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Road quality firm Highway Data Systems raises £1.25m
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Road quality firm Highway Data Systems raises £1.25m - UKTN
Automated roadside quality assurance provider Highway Data Systems (HDS) has secured £1.25m from the Investment Fund for Scotland, managed by Maven Automated roadside quality assurance provider Highwa...
https://www.uktech.news/mobility/road-quality-firm-highway-data-systems-raises-1-25m-20260430
about 15 hours ago
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Online Oceans raises £4m to scale autonomous security fleets
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Online Oceans raises £4m to scale autonomous security fleets - UKTN
Christchurch-based Online Oceans has raised £4m to scale its build of autonomous surface vessels and fleet software for defence and maritime security. Christchurch-based Online Oceans has raised £4m ...
https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/online-oceans-raises-4m-to-scale-autonomous-fleets-for-maritime-security-20260430
about 16 hours ago
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Why startups don’t make it to Series A
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Why startups don’t make it to Series A - UKTN
The UK boasts one of the world’s best ecosystems for early-stage funding but the majority seem to struggle to extend beyond the seed stage.
https://www.uktech.news/databyte/why-startups-dont-make-it-to-series-a-seed-20260430
about 17 hours ago
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New law cracks down on misogynistic abuse online
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New law cracks down on misogynistic abuse online - UKTN
The Crime and Policing Act has become law, bringing in new measures to ensure women and girls are more protected online as new technologies evolve. The The Crime and Policing Act has become law, bring...
https://www.uktech.news/news/government-and-policy/new-law-cracks-down-on-misogynistic-abuse-online-20260430
about 19 hours ago
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London and the regions: Fintech’s connected future
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London and the regions: Fintech’s connected future - UKTN
The UK is not a collection of competing financial centres, it is interconnected, London is the gateway and the regions provide innovation.
https://www.uktech.news/opinion/london-and-the-regions-fintechs-connected-future-20260430
about 20 hours ago
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BioOrbit secures £9.8m to advance drug manufacturing in space
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BioOrbit secures £9.8m to advance drug manufacturing in space - UKTN
In-space drug manufacturing company BioOrbit has raised £9.8m in seed funding to accelerate its mission to manufacture pharmaceutical drugs in space at In-space drug manufacturing company BioOrbit has...
https://www.uktech.news/space-tech/bioorbit-secures-9-8m-to-advance-drug-manufacturing-in-space-20260430
about 21 hours ago
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Earlybird VC closes early-stage fund at £312m
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Earlybird VC closes early-stage fund at £312m - UKTN
Earlybird VC has closed its eighth early-stage tech fund at €360m (£312m), marking the largest raise in the firm’s history. The Berlin-based VC, which Earlybird VC has closed its eighth early-stage t...
https://www.uktech.news/funding/vc-funding/earlybird-vc-closes-early-stage-fund-at-312m-20260430
about 22 hours ago
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Construction robotics firm All3 scores £18.5m seed round
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Construction robotics firm All3 scores £18.5m seed round - UKTN
All3, a company developing robotic tools for the construction industry, has secured a $25m (£18.5m) seed investment.
https://www.uktech.news/deep-tech/construction-robotics-firm-all3-scores-18-5m-seed-round-20260429
1 day ago
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Forest raises £40m to accelerate London e-bike expansion
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Forest raises £40m to accelerate London e-bike expansion - UKTN
London-based micromobility company Forest has secured a further £27m in funding, taking its total Series B round to £40m. The round supports the London-based micromobility company Forest has secured ...
https://www.uktech.news/mobility/forest-raises-40m-to-accelerate-london-e-bike-expansion-20260429
2 days ago
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It’s time to move quantum from science to industry
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It's time to move quantum from science to industry - UKTN
Britain has long been a nation where important technologies begin, quantum computing is the country's next test.
https://www.uktech.news/opinion/its-time-to-move-quantum-from-science-to-industry-20260429
2 days ago
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FCA approves Vestd as a PISCES operator
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FCA approves Vestd as a PISCES operator - UKTN
Share scheme and equity management platform Vestd has been granted approval by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate the Private Intermittent Share scheme and equity management platform Ves...
https://www.uktech.news/news/fca-approves-vestd-as-a-pisces-operator-20260429
2 days ago
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AI is the ‘defining currency of the age’ says Tech Secretary
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AI is the 'defining currency of the age' says Tech Secretary - UKTN
The UK must "master" AI, the "defining currency of the age" to secure its position in history, according to Technology Secretary Liz Kendall.
https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-is-the-defining-currency-of-the-age-says-tech-secretary-20260428
3 days ago
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LemFi to invest £100m in UK as it relocates to London
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LemFi to invest £100m in UK as it relocates to London - UKTN
LemFi, the Nigerian-founded remittance fintech, has announced plans to invest £100m in the UK as it moves its global headquarters to London.
https://www.uktech.news/fintech/lemfi-to-invest-100m-in-uk-as-it-relocates-to-london-20260428
3 days ago
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YFM Equity Partners invests £7.6m in agency Swanky
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YFM Equity Partners invests £7.6m in agency Swanky - UKTN
YFM Equity Partners has invested £7.6m into Swanky, a full-service Shopify Platinum agency headquartered in Exeter. Swanky specialises in helping YFM Equity Partners has invested £7.6m into Swanky, a ...
https://www.uktech.news/ecommerce/yfm-equity-partners-invests-7-6m-in-agency-swanky-20260428
3 days ago
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Ineffable Intelligence secures £814m seed round
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Ineffable Intelligence secures £814m seed round - UKTN
UK-headquartered AI superintelligence company Ineffable Intelligence has secured $1.1bn (£814m) in seed funding. Ineffable is developing a new generation UK-headquartered AI superintelligence company ...
https://www.uktech.news/ai/ineffable-intelligence-secures-814m-seed-round-20260428
3 days ago
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UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Cloudsmith to Locai
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UK tech funding roundup: This week's deals from Cloudsmith to Locai - UKTN
This week’s UK tech funding deals include AI management platform Cloudsmith, synthetic fuel developer Rivan and more.
https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-cloudsmith-to-locai-20260424
7 days ago
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Former Orbex CEO named partner at Balderton Capital
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Former Orbex CEO named partner at Balderton Capital - UKTN
Revolut and Wayve investor Balderton has appointed veteran tech executive Phillip Chambers as its latest partner.
https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/former-orbex-ceo-named-partner-at-balderton-capital-20260424
7 days ago
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GOODFOLIO founder: Always think in systems
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GOODFOLIO founder: Always think in systems - UKTN
Omid Pakseresht is the founder and chief executive of GOODFOLIO, a company building AI systems to solve problems in enterprise environments.
https://www.uktech.news/ai/goodfolio-founder-20260424
7 days ago
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UK government ‘stepped back from the brink’ on AI copyright
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UK government 'stepped back from the brink' on AI copyright - UKTN
The UK government "stepped back from the brink" when it rolled back its controversial AI copyright proposals.
https://www.uktech.news/ai/uk-government-stepped-back-from-the-brink-on-ai-copyright-20260424
7 days ago
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FCA continues illegal ‘finfluencer’ crackdown
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FCA continues illegal 'finfluencer' crackdown - UKTN
The FCA has continued its push to target social media-based investment influencer as part of an international coalition.
https://www.uktech.news/news/government-and-policy/fca-continues-illegal-finfluencer-crackdown-20260424
7 days ago
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Northern Gritstone closes £20m to back UK life sciences
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Northern Gritstone closes £20m to back UK life sciences - UKTN
Northern Gritstone has secured £20m in new funding commitments to support its investments in the life science and deep tech sectors.
https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/northern-gritstone-closes-20m-to-back-uk-life-sciences-20260423
8 days ago
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Tech funding thrives outside of London, report reveals
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Tech funding thrives outside of London, report reveals - UKTN
More than half of VC investment now goes to firms outside of London, highlighting the growth and significance of regional ecosystems.
https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/tech-funding-thrives-outside-of-london-report-reveals-20260423
8 days ago
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Naturbeads secures £3.6m to set up Italy production plant
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Naturbeads secures £3.6m to set up Italy production plant - UKTN
University of Bath spinout Naturbeads has raised €4.1m (£3.6m) in EU funding to help set up and support its production plant in southern Italy. Naturbeads University of Bath spinout Naturbeads has rai...
https://www.uktech.news/climate-tech/naturbeads-secures-3-6m-to-set-up-italy-production-plant-20260423
8 days ago
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Cloudsmith raises £53m to accelerate its artifact management platform
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Cloudsmith raises £53m to accelerate its artifact management platform - UKTN
Belfast-based Cloudsmith has raised a $72m (£53.4m) Series C round to accelerate product development and expand its go-to-market capabilities. Cloudsmith Belfast-based Cloudsmith has raised a $72m (£5...
https://www.uktech.news/ai/cloudsmith-raises-53m-to-accelerate-its-artifact-management-platform-20260423
8 days ago
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MoD courts investors in defence tech push
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MoD courts investors in defence tech push - UKTN
The UK government is meeting with leaders from banking and venture capital in the hopes of encouraging investment into the defence industry.
https://www.uktech.news/defence-tech/mod-courts-investors-in-defence-tech-push-20260422
9 days ago
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UK regulators crack down on illegal crypto trading
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UK regulators crack down on illegal crypto trading - UKTN
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has led its first operation to disrupt an illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading scheme.
https://www.uktech.news/crypto/uk-regulators-crack-down-on-illegal-crypto-trading-20260422
9 days ago
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Locai raises £1m to develop its off-cloud AI infrastructure
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Locai raises £1m to develop its off-cloud AI infrastructure - UKTN
Deeptech startup Locai has raised £1m in pre-seed funding to further develop its off-cloud AI infrastructure. Currently, every user interaction generates Deeptech startup Locai has raised £1m in pre-...
https://www.uktech.news/ai/locai-raises-1m-to-develop-its-off-cloud-ai-infrastructure-20260422
9 days ago
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Aurrigo to relocate global headquarters in Coventry
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Aurrigo to relocate global headquarters in Coventry - UKTN
Autonomous vehicle and mobile robotics company Aurrigo is to relocate its global headquarters and core design and manufacturing centre to a new UK Autonomous vehicle and mobile robotics company Aurrig...
https://www.uktech.news/ai/aurrigo-to-relocate-global-headquarters-in-coventry-20260422
9 days ago
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Microsoft to face £2bn lawsuit for overcharging thousands of UK businesses
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Microsoft to face £2bn lawsuit for overcharging thousands of UK businesses - UKTN
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled to certify a £2bn legal opt-out collective action against Microsoft over its cloud computing and software The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has rule...
https://www.uktech.news/legal/microsoft-to-face-2bn-lawsuit-for-overcharging-thousands-of-uk-businesses-20260422
9 days ago
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Firenze secures £6m to accelerate access to Lombard lending
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Firenze secures £6m to accelerate access to Lombard lending - UKTN
Lombard lending fintech Firenze has secured a £6m funding round led by AlbionVC, with follow-on participation from all major existing investors including Lombard lending fintech Firenze has secured a ...
https://www.uktech.news/fintech/firenze-secures-6m-to-accelerate-access-to-lombard-lending-20260421
10 days ago
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Exergy3 raises £10m to shake up the clean heat market
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Exergy3 raises £10m to shake up the clean heat market - UKTN
University of Edinburgh spinout Exergy3 has raised £10m in seed funding to scale its proprietary technology and address industrial decarbonisation, grid University of Edinburgh spinout Exergy3 has rai...
https://www.uktech.news/climate-tech/exergy3-raises-10m-to-shake-up-the-clean-heat-market-20260421
10 days ago
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Talent recruitment platform inploi raises £3m
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Talent recruitment platform inploi raises £3m - UKTN
Inploi, the talent technology platform helping employers hire at scale, has secured £3m in a funding round led by YFM Equity Partners with support from Inploi, the talent technology platform helping e...
https://www.uktech.news/news/investment-news/talent-recruitment-platform-inploi-raises-3m-20260421
10 days ago
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Multiverse and Age UK partner on AI and data academy
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Multiverse and Age UK partner on AI and data academy - UKTN
Tech upskilling platform Multiverse has partnered with Age UK, the charity for older people, to launch an AI and data academy that will equip 60 team
https://www.uktech.news/news/multiverse-and-age-uk-partner-on-ai-and-data-academy-20260420
11 days ago
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British Business Bank commits £35m to new Episode 1 fund
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British Business Bank commits £35m to new Episode 1 fund - UKTN
The British Business Bank has made a commitment of up to £35m to VC Episode 1’s Fund IV. Episode 1 is an investor backing early stage companies primarily The British Business Bank has made a commitmen...
https://www.uktech.news/funding/british-business-bank-commits-35m-to-new-episode-1-fund-20260420
11 days ago
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Purpose-led innovation takes centre stage at LCR Tech Climbers
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Purpose-led innovation takes centre stage at LCR Tech Climbers - UKTN
Tech Climbers revealed the best performing product-led tech businesses that are making an impact in the Liverpool City Region.
https://www.uktech.news/partnership/purpose-led-innovation-takes-centre-stage-at-lcr-tech-climbers-20260420
11 days ago
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Urfuture raises £1.7m to rebuild entry-level hiring
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Urfuture raises £1.7m to rebuild entry-level hiring - UKTN
Manchester-based HR tech startup urfuture has secured a £1.7m seed round to support its mission to rebuild entry-level hiring in the AI age. Urfuture is Manchester-based HR tech startup urfuture has s...
https://www.uktech.news/funding/urfuture-raises-1-7m-to-rebuild-entry-level-hiring-20260420
11 days ago
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UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Wayve to The Little Loop
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UK tech funding roundup: This week's deals from Wayve to The Little Loop - UKTN
This week’s UK tech funding deals include autonomous driving software group Wayve, fashion re-selling platform The Little Loop and more.
https://www.uktech.news/funding/uk-tech-funding-roundup-this-weeks-deals-from-wayve-to-the-little-loop-20260417
14 days ago
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UK’s sovereign AI fund is needed to avoid Trump-era mayhem
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UK’s sovereign AI fund is needed to avoid Trump-era mayhem - UKTN
The UK's launch of a £500m Sovereign AI fund is a necessary move to avoid reliance on US capital amid the volatile Trump administration.
https://www.uktech.news/ai/uks-sovereign-ai-fund-is-needed-to-avoid-trump-era-mayhem-20260417
14 days ago
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Definely founder: For the cause, not the applause
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Definely founder: For the cause, not the applause - UKTN
Nnamdi Emelifeonwu is the co-founder and chief executive of Definely, an automated tool for crafting and reviewing legal documents.
https://www.uktech.news/news/founder-interviews/definely-founder-for-the-cause-20260417
14 days ago
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First investment from the UK’s £500m Sovereign AI Fund announced
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First investment from the UK's £500m Sovereign AI Fund announced - UKTN
The UK government has confirmed the first investment from its new £500m Sovereign AI fund will go towards infrastructure startup Callosum.
https://www.uktech.news/ai/first-investment-from-the-uks-500m-sovereign-ai-fund-announced-20260417
14 days ago
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The UK’s ‘R&D approach’ to boosting education with AI
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The UK's 'R&D approach' to boosting education with AI - UKTN
The UK government has announced plans to work with edtechs, AI labs and schools to develop new education tools.
https://www.uktech.news/ai/the-uks-rd-approach-to-boosting-education-with-ai-20260417
14 days ago
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Wayve raises new £44m investment from chip giants
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Wayve raises new £44m investment from chip giants - UKTN
London-based AI group Wayve has added $60m (£44m) of new funding from chip giants months after securing a $1.2bn investment.
https://www.uktech.news/ai/wayve-raises-fresh-funds-20260415
16 days ago
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Aussie fintech unicorn Zeller to take on UK market
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Aussie fintech unicorn Zeller to take on UK market - UKTN
Australian fintech unicorn Zeller has expanded to the UK in hopes of taking on the heavily competitive finance and payments sector.
https://www.uktech.news/fintech/zeller-uk-fintech-market-20260415
16 days ago
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The Little Loop raises £750k to drive sustainable fashion resale
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The Little Loop raises £750k to drive sustainable fashion resale - UKTN
Brighton-based clothing resale platform The Little Loop has secured £750k in investment from The FSE Group’s growth fund in the South East and FSE’s Brighton-based clothing resale platform The Little ...
https://www.uktech.news/fashion-tech/the-little-loop-raises-750k-to-drive-sustainable-fashion-resale-20260415
16 days ago
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AI and megarounds drive VC investment surge in Q1
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AI and megarounds drive VC investment surge in Q1 - UKTN
UK startups and scaleups raised over £5.7bn in venture capital in Q1 2026, marking a 60% increase on the same period last year and the strongest first UK startups and scaleups raised over £5.7bn in ve...
https://www.uktech.news/funding/vc-funding/ai-and-megarounds-drive-vc-investment-surge-in-q1-20260415
16 days ago
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Applications open for NatWest’s £100k Accelerator Pitch
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Applications open for NatWest’s £100k Accelerator Pitch - UKTN
NatWest has opened applications for its Accelerator Pitch competition, inviting entrepreneurs to compete for a share of £100,000 at each of its three live NatWest has opened applications for its UK‑wi...
https://www.uktech.news/news/applications-open-for-natwests-100k-accelerator-pitch-20260414
17 days ago
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TraqCheck raises £5.9m to scale its AI agents for recruitment
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TraqCheck raises £5.9m to scale its AI agents for recruitment - UKTN
London-based HR tech startup TraqCheck has closed its £5.9m series A funding round led by IvyCap Ventures, with participation from IIFL. As a remedy to London-based HR tech startup TraqCheck has clo...
https://www.uktech.news/funding/traqcheck-raises-5-9m-to-scale-its-ai-agents-for-recruitment-20260414
17 days ago
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Ralio raises £1.8m for its agentic business payments platform
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Ralio raises £1.8m for its agentic business payments platform - UKTN
Ralio, the payments platform purpose-built for AI agents, has secured a £1.8m pre-seed funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by Sure Valley Ralio, the payments platform purpose-built for AI ...
https://www.uktech.news/ai/ralio-raises-1-8m-for-its-agentic-business-payments-platform-20260414
17 days ago
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AI court transcripts could boost justice for victims
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AI court transcripts could boost justice for victims - UKTN
New research led by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) will take a deep dive into how AI can be used to transcribe court hearings and lead to New research, led by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMC...
https://www.uktech.news/ai/ai-court-transcripts-could-boost-justice-for-victims-20260414
17 days ago
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