London technology provider Weavr completes £29.5m Series A funding
HQ: UK
Founded: 2018
Series A
Sector: Software
Investment Raised: GBP 29.5M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Anthemis Group (https://www.anthemis.com/) Force Over Mass Capital (https://www.fomcap.com/) Headline (https://headline.com/) Latitude (https://latitudeventures.vc/) Mubadala Capital Ventures (https://www.mubadala.com/en) QED Investors (https://www.qedinvestors.com/) Seedcamp (https://seedcamp.com/) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) UFP Fintech (https://www.utdfirst.com/ufpfintech/)
Sweden’s Volta raises $260M at a $490M valuation to get its all-electric trucks into production by the end of this year
HQ: SE
Founded: 2019
Series C
Sector: Electric Vehicle
Investment Raised: USD 260M €
USD 490M
Valuation
Investors: Waypoint Capital (https://www.waypointcapitalpartners.com/) Luxor Capital Group (https://luxorcap.com/) Byggmästare A J Ahlström (https://andersjahlstrom.se/) Agility (https://www.agility.com/en/agility-ventures/)
Centauri Therapeutics Closes £24 Million GBP Series A Investment Round
HQ: UK
Founded: 2015
Series A
Sector: Biotechnology
Investment Raised: GBP 24M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Animatrix Founders (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/animatrix-founders) Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (https://www.boehringer-ingelheim-venture.com/) Evotec (https://www.evotec.com/en) Kent Life Science LLP (http://www.checkcompany.co.uk/company/OC420283/KENT-LIFE-SCIENCE-%28GP%29-LLP) Novo Holdings (https://www.novoholdings.dk/) Wren Capital (https://www.wrencapital.co.uk/)
Sharegain Accelerates Global Growth by Raising a $64 Million Series B Led by WestCap
HQ: UK
Founded: 2015
Series B
Sector: Financial Services
Investment Raised: USD 64M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Blumberg Capital (https://blumbergcapital.com/) Citi (https://www.citi.com/ventures/) EJF Capital (https://www.ejfcap.com/) Kessler family office (https://kesslerfoundation.org/) Maverick Ventures Israel (https://www.maverick.vc/) Optiver Principal Strategic Investments (https://www.optiver.com/psi/) Rhodium (https://www.rhodium.co.il/) SixThirty (https://sixthirty.co/) WestCap (https://www.westcap.com/)
Britishvolt kicks off funding round with $54 mln from Glencore
HQ: UK
Founded: 2018
Series C
Sector: Electronics
Investment Raised: USD 54M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Bank of America (https://www.bankofamerica.com/) Citibank (https://www.citi.com/) Glencore (https://www.glencore.com/) Peel Hunt (https://www.peelhunt.com/)
Investors: BGF Ventures (https://www.bgf.co.uk/) HydrogenOne Capital (https://hydrogenonecapitalgrowthplc.com/) IP Group (https://www.ipgroupplc.com/) Parkwalk Advisors (https://parkwalkadvisors.com/) UCL Technology Fund (https://www.ucltf.co.uk/)
Investors Fired Up About Fusion As First Light Fusion Sparks $45M Series C
HQ: UK
Founded: 2011
Series C
Sector: Renewable Energy
Investment Raised: USD 45M €
Valuation Remains Undisclosed
Investors: Braavos Capital (https://bravoscap.com/) Hostplus (https://hostplus.com.au/) IP Group (https://www.ipgroupplc.com/) Oxford Sciences Innovation (https://oxfordscienceenterprises.com/) Tencent (https://www.tencent.com/)