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24.03.2021

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2021

Seed round for FemTech start-up Yoppie extended

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Seed
  • Sector: Health Care

Investment Raised: GBP 2.2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Colle Capital Partners (https://colle.vc/) VNV Global (https://www.vostoknewventures.com/)

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18.03.2021

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2021

Pollinate announces a $50 million Series C funding round, led by Insight Partners

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 50M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: NatWest Group (https://www.natwestgroup.com/) National Australia Bank (https://www.nab.com.au/) Motive Partners (https://www.motivepartners.com/) Mastercard (https://www.mastercard.com/) Insight Partners and EFM Asset Management

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16.03.2021

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2021

Boson Protocol Raises $10M in Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Series Unknown
  • Sector: Blockchain, e-commerce

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Vendetta Capital (https://www.vendetta.capital/) TRG Capital (http://trgc.io/) Titans Ventures Sparq Ventures Rarestone Capital (https://rarestone.capital/) Plexus Resource Solutions (https://www.plexusrs.com/) Outlier Ventures (https://www.outlierventures.io/) Momentum 6 (https://momentum6.com/) Master Ventures (https://master.ventures/) Lunar Station Lotus Capital Limited (http://www.lotuscapitallimited.com/) Gains Associates (https://www.gains-associates.com/) FBG Capital (https://www.fbg.capital/) DuckDAO (https://duckdao.io/) DeltaHub Capital (https://www.deltahub.capital/) Crypto Dorm Fund Capture Investments Brilliance Ventures (http://www.brillianceventures.com/) BR Capital (http://br.capital/) BlockRock Ventures and Animoca Brands

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15.03.2021

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2021

DIEM raises £4M: Fintech fuels circular economy with fast payments for unwanted items

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Nicholas Kirkwood Fasanara Capital (https://www.fasanaracapital.com/) Chris Adelsbach and Ben Demiri

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12.03.2021

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2021

London-based Legl lands GBP 5.8M to take its SaaS platform to new markets

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: SaaS

Investment Raised: GBP 5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BACKED VC (http://backed.vc/) Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas Samaipata (https://samaipata.vc/) First Round Capital (http://www.firstround.com/) Octopus Ventures (http://www.octopusventures.com/) Al Giles and Hayden Brown

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10.03.2021

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2021

Britain’s Zego valued at more than $1bn after fresh funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: Finance, Insurance

Investment Raised: USD 150M €

USD 1B+

Valuation

Investors: DST Global (http://www.targetglobal.vc/) General Catalyst (http://www.generalcatalyst.com/) Balderton Capital (http://www.balderton.com/) Taavet Hinrikus Target Global (http://www.targetglobal.vc/)

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09.03.2021

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2021

Wefarm adds $11M to expand its network for independent farmers, now at 2.5M users

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series A
  • Sector: Agtech

Investment Raised: USD 11M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Octopus Ventures (http://www.octopusventures.com/) True Ventures (http://www.trueventures.com/) Rabo Frontier Ventures (http://rabofrontierventures.nl/) LocalGlobe and June Fund AgFunder (http://agfunder.com/)

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07.03.2021

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2021

Starling Bank swoops in £270m share sale to global investors

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2014

  • Series D
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 270M €

GBP 1.1B (pre-money)

Valuation

Investors: RPMI Railpen (https://www.rpmirailpen.co.uk) Qatar Investment Authority (https://www.qia.qa) Millennium Management (https://www.mlp.com) Fidelity Management and Research Company (https://www.fidelity.com/)

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04.03.2021

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2021

Countingup Raises GBP 9.1M to Make Currents Account and Tax Management Seamless Through Automation

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 9.1M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Sage Group (http://www.sage.com/company) Gresham House Ventures & Framework Venture Partners

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04.03.2021

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2021

Hopin confirms USD 400M raise at USD 5.65B valuation

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Series C
  • Sector: Events, Social Network

Investment Raised: USD 400M €

USD 5.65B

Valuation

Investors: IVP (https://www.ivp.com/) General Caatalyst (https://www.generalcatalyst.com/) Anderson Horowitz (https://a16z.com/) Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) Salesforce Ventures (https://www.salesforce.com/company/ventures/) Northzone (https://northzone.com/) DFJ Growth & Coatue (https://dfjgrowth.com/index.php)

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02.03.2021

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2021

Humaans raises $5M seed to make it easier for companies to on-board and manage staff

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: HR Tech

Investment Raised: USD 5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Y Combinator (https://www.ycombinator.com/) Moonfire (https://www.moonfire.com/) Frontline Ventures (https://www.frontline.vc/) Lachy Groom Jeff Weiner (via Next Play Ventures) Claire Johnson Dylan Field Des Traynor David Clarke Scott Belsky Akshay Kothari Emre Baran Shane Curren and Gerardo Di Giacomo.

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01.03.2021

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2021

Soccer Manager Raises £3M in Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2004

  • Series C
  • Sector: Analytics, Gaming

Investment Raised: GBP 3M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Mercia Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and the Government’s Future Fund

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25.02.2021

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2021

TreeCard raises USD 5.1M seed to plant trees as you spend

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: Banking

Investment Raised: USD 5.1M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: EQT Ventures (https://eqtventures.com/) Seedcamp (https://seedcamp.com/)

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22.02.2021

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2021

GoodBox Closes GBP 9M Funding Round to Help Non-Profits Combat Cashless Crisis

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: IT, Software

Investment Raised: GBP 9M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: existing investors (incl. Andy Murray)

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22.02.2021

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2021

Gophr Raises GBP 4M in Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2014

  • Series A
  • Sector: Delievery, Logistics

Investment Raised: GBP 4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Nauta Capital (https://nautacapital.com/)

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22.02.2021

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2021

HR tech startup Orka raises EUR 33.5M to double headcount and fuel growth of its solutions

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: HR Tech

Investment Raised: EUR 36.4M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Sonovate (https://www.sonovate.com/) British Business Bank Future Fund (https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/future-fund/) former UK CEO of Adecco Peter Searle

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22.02.2021

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2021

Laundryheap Raises USD 3.5M in Series A Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2014

  • Series A
  • Sector: Customer Service

Investment Raised: USD 3.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Sova VC SidebySide Partnership (https://thesidebysidepartnership.com/)

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22.02.2021

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2021

Manchester-based Mindtrace raises USD 3M to grow enterprise AI software

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Seed
  • Sector: AI, Software

Investment Raised: EUR 3M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Skylake Capital (http://www.skylakeincuvest.com/kor/index.php) Bloc Ventures (https://www.blocventures.com/) Mercia Asset Management (https://www.mercia.co.uk/)

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18.02.2021

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2021

Loc.tax locks in USD 3.6M to expand tax platform for multinational companies

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: Tax Management

Investment Raised: EUR 3.6M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Cavalry Ventures (https://cavalry.vc/) Seedcamp (https://seedcamp.com/) Mustard Seed Maze (https://mustardseed.vc/) Amaranthine European angel investors

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10.02.2021

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2021

SpyBiotech Raises USD 32.5M in Series A Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: BioTech

Investment Raised: USD 32.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Braavos Investment Advisers (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/braavos-investment-advisers) Oxford Investment Consultants (https://www.oxfordinvestmentconsultants.com/)

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09.02.2021

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2021

Isotropic Systems Raises Over USD 40M in Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2013

  • Series B
  • Sector: Space

Investment Raised: USD 40M+ €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: SES (https://www.ses.com/) Boeing HorizonX Global Ventures (http://www.boeing.com/company/key-orgs/horizon-x/) the UK government’s Future Fund

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08.02.2021

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2021

Monzo to raise GBP 50M, another funding during COVID-19 pandemic for London fintech

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series G
  • Sector: Banking, FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 50M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Octahedron Capital (https://www.octahedroncapital.com/) existing shareholders

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01.02.2021

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2021

Ben raises USD 2.5M seed to fix employee benefits for SMEs

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech, HR

Investment Raised: USD 2M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Cherry Ventures (https://www.cherry.vc/) Seedcamp (https://seedcamp.com/)

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20.01.2021

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2021

Checkout.com becomes EMEA’s most valuable venture-backed business and fourth largest fintech globally

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2012

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 450M €

USD 15 Billion

Valuation

Investors: Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) Greenoaks Capital and existing investors

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19.01.2021

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2021

PPRO nabs USD 180M at a USD 1B+ valuation to bring together the fragmented world of payments

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2006

  • Series C
  • Sector: e-commerce

Investment Raised: USD 180M €

USD 1B+

Valuation

Investors: Eurazeo Growth (https://www.eurazeo.com/en/) Sprints Capital (https://sprintscap.com/) Wellington Management (https://www.wellington.com/en/)

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17.01.2021

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2021

Deliveroo valued at more than USD 7B after Covid accelerates widespread use of services

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2012

  • Series H
  • Sector: Food logistics & Delivery

Investment Raised: USD 180M €

USD 7B+

Valuation

Investors: Durable Capital Partners and Fidelity Management & Research Co

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12.01.2021

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2021

Checkout.com becomes EMEA’s most valuable venture-backed business

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2012

  • Series C
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 450M €

USD 15B

Valuation

Investors: Tiger Global Management (https://www.tigerglobal.com/) Greenoaks Capital (http://www.greenoakscap.com/) and all other existing investors

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01.10.2020

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Cazoo attracts all-star lineup of leading investors

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Series D
  • Sector: Marketplace & e-commerce, Transportation

Investment Raised: USD 311M €

USD 2.5B+

Valuation

Investors: General Catalyst (https://www.generalcatalyst.com/) D1 Capital Partners (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/d1-capital-partners) Fidelity Management & Research Co (https://www.fidelity.com/) Blackrock.

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15.07.2020

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Karma Kitchen raised GBP 252M when it set out to raise GBP 3M

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Food, Real Estate

Investment Raised: GBP 252M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Vengrove Real Estate Management (https://vengrove.co.uk/)

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