Disha Manocha

249 posts

UK tech investment surpassed all other European countries in 2016

In news that marks a credit to UK tech, according to research…

P2P lending platform Funding Circle raises $100Mn from Accel and others

The year 2017 has begun with a bang for fintech in Europe.…

GCHQ Cyber Accelerator makes its official debut with seven startup selections in hand

The new GCHQ Cyber Accelerator, powered by Wayra UK, is ready for…

Mobile payments startup iZettle nabs $63Mn in new funding

In a significant development for the world of mobile payments, today one…

Fintech firm CompareEuropeGroup secures €20m in Series A

London-based CompareEuropeGroup has succeeded in closing a €20 million Series A funding…

Techstars introduces a rather one-of-a-kind, ‘defence and security startup’ accelerator in South Australia

Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, startup accelerator Techstars has expanded into the Asia-Pacific…
Snapchat, Snap

Snap Inc. has chosen the UK to set up its first international HQ

As it gears up for an initial public offering in the US,…

Connected car startup CloudCar rakes in $15Mn from Jaguar Land Rover

CloudCar, a cloud service provider for connected car companies, has managed to…

Boohoo inches closer to taking over Nasty Gal assets for $20Mn

British online fashion retailer boohoo.com has come a lot closer to acquiring…

London-based fintech startup Monese raises $10 million in Series A

Monese is a fintech startup based out of London, offering a mobile…

Peak, the subscription based cognitive learning game, sells huge stake to Hachette

The makers of Peak have sold a majority stake to French publisher…

Pricing optimization software company ‘Price f(x)’ raises €4 million in series A

Price f(x), a company specializing in pricing optimization SaaS, has raised €4…

Fintech startup Curve launches its services on Android

Launched way back in February on iOS, London-based fintech startup Curve has finally…

Legal-tech startup Luminance valued at $20Mn after investment from Talis Capital

Luminance, an AI-powered platform that seeks to disrupt the legal due diligence…

Car-sharing platform Turo expands beyond the States, steps foot into the UK

In a weirdly shocking revelation, estimates suggest that private cars are sitting…

Just Eat spends over £317Mn to acquire Delivery Hero’s UK arm and Canada’s SkipTheDishes

Take-out and delivery startups in Europe are experiencing frenzied activity with the…
aws, amazon, Amazon Rekognition

Amazon opens its AWS data centers in London

Amazon yesterday announced that its region of Amazon Web Services (AWS) data…

SMC takes over Cambridge-based health-tech firm Oval Medical Technologies

HealthTech firm Oval Medical Technologies has been acquired by global pharmaceutical device…

London-based startup Electron attempting to sell blockchain changes to UK energy sector

UK startup Electron is aiming to persuade the energy sector to buy into…

Signal Media secures £5.8M in new funding, climbs the media monitoring ladder

The ‘media monitoring’ space is up and coming in the tech world,…

InsurTech startup Digital Fineprint secures $400k from Eos Venture Partners and others

Digital Fineprint, an InsurTech startup that uses social media to help insurers…