The concierge service GuestU that you carry with you on your smartphone has raised a $1.1m seed funding round led by Portugal Ventures.
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‘Skype of payments’ Droplet bags £575,000 Crowdcube funding
The alternative to credit and debit card service Droplet secured in excess of original crowdfunding target with backing from over 300 investors
Addison Lee boosts eco credentials with green car service Climate Cars purchase
London’s largest private hire car service Addison Lee has acquired London-based eco-friendly passenger car service Climate Cars for an undisclosed sum.
MuleSoft Closes $128 Million Investment
MuleSoft, the company that makes it easy to connect applications, data and devices, has announced $128 million in funding led by Salesforce Ventures, Salesforce’s global corporate investment group.
Big data specialist bd4travel raises $4.2M in funding round
bd4travel, the predictive analytics platform for the travel industry, today announced a $4.2 million Series A funding round led by Hoxton Ventures with participation from Talis Capital and Robin Klein of The Accelerator Group.
WhiskyInvestDirect raises £1m on Angels Den to launch whisky crowdfunding platform
WhiskyInvestDirect, the new platform that gives investors the chance to profit from maturing whisky, has exceeded its initial target of £1m on the angel-led crowdfunder Angels Den
Eve closes £600,000 seed round to reinvent mattress sales
The funding announcement comes after three months of significant growth as the disruptive mattress e-commerce business exceeds first three-months’ revenue targets by 1500 per cent and launches in Germany
Spotify raises $350M new funding round valuing streaming company at $8BN
Spotify, the popular music streaming app, has just received another round of funding from prominent venture capital investors led by Goldman Sachs as well as Abu Dhabi’s investment fund
Build it Yourself computer company Kano raises $15m for new kit launch
‘Build it yourself’ computer company Kano, founded by Alex Klein and Yonatan Raz-Fridman, has secured $15m Series A investment in a deal led by Breyer Capital to support the launch of its new product extension.
Space Ape Games receives £4.25M in new funding to accelerate growth
Space Ape Games, the developer behind the successful mobile title Samurai Siege, announced that they have secured £4.25M in growth capital from Silicon Valley Bank.
Natter.com Receives Investment for Growth
Natter.com, the three word social network, today announced that it has received its second round of funding from Downing LLP, the investor in fast growth UK businesses.
SimplyCook receives $1.1m backing to bring expansion to the boil
New subscription-based recipe concept provides ingredients for people to create new dishes at home
ROVOP continues deeper expansion with £10m BGF investment
ROVOP, the independent subsea remotely operated vehicle (ROV) services company, is gearing up for continued development of its fleet and international expansion after securing £10m of funding from the Business Growth Fund.
ClickMechanic secures £320,000 to fix car repairs industry
London-based ClickMechanic, the online marketplace for car repairs, has closed a financing round of £320,000 from angel investors led by former Just Eat CEO Klaus Nyengaard.
gamesGRABR becomes first tech firm to receive investment from London Co-investment Fund
gamesGRABR, the social network for gaming has successfully raised more than £450,000 in its second round of funding on the Crowdcube platform, smashing its initial £250,000 target by over 80% and attracting 221 investors, including the London Co-investment Fund.
