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Babylon raises $60Mn to build the world’s ‘most advanced’ AI platform in healthcare

Babylon, a HealthTech startup, has managed to rake in $60 million in…

No Agent manages to raise £500K through crowdfunding to disrupt the rental market

No Agent, the online property management platform, has managed to rake in…

Farmdrop, the online grocery platform, secures £7Mn from the likes of Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström

Farmdrop, a UK-based farmer-friendly online grocery platform, has managed to rake in…

Things could be looking up for UK FinTech: GP Bullhound Report

UK’s soaring position in the fintech world witnessed a slight decline as…

UK govt commits £93Mn for robotics, AI, and an additional £38Mn for driverless cars

Business Secretary Greg Clark has launched the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF)…
Uber

Uber may have to pay £2.1m to operate in London under new license fee structure

Uber now faces to pay up to £2.1m in order to continue operating…

Cera, a revolutionary social care startup, raises £2.7Mn to boost on-demand care services

Cera, a technologically-oriented homecare start-up, announced today that it has secured £1.4…

Appear Here expands its operations into the US with an office in NYC

Appear Here, an online marketplace for short-term retail space, is spreading its wings…

Wercker, a Dutch coding startup, has been bought by Oracle

Oracle, the database technology giant, today announced its plans to acquire Wercker,…

Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is all about boosting UK’s FinTech sector

The chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond has voiced his aspirations for…

MarTech startup Attest rakes in $3.1Mn to accelerate product development

Attest, a MarTech startup, has managed to take in $3.1 million in funding…

Tenzo, an up-and-coming hospitality tech platform, raises £600K to expand internationally

Tenzo, a data-driven hospitality tech platform, has raked in £600,000 in a Seed…

Wonga data breach: Nearly 250,000 UK customers affected, personal data may have been accessed

Wonga, the payday loan firm, has been hit with a data breach which…

UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond’s recent India visit focused on FinTech collaborations

UK Finance Minister Philip Hammond boosts collaboration between the UK and Indian FinTech…

Triptease, a startup assisting hotels with their direct sales, nabs $9Mn to focus on global expansion

Triptease, a London-based startup oriented around hotels has closed a $9 million Series…

Forward Partners launches £60Mn fund to encourage UK tech startups

Forward Partners, a London-based VC firm, has raised a £60 million fund…

83North, a VC firm, kickstarts $250Mn investment fund to bolster UK tech

83North, the international venture capital firm, today announced the launch of a $250 million…

Sharing economy platform Fat Lama raises £1Mn from a slew of angel investors

Fat Lama has managed to rake in £1 million from a slew of…

Cortexica rakes in £2Mn from Touchstone Innovations to widen its user base

Cortexica, a visual search technology company was incorporated at the Bioengineering Department of…

BT share price plummets after further Ofcom regulations

Ofcom, the UK’s telecoms regulator, is slashing the price BT’s infrastructure arm…

SpyBiotech raises £4Mn from GV and Oxford Sciences Innovation to create next-gen vaccines

SpyBiotech, a startup that was borne out of Oxford University, has managed…