StreetHub, the leading network of independent retailers has announced a £1.7m funding round led by Octopus Ventures, alongside the launch of Trouva.
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eMoov achieves biggest PropTech Crowdcube raise
eMoov, the online estate agency, is celebrating a successful crowdfunding campaign after raising £2,615,530, more than two and half times its target.
Sup app lands $1.1M in seed funding
Sup – a new app that helps millennials see their friends more – launches with $1.1 million in seed funding from JamJar.
ShopFully receives €10M in funding from Highland Europe
ShopFully Group’s platform, founded in 2010, is used by over 13 million people worldwide to help them prepare and plan their purchases in physical stores, in the smartest way possible.
eMoov smashes funding target to reach over £2M
Episode 1 Ventures and Maxfield Capital Partners have both increased their investment in eMoov, with the online estate agency receiving fresh capital from Swiss venture capital firm Startive Ventures.
Keenan Recycling expands in Central Belt with BGF investment
A Scottish organic waste management company has secured a £2.2m investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund) to fuel its expansion in the Central Belt.
Rebekah Brooks marks News UK return with £58m purchase of Unruly
The advertising platform company Unruly Media based in London’s Tech City has been bought by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in a deal worth an initial £58million with performance increments totalling a further £56million.
Limejump secures £1.4 million to transform UK’s energy market
Funding round sees Angel CoFund and JamJar Investments join existing investors Passion Capital to help electricity supplier combine real-time data with software and technology to ensure businesses optimise energy use
Rockabox secures £3.7m from backers including Innocent Drinks founders
Advertising technology business Rockabox has secured £3.7m in a funding round led by leading entrepreneurs including Innocent Drinks and JamJar Investments’ founders Richard Reed, Adam Balon and Jon Wright.
Disruptive legal start-up, CaseHub, founded by teen grad raises seed round
CaseHub, a disruptive legal start-up that will help make legal battles accessible for everyday consumers, founded by 23 year-old Cambridge law graduate Michael Green has raised a round of seed funding led by Downing Ventures.
Churchdesk answers prayers to take churches into digital age with $2M purse
Church management platform ChurchDesk today announced $2m of financing which will help staff and volunteers run their church more efficiently and better engage with their local community,
Powered Now reaches £350k target on Crowdcube
Tech start-up Powered Now with its mobile admin app for tradesmen, has successfully hit its crowdfunding target of £350,000 in its second raise on Crowdcube and the pitch is now overfunding.
11health secures additional funding
Medtech firm 11health has completed a new round of funding, raising a total of £775,000 from six angel investors, on top of the initial funding round of £500,000. This brings the total funding to over £1.25m.
Lord Sugar exits digital advertising company Amscreen
Lord Sugar has sold his out-of-home media business Amscreen to former international chief executive of CBS Outdoor Tom Goddard.
Filmore & Union celebrate crowdfunding success
Filmore & Union, a healthy eating company, are celebrating a funding round in which they raised £430,000, enabling them to accelerate their expansion plans across Yorkshire and the North of England.
