03.05.2021

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Calendar Week # 19 |

2021

Huma raises $130 million financing to scale its digital health platform for better care and research

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Series C
  • Sector: Health Care

Investment Raised: USD 130M €

Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Bayer (https://www.bayer.com/de/) Hitachi Ventures (https://www.hitachi.com/) Samsung Next (https://www.samsungnext.com/) Sony Innovation Fund by IGV (https://www.sonyinnovationfund.com/portfolio/) Unilever Ventures (https://www.unileverventures.com/) HAT Technology & Innovation Fund by HAT (https://www.hat.it/it/businesses/private-equity/hat-technology-innovation-fund) Business Angel

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03.05.2021

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2021

London’s event ticketing platform FIXR raises £6.5 million, poised to welcome Britain back to the dancefloor

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2013

  • Series A
  • Sector: Advertising

Investment Raised: GBP 6.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Armajaro Asset Management (http://www.armajaro.com/) Carlisle Commerce Group Smith & Williamson (https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/smith-williamson/company_financials) The FSE Group (http://www.thefsegroup.com/)

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03.05.2021

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2021

Movia Robotics Raises $5M in Funding

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2010

  • Seed
  • Sector: Robotics

Investment Raised: USD 5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Clean Feet Investors (http://www.cleanfeetinvestors.com/)

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30.03.2021

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2021

Belfast company’s hiring software secures £300,000 investment

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2019

  • Seed
  • Sector: Hrtech

Investment Raised: GBP 300k €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Co-FundNI (https://www.cofundni.com/) COVID-19 Equity Investment Fund Halo Business Angel Network (http://www.hban.org/)

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30.03.2021

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2021

Wi5 raises £4.3M, London’s order & pay platform to supercharge growth in run-up to Series A

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2015

  • Seed
  • Sector: e-commerce

Investment Raised: GBP 4.36M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: West Hill Capital (http://www.westhillcapital.co.uk/)

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30.03.2021

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2021

Exclusive: Gro Plants New Decentralized Finance Products With $7.1M Seed

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: Blockchain, FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 7.1M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: A.Capital Ventures (http://www.acapital.com/) Framework Ventures (http://framework.ventures/) Galaxy Digital (http://galaxydigital.io/) Nascent Ventures (https://nascentventures.co.uk/) Northzone (http://www.northzone.com/) Variant (https://variant.fund/)

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30.03.2021

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2021

Payment startup Monavate raises £ 5m

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2020

  • Seed
  • Sector: FinTech

Investment Raised: GBP 5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Investors remain undisclosed

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30.03.2021

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2021

London-based Manual raises £22M to build a global well-being digital platform for men

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Health Care

Investment Raised: GBP 22M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Cherry Ventures (http://www.cherry.vc/) Felix Capital (http://www.felixcap.com/) FJ Labs (http://www.fjlabs.com/) GISEV Family Office (http://www.gisev.com/) Sonoma Brands (http://sonomabrands.com/) Waldencast (http://www.waldencast.com/)

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29.03.2021

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2021

Scottish crime-busting startup Cyan Forensics lands €5.8 million

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series A
  • Sector: Software

Investment Raised: GBP 5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: MacLeod Family Trust Mercia Fund Managers (https://www.mercia.co.uk/) Par Equity (http://www.parequity.com/) Scottish Investment Bank (https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/our-organisation/about-us/who-we-work-with/scottish-investment-bank) SIS Ventures (http://www.sisventures.com/) Triple Point Ventures (http://www.triplepoint.co.uk/)

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25.03.2021

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2021

JPMorgan Chase joins PPRO funding round

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2006

  • Private Equity
  • Sector: Financial Services

Investment Raised: USD 90M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Eldridge (http://eldridge.com/) JP Morgan Chase (http://www.jpmorganchase.com/)

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24.03.2021

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2021

Arbolus raises $6M from Fuel Ventures and Plug and Play to apply ML to expert knowledge

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2017

  • Series A
  • Sector: Software

Investment Raised: USD 6M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Fuel Ventures (http://fuel.ventures/) Plug and Play (https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/)

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24.03.2021

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2021

Blockchain.com Raises $300M at $5.2B Valuation: Report

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2011

  • Series C
  • Sector: Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Investment Raised: USD 300M €

USD 5.2B

Valuation

Investors: DST Global (http://dst-global.com/) Lightspeed Venture Partners (http://lsvp.com/) Vy Capital (https://www.vycapital.com/)

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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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