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Electric vehicle charging firm POD Point rakes in £7.5Mn amidst surging EV sales

UK electric vehicle (EV) charging company POD Point is closing in on its…

Digital-only bank Monzo is set to close a new funding round

Monzo, part of a new movement for digital only or ‘challenger’ banks…

Amazon slated to generate a whopping 15,000 jobs across Europe in 2017

According to an announcement today, Amazon is all set to grow its…

Google and Microsoft will stop surfacing pirated content websites in UK search results

Content piracy need no introduction. It has inflicted serious damage to the…

Cyber 101: the UK govt’s new £1.1 million cybersecurity strategy

Digital Catapult has raked in £1.1 million in funding from the Department…

Atomico is all set to open up its fourth VC fund for $765Mn

London-based VC Atomico is supporting disruptive European tech startups by raising $765…

Vitruvian Partners acquires TravelTech firm OAG for $215Mn

Vitruvian Partners, a London-based private equity company, has acquired TravelTech firm OAG for…

Soldo unveils new product, a multi-expense user account aimed at businesses

Soldo, the London-based fintech startup, is boasting the release of a new…

Software firm Perfect Channel secures £2Mn in funding round from Beringea

Software startup Perfect Channel has managed to rake in £2 million in…

Technology is Becoming More Human: How Customer Care is Changing

Whenever technology improves or starts to take charge of some other aspect…

Online booking platform Headbox nabs £1.4Mn in series A to accelerate growth in the UK

HeadBox, an online marketplace for booking offsite meeting spaces, has managed to…

The Priceline Group acquires travel meta-search site Momondo for $550Mn

The Priceline Group has announced an agreement to acquire travel meta-search site…

Online lottery platform Free Postcode Lottery raises £1Mn from Zeal Investments

Free Postcode Lottery, a platform for online lottery, has managed to rake…

Frontline Ventures closes Fund II at €60Mn to invest in early-stage B2B companies

Frontline Ventures, a leading early-stage venture capital firm has closed Fund II…

What can gamers expect from 2017?

It’s already proven to be an eventful year in the gaming world.…

Mobile carrier Three buys UK broadband in a $373Mn deal to enhance spectrum capacity

After an unfortunate incident featuring an O2 merger being blocked by regulators…

Nextdoor is poised to acquire the assets of Streetlife, the UK-based local social network

San Francisco-headquartered Nextdoor is set to purchase the “assets” of UK-based local…

Cybersecurity defence in the UK: ready for action?

In grave news that spells unrest on the horizon for the UK,…

PropTech startup Cocoon appoints ex-Tesco CCO as chairman

Cocoon, a smart home security startup, has announced the appointment of Robin…

Online mortgage broker Trussle scores £4.5Mn in Series A from Orange Growth Capital and others

The online mortgage broker Trussle has managed to raise £4.5 million in…

OpenGamma rakes in $1Mn in funding from Japan Exchange Group

The Japan Exchange Group (JPX) has bought a minority stake in OpenGamma,…