Cambridge-based video conferencing firm StarLeaf raises $40m
StarLeaf, a cloud-based video conferencing firm, has raised $40m from investors including Highland Europe and Grafton Capital. Founded in Cambridge in 2008 by three telecomms and video conference...
View ArticleAI startup Vivacity Labs gets £1.6m
Vivacity Labs has raised £1.6m in funding from Downing Ventures, the London Co-Investment Fund and Tracsis. The startup, which is working on developing an AI camera to eventually facilitate the...
View ArticleLondon-based robo-adviser MortgageGym raises £2m Seed
MortgageGym, an FCA-authorised mortgage robo-adviser, has raised a Seed round of £2m. The London-based company, which is set to officially launch this summer, claims it will allow homebuyers to...
View ArticleOn-demand delivery firm Quiqup gets £20m as it gears up for global expansion
Quiqup has raised £20m in Series B funding in a round led by JOBI Capital, a New York-based fund. The London-based startup also drew investment from Transmed, a prominent consumer goods distributor...
View ArticleRegTech startup Regnosys gets $900,000
Regnosys, a RegTech startup set up by two former Goldman Sachs employees, has received $900,000 in funding. Co-founded in 2016 by Leo Labeis and Pierre Lamy, Regnosys seeks to help firms leverage...
View ArticleRooks Nest Ventures raises £28m to invest in UK tech
Rooks Nest Ventures has announced the launch of a £28m investment fund targeting UK technology companies operating in the media and entertainment sectors. The new London-based fund will seek to invest...
View ArticleFirstminute Capital raises $60m to invest in European tech firms
New seed fund Firstminute Capital has raised $60m to back early-stage European technology entrepreneurs. The London-based fund was created by Lastminute.com founder Brent Hoberman, and Spencer Crawley,...
View ArticleIris Capital launches €250m European tech investment fund
Iris Capital, a Paris-based VC firm, has raised €250m to invest in European tech. The firm will back startups from the Seed to growth stage and will seek to invest from €1m up to €30m. A spokesperson...
View Article500 Startups’ Dave McClure resigns over sexual harassment claims, Amazon’s...
Welcome to The Week in Tech, your roundup of the latest top tech news. This week, we have 500 Startups’ sexual harassment woes, more than £38m in UK tech investment, a new €2.4bn growth fund, a £9.1bn...
View ArticleSamsung to back European tech startups with $150m fund
Samsung Next, the $150m (£117m) tech investment fund owned by the South Korean giant, is looking to invest in early-stage startups across Europe. The fund, which launched in January, will target...
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