Like in many industries, there’s an acute shortage of security guards. This means guards still on the job have to pull extra hours and are more likely to make mistakes because of fatigue. Ascento is
The U.K.’s Enterprise Investment Scheme has been a powerhouse for startups out of the U.K. because it allowed angel investors to invest in a very tax-efficient manner. Launched in 1994, it was desig
Vinehealth, a 2018-founded, London-based digital health startup that’s built an app offering personalized support for cancer patients while also making it easier to gather patient-reported outco
It was way back in 2018 that Omni:us appeared to disrupt the insurance market by applying AI to this most legacy of all industries. It has now gone on to raise $44.1 million. In a similar vein, Shift
Tel Aviv’s Orca AI, a computer vision startup that can be retrofitted to cargo ships and improve navigation and collision avoidance, has raised $13 million in a Series A funding, taking its total r
In the wake of International Women’s Day, a group of leading VC funds are grouping together to offer remote office hours for 250-plus women founders from across Europe on May 6th this year. Women fo
Omnipresent, which helps companies employ remote-working local teams worldwide, has closed a $15.8 million Series A funding round. The fundraise was led by an undisclosed investor with participation f
UK investors have come together to create a new virtual pitching event designed to address the problems with the current startup ecosystem that can lead to inequalities and “warm intros” m
Playfair Capital, the U.K. seed investor, has raised a new $32 million fund to continue investing in promising early-stage tech startups. The VC firm, founded in 2013 by Federico Pirzio-Biroli, who is
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.splittable.co">Splittable</a>, the London-based startup that makes an app to help <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/25/splittable-app-makes-a-play-for-renter
<a target="_blank" href="http://StreetHub.com">StreetHub</a>, the U.K. startup that's helping independent shops and boutiques be discovered and sell online, has raised a further $2.6 million in fundin
Knyttan, the London-based on-demand fashion startup and graduate of Techstars London, has picked up £2 million in seed funding to help it disrupt the garment production industry. London-based Connect
<a target="_blank" href="http://oradian.com">Oradian</a>, another European startup offering cloud-based software for micro finance institutions (MFIs) in developing markets, has picked up financing of
Fintech startup <a target="_blank" href="http://birdback.com">Birdback</a> reckons we already carry one loyalty card to rule them all: our existing credit or debit card. The London-based company has c
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.festicket.com">Festicket</a>, the UK site that <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/22/festicket/">aims to make</a> booking and attending a music festival akin t
<em>A bit like waiting for a London bus, you wait forever to pitch a London VC, and then eleven turn up at once.</em>
In what appears to be somewhat unprecedented, and perhaps signals a new era of