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13.06.2022

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2022

Delivery kitchen operator Peckwater Brands raises £15m in funding round led by pub giant Stonegate

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Brand Marketing

Investment Raised: GBP 15M €

GBP 50M

Valuation

Investors: Fuel Ventures (https://fuel.ventures/) Pembroke VCT (https://pembrokevct.com/) SBI Investment (https://www.sbimf.com/en-us) Stonegate Group (https://www.stonegategroup.co.uk/)

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13.06.2022

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Calendar Week # 25 |

2022

SumUp raises $624M at $8.5B valuation, with its payments and business tech now used by 4M SMBs

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2011

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 624M €

USD 8.5B

Valuation

Investors: Bain Capital Tech Opportunities (https://www.baincapitaltechopportunities.com/) BlackRock (https://www.blackrock.com/at) btov Partners (https://btov.vc/) Centerbridge Partners LP (https://www.centerbridge.com/) Crestline (https://www.crestlineinvestors.com/) FIN Capital (https://fin.capital/) Sentinel Capital Partners (https://www.sentinelpartners.com/)

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09.06.2022

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2022

CHARM Therapeutics launches with a $50 million Series A financing to transform structure-based drug discovery using its proprietary DragonFold AI technology

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2021

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: USD 50M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Axial VC (https://axialvc.com/) Braavos Capital (https://bravoscap.com/) F-Prime Capital (https://fprimecapital.com/) General Catalyst (https://www.generalcatalyst.com/) Khosla Ventures (https://www.khoslaventures.com/) OrbiMed (https://www.orbimed.com/)

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09.06.2022

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2022

Peptone, a startup using A.I. to find drugs for tricky ‘disordered’ proteins, raises $40 million in venture funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: USD 40M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners (https://www.bvp.com/) dRx Capital (https://www.linkedin.com/company/drxcapital/) F-Prime Capital (https://fprimecapital.com/) Hoxton Ventures (https://www.hoxtonventures.com/) Walden Catalyst (https://waldencatalyst.com/)

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08.06.2022

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2022

Multiverse Raises $220M to Expand Professional Apprenticeships, an Outstanding Alternative to College and Corporate Training

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series D
  • Sector: EdTech

Investment Raised: USD 220M €

USD 1.48B

Valuation

Investors: Audacious Ventures (https://www.audacious.co/) Bond (https://www.bondcap.com/) D1 Capital Partners (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/d1-capital-partners) Founders Circle Capital (https://www.founderscircle.com/) General Catalyst (https://www.generalcatalyst.com/) Index Ventures (https://www.indexventures.com/) Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://lsvp.com/) StepStone Group (https://www.stepstonegroup.com/)

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08.06.2022

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2022

Codat raises $100 million to build the internet for business data and announces J.P. Morgan, Shopify & Plaid as investors

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series C
  • Sector: Developer APIs

Investment Raised: USD 100M €

USD 725M

Valuation

Investors: Canapi Ventures (https://canapi.com/) Index Ventures (https://www.indexventures.com/) JPMorgan Partners (JPMP) (https://www.jpmorgan.com/AT/en/about-us) PayPal Ventures (https://about.pypl.com/how-we-work/paypal-ventures/) Shopify (https://www.shopify.com/)

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08.06.2022

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2022

The Access Group Announces Substantial Investment of £1 Billion to Drive Continued Expansion at £9.2 Billion Valuation

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 1991

  • Private Equity
  • Sector: Accounting

Investment Raised: GBP 1B €

GBP 9.2B

Valuation

Investors: GIC (https://www.gic.com.sg/) TA Associates (https://www.ta.com/)

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07.06.2022

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2022

Bud obtaines USD 80 m Series B for global expansion in 2022

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series B
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 80M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: TDR Capital (https://www.tdrcapital.com/)

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06.06.2022

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2022

CPPIB invests €800 million in Swedish onshore wind sites – Renewable Power Capital

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Private Equity
  • Sector: Energy

Investment Raised: EUR 800M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (https://www.cppinvestments.com/)

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26.05.2022

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2022

Revenue-based financing player Bloom blossoms in £300 million Series A round

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Banking

Investment Raised: GBP 300M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: CREO Capital Partners (https://www.creocapitalpartners.com/) Fortress Investment Group (https://www.fortress.com/)

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26.05.2022

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2022

Moa nets $44m Series B funding to launch the next generation of herbicides

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series B
  • Sector: Agriculture

Investment Raised: GBP 35M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bits x Bites (http://www.bitsxbites.com/) Business Growth Fund IP Group (https://www.ipgroupplc.com/) Lansdowne Partners (https://www.lansdownepartners.com/london/) Oxford Sciences Innovation (https://oxfordscienceenterprises.com/) Parkwalk Advisors (https://parkwalkadvisors.com/)

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26.05.2022

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2022

Bringing nature data to the boardroom, NatureMetrics nets over €14 million

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2014

  • Series B
  • Sector: Biotechnology

Investment Raised: EUR 14M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: 2150 (https://www.2150.vc/) Ananda Impact Ventures (https://ananda.vc/) Blue Oceans Partners (https://www.blueoceanspartners.com/) BNP Paribas (https://www.bnpparibas.at/en/) SYSTEMIQ (https://www.systemiq.earth/)

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25.05.2022

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2022

uMotif – the patient-first data capture and decentralized clinical trials platform – announces $25.5m of new investment from a fund managed by Athyrium Capital Management

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2012

  • Series B
  • Sector: Health Care

Investment Raised: USD 25.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AlbionVC (https://www.albion.vc/) Athyrium Capital Management LP (https://www.athyrium.com/) DNV GL (https://www.dnv.com/)

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23.05.2022

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2022

Creditspring nabs £48 million to support members with fixed-cost subscription loans

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 48M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Chip Dunn

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23.05.2022

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2022

Urban Jungle raises £16.5 million

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 16.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Ingka Group (https://www.ingka.com/) Intact Ventures (https://www.intactfc.com/English/intact-ventures/default.aspx)

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18.05.2022

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2022

Temasek Leads $160M Series D for Thought Machine’s Expansion

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2014

  • Series D
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 160M €

USD 2.54B

Valuation

Investors: Eurazeo (https://www.eurazeo.com/en) ING Ventures (https://www.ing.com/Home.htm) Intesa Sanpaolo (https://www.intesasanpaolo.com/) JPMorgan Chase & Co. (https://www.jpmorganchase.com/) Lloyds Banking Group (https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/) Morgan Stanley (https://www.morganstanley.com/) SEB (Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken) (https://sebgroup.com/) Temasek Holdings (https://www.temasek.com.sg/en/index)

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18.05.2022

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2022

After being granted the Dutch EMI licence, Modulr raises €102.7M led by General Atlantic

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: EUR 102.7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Blenheim Chalcot (https://blenheimchalcot.com/) Frog Capital (https://frogcapital.com/) General Atlantic (https://www.generalatlantic.com/) Highland Europe (https://www.highlandeurope.com/) PayPal Ventures (https://about.pypl.com/how-we-work/paypal-ventures/default.aspx)

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18.05.2022

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2022

UK-based kid’s bike subscription platform Bike Club raises €19.7M and gears up to pedal into Germany and France

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series B
  • Sector: Travel

Investment Raised: EUR 19.7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Circularity Capital (https://circularitycapital.com/) Codex Capital Partners (https://www.codexcapitalpartners.com/)

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16.05.2022

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2022

Elwood Technologies Closes $70M Series A co-Led by Goldman Sachs and Dawn Capital

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 70M €

USD 430M

Valuation

Investors: Barclays (https://home.barclays/news/2019/2/barclays-uk-ventures--developing-business-models-for-the-future-/) BlockFi (https://blockfi.com/) Chimera Investment (https://www.chimerareit.com/websites/chimera/English/1000/investor-relations.html) CommerzVentures (https://commerzventures.com/) Dawn Capital (https://dawncapital.com/) Digital Currency Group (https://dcg.co/) Flow Traders (https://www.flowtraders.com/) Galaxy Digital (https://www.galaxydigital.io/) Goldman Sachs (https://www.goldmansachs.com/)

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12.05.2022

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2022

Token.io raises $40M to expand open banking-based account-to-account payments in Europe

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 40M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Cota Capital (https://www.cotacapital.com/) Element Ventures (https://elementventures.vc/) MissionOG (https://missionog.com/) Octopus Ventures (https://octopusventures.com/) Opera Tech Ventures (https://operatechventures.com/) PostFinance (https://www.postfinance.ch/en/private.html) SBI Investment (https://www.sbimf.com/en-us) TempoCap (https://www.tempocap.com/)

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12.05.2022

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2022

Tiger Global backs London-based crypto-to-fiat banking platform BVNK with $40 million

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2021

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 40M €

USD 300M

Valuation

Investors: Avenir Growth Capital (https://www.avenirgrowth.com/) Base Capital Partners (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/base-capital-partners) Concentric (https://concentric.vc/) Kingsway Capital (https://www.kingswaycap.com/) Nordstar (https://nordstar.com/) Raba (https://rabacap.com/) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/)

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11.05.2022

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2022

UK climate tech firm Carbon Clean gets £121m boost from US oil giant

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2009

  • Series C
  • Sector: CleanTech

Investment Raised: GBP 121M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AXA Investment Managers (https://www.axa-im.com/) Cemex Ventures (https://www.cemexventures.com/) Chevron (https://www.chevron.com/) Marubeni (https://www.marubeni.com/en/) Samsung Ventures (https://www.samsungventure.co.kr/english/jsp/investment/sector.jsp) Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (https://aramcoventures.com/) TC Energy (https://www.tcenergy.com/) WAVE Equity Partners (https://waveep.com/)

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10.05.2022

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2022

UK’s Tumelo Acquires $19M to Help Investment Platforms and Pension Providers with Informative Insights

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 19M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Treasury (https://www.thetreasury.com/) Nucleus Adventure Capital (https://www.nucleusavc.com/) Legal & General Investment Manager (https://www.lgim.com/) Lance Uggla Jim Wiandt Fidelity International Strategic Ventures (https://fisv.com/)

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09.05.2022

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2022

Paddle raises $200m to supercharge SaaS companies’ global growth

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2012

  • Series D
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 200M €

USD 1.2B

Valuation

Investors: 83North (https://www.83north.com/) FTV Capital (https://ftvcapital.com/) Kindred Capital (https://kindredcapital.vc/) Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (https://www.kkr.com/) Notion Capital (https://www.notion.vc/)

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09.05.2022

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2022

Marches region awarded Veolia UK with £34.7 million grant

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 1853

  • Grant
  • Sector: Energy

Investment Raised: GBP 34.7M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Innovate UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk)

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09.05.2022

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Calendar Week # 20 |

2022

Elwood Technologies Closes $70M Series A co-Led by Goldman Sachs and Dawn Capital

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 70M €

USD 430M

Valuation

Investors: Barclays (https://home.barclays/news/2019/2/barclays-uk-ventures--developing-business-models-for-the-future-/) BlockFi (https://blockfi.com/) Chimera Investment (https://www.chimerareit.com/websites/chimera/English/1000/investor-relations.html) CommerzVentures (https://commerzventures.com/) Dawn Capital (https://dawncapital.com/) Digital Currency Group (https://dcg.co/) Flow Traders (https://www.flowtraders.com/) Galaxy Digital (https://www.galaxydigital.io/) Goldman Sachs (https://www.goldmansachs.com/)

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03.05.2022

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2022

London-based SLAMcore raises $16 million to enable robots read the room

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series A
  • Sector: Artificial Intelligence

Investment Raised: USD 16M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Amadeus Capital Partners (https://www.amadeuscapital.com/) Global Brain Corporation (https://globalbrains.com/en/) IP Group (https://www.ipgroupplc.com/) MMC Ventures (https://mmc.vc/) Octopus Ventures (https://octopusventures.com/) Presidio Ventures (https://presidio-ventures.com/) ROBO Global (https://www.roboglobal.com/) Samsung Ventures (https://www.samsungventure.co.kr/english/jsp/investment/sector.jsp) Toyota Ventures (https://toyota.ventures/) Yamato Holdings (https://www.yamato-hd.co.jp/english/)

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02.05.2022

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Calendar Week # 19 |

2022

UK climate tech firm Carbon Clean gets £121m boost from US oil giant

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2009

  • Series C
  • Sector: CleanTech

Investment Raised: GBP 121M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: AXA Investment Managers (https://www.axa-im.com/) Cemex Ventures (https://www.cemexventures.com/) Chevron (https://www.chevron.com/) Marubeni (https://www.marubeni.com/en/) Samsung Ventures (https://www.samsungventure.co.kr/english/jsp/investment/sector.jsp) Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (https://aramcoventures.com/) TC Energy (https://www.tcenergy.com/) WAVE Equity Partners (https://waveep.com/)

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01.05.2022

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2022

Modern Synthesis raises $4.1m to grow fashion textiles from microbes

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Seed
  • Sector: Fashion

Investment Raised: USD 4.1M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Acequia Capital (AceCap) (https://www.acecap.com/) AgFunder (https://agfunder.com/) Climate Capital (https://www.climatecapital.co/) Collaborative Fund (https://www.collaborativefund.com/) IMO Ventures (https://www.imo.vc/) Parley (https://www.parley.tv/) Petri (https://petri.bio/) Pierre Denis Ponderosa Ventures (https://www.ponderosavc.com/) Possible Ventures (https://www.possible.ventures/) Taihill Venture (https://taihill.vc/)

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11.04.2022

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Calendar Week # 16 |

2022

Gravity Sketch draws $33M for a platform to design, collaborate on and produce 3D objects

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2014

  • Series A
  • Sector: 3D Technology

Investment Raised: USD 33M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Accel (https://www.accel.com/) Forward Partners Kevin Durant Kindred Capital (https://kindredcapital.vc/) Paul Robson Point Nine (https://www.pointnine.com/) Rich Kleiman Soleio Cuervo Will Smith

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