Sidekick, a UK-based wealth management startup, has secured £3.3m in pre-seed funding led by Octopus Ventures ahead of its launch in 2023. The funding will be used to build out the app-based product, expand the in-house asset management team, and secure regulatory permissions and registrations. Co-founders Matthew Ford and Peter Townsend previously founded mobile banking […]
Healthtech startup Daye is empowering women by providing better ways to understand, monitor and improve their menstrual, hormonal and reproductive health. The company has a vision of raising the standard of gynaecological health by making it easier for women and assigned female at birth (AFAB) individuals to take care of their health. Daye aims to
Manchester-based digital contracting software business Summize has secured £5m in Series A investment from YFM Equity Partners and Maven Capital to build their presence in the US. Founded in 2018, Summize uses AI to make legal contracts easier to understand and has more than 100 businesses worldwide on its platform, including Fujifilm, Everton FC, NCC
UK-based spaceflight startup, Orbex, has closed a £40.4 million ($46.1 million) Series C funding round to support its final push to conduct its first orbital rocket launch as early as next year. Orbex has developed a two-stage microlauncher called Prime, which uses renewable bio-propane fuel and has a payload capacity of 180 kilograms to low
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London-based startup Zeus has secured £1.8m in funding from angel investors to expand its freight management software business across Europe. Zeus’ software platform provides fleet management tools, access to large goods vehicles, and the ability to offset carbon emissions during deliveries. The startup currently manages over 660,000 tonnes of cargo worth approximately £6bn annually and
Payable, a fintech startup based in London, has raised a €6 million seed round to modernize payment operations and automate business bank transfers for the internet economy. Co-founders Daniel Yubi and Raz Musca built Payable after experiencing the inefficiencies and stresses of payment operations firsthand while working at Checkout. The startup provides an API and
