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TreasurySpring raises $29M to expand its investment platform aimed at businesses with excess cash

Of the many issues highlighted by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, one big one was the liability of having too much cash sitting in too few bank accounts. Today a London startup called TreasurySpr

Supernormal raises $10M to automatically transcribe and summarize meetings

Generative AI is the tech industry’s buzzword of the moment. It’s no wonder — the VC firm Sequoia not long ago predicted that generative AI, which comprises AI that can generate text

Despite an ‘unprecedented correction’, Atomico’s newest partner wants to help European founders thrive

It has been a busy few months for Atomico, the European venture capital (VC) juggernaut founded by Skype co-creator Niklas Zennström some 16 years ago. After promoting three investors to partner back

Balderton closes $600M fund, its biggest yet earmarked for early-stage investments

Funding for European startups is at a record-high so far for this year, with €73.7 billion raised in the first three quarters, and the full year on track for more than 8,000 deals, according to rese

With new partner Colin Hanna, and Shikha Ahluwalia as associate, Balderton puts down roots in Berlin

As of now, one fo the U.K.’s biggest and most active tech VCs has a new partner. Principal Colin Hanna has spearheaded several of Balderton’s deals in the past couple of years and has now been app

Update: Cash-strapped Wonga goes into administration in the UK

Update: That’s it for Wonga’s UK business. The beleaguered payday loans company has just confirmed it’s gone into administration. Although it says its overseas businesses are contin

Dinghy picks up backing from Balderton for its flexible freelancer insurance

Insurtech was one of the big VC bets of 2017, and that looks set to continue into the new year as startups spot gaps in the insurance market. Continuing this trend is <a target="_blank" href="https:

The Tab Raises $3M For Its Hyperlocal News Site Written By Unpaid Student Journalists

The online disruption of journalism continues apace. Today The Tab, a hyperlocal news site aimed at young people and written mainly by “grassroots” (read: unpaid) student journalists, has

Sunrise Raises $6 Million From Balderton And Others To Build The Perfect Calendar

A year and a half after launching its first calendar app, Sunrise is raising a $6 million Series A round from Balderton Capital and existing investors — Bernard Liautaud is joining the board. Th

YC Alum GoCardless Raises Another $7M, Aims To Be The Stripe Of Direct Debit Payments

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.gocardless.com">GoCardless</a>, a Y-Combinator alum that has created a simple way for online businesses to set up and accept direct debit payments (that is, money t

Social Gaming Still In Play – Wooga Raises An Additional €5 Million

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/cp_1258027029_wooga-215x78.jpg" width="215" height="78" />It seems that social gaming is where the action is right now, and we're not just hea

VCs Exit As Music Retailer Buys Half Of 7Digital For $12.6 Million

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/cp_1251972845_16280v1-max-150x150.png" width="150" height="41" />Laggard UK music retailer <a href="http://HMV.com">HMV</a> is buying a 50 per