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Venture Capital Funding

Articles, news and expert analysis on venture capital funding in the UK and Europe.

UK AI start-ups on the rise: one founded every 5 days

London-based VC firm, MMC Ventures, commissioned a study on the state of AI in 2017, which identifies opportunities for early-stage tech start-ups in the sector, as well as challenges to overcome for sustained growth.

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Mixed reality start-up Curiscope raises $1m

Curiscope raises $1 million in seed funding to bring learning to life through augmented and virtual reality.

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Playbuzz raises additional $35m to boost storytelling capabilities

Tel-Aviv headquartered global storytelling platform Playbuzz secures $35 million in a series C round led by Viola Growth.

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How closing the gender gap in angel investing can help female founders

94% of HNW women are still in the dark about angel investing, which may also be holding female entrepreneurs back.

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AppyParking raises an additional £2.25m in funding from Aviva Ventures

Parking app, AppyParking raised a further £2.25 million in funding from major investor Aviva Ventures and from new shareholder, Breed Reply.

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University Cribs secures £450K in seed funding from angel investors‎

Cardiff-based University Cribs secured £450,000 in seed funding from entrepreneurs-turned investors in related industries.

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The long game: Why investing in industrial high tech is the next frontier

EcoMachine Ventures' Ilian Iliev talks to GrowthBusiness about the UK's puzzling funding gap, and why investing in industrial high tech is the next frontier for innovation.

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Furhat Robotics’ socially intelligent robot tech raises $2.5m

Furhat Robotics, the start-up that is developing socially intelligent robots, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding from Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe.

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The long game: Why investing in industrial high tech is the next frontier

EcoMachine Ventures' Ilian Iliev talks to GrowthBusiness about the UK's puzzling funding gap, and why investing in industrial high tech is the next frontier for innovation.

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Furhat Robotics’ socially intelligent robot tech raises $2.5m

Furhat Robotics, the start-up that is developing socially intelligent robots, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding from Balderton Capital and LocalGlobe.

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Heist Studios raises $2.6m from Net-a-Porter’s Natalie Massenet and top fashion VCs

Heist Studio raises $2.6 million from big names in fashion and e-commerce, and is on track to become a leading London-based luxury brand.

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Scotland’s first pre-seed tech accelerator Seed Haus reveals first cohort of start-ups

Scotland's first dedicated pre-seed stage tech accelerator, Seed Haus, announces its diverse first cohort.

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InfoSum adds $5m to seed round with support from LocalGlobe

Infosum secures further seed funding to build out its data software ahead of GDPR coming into effect.

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Edinburgh edtech start-up Gecko Labs secures £1m

Edinburgh-based Gecko Labs has secured £1 million to roll out its live chat system for universities internationally.