from a large group of well-known European tech figures.

Pay-as-you-drive car insurance startup Cuvva has raised £1.5m in a new round of funding led by LocalGlobe.

UK-based digital mortgages startups habito has picked up £5.5m in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley-based VC Ribbit Capital.

UK lender Wonga has hired Joanna Baker as its new CFO as the firm attempt to restructure in the face of stricter regulation.

London-based insurtech startup BoughtByMany has raised £7.5m in a Series A round. Octopus Ventures led the investment.

Alternative finance intelligence service Crowdsurfer has picked up £1m in a new round of funding. Existing backer Mustard Seed led the investment.

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Funding Circle has raised $100m in a Series F round led by Accel Partners.

London-based financial service comparison platform CompareEuropeGroup has raised €20m in its Series A round. The investment comes from ACE & Company.

London-based online trading technology company Babel Systems is being acquired by US FinTech firm InvestCloud in a $20m deal.

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs is reporting a record year for the company with more than £85m invested into 158 deals on the platform.