Tag: UK
Sonovate takes on £14m for contract recruitment financing
Sonovate has raised a new round of funding totaling £14m for its recruiter-financing business. The Series B round was led by Global Founders Capital.
Plum nabs $500,000 for savings chatbot
Facebook Messenger-based chatbot Plum has raised $500,000 in a seed round of funding led by 500 Startup’s microfund. The round also saw local angel investors participate.
OpenGamma grabs $13.3m for rick-as-a-service software
Financial services software provider OpenGamma has raised $13.3m in a new round of funding.
The investment was led by Accel and ICAP with individual investor...
Santander UK forges alt-financing partnership with Crowdfunder
Banking giant Santander’s UK operation is partnering with alternative financing site Crowdfunder to provide £200,000 to community projects through the bank’s Changemaker Fund.
iwoca scores £21m to lend to more European SMEs
SME lender iwoca has raised £21m in a Series C round led by Prime Ventures. Funding also comes from existing backers.
Aire pockets $2m for machine learning-driven credit scores
London-based credit score provider Aire has raised $2m in a new round funding. The investment was led by White Star Capital with existing backers Sunstone Capital and Accion Venture Lab also participating.
Octopus Labs announces first FinTech accelerator cohort
FinTech accelerator Octopus Labs has announced the first five startups that will join its first programme this summer.
Zoopla leverages partnerships for investment channel
UK online property marketplace Zoopla is pushing into the rapidly growing property investment space with a new peer-to-peer lending and property ISA channel.
Brolly scores seed funding to smarten up insurance
Artificial intelligence-driven InsurTech startup Brolly has raised $13,360 in a seed round of funding. The investment in the London-based startup comes from Entrepreneur First and Innovate Finance.
Nested unlocks £1.2m for fast house sales
Aiming to help users sell their houses in just 90 days, Nested in a London PropTech company that’s just landed £1.2m in its first round of financing.
