Aviva invests £10m as it backs Brent Hoberman’s Founders Factory

Aviva will invest £10 million in start-ups through a partnership with a business set up with Brent Hoberman, the co-founder of Lastminute.com.

Ford announces $11.4bn investment in electric vehicle plants

Ford has announced a major investment in electric vehicle (EV) production in the US, promising to build its biggest ever factory in Tennessee, and two battery parks in Kentucky.

Al Gore’s firm buys £483m stake in Octopus Energy Group

A clean energy investment fund run by former US vice-president Al Gore has bought a 13% stake in Octopus energy in a deal worth £438m

Waste management start-up Recycleye set to announce £3.5M investment as COP26 looms

A London-based company which uses artificial intelligence to transform waste into reuseable resources has raised £3.5M from investors

Northern Ireland entrepreneurs backed US Game of Thrones producer launch worlds first in-connected fitness market

A Belfast connected fitness has received a major investment boost from American Game of Thrones producer, Bernadette Caulfield.

Treedom announces €10 million investment round

Treedom, the world’s foremost online platform for planting trees and following its impact remotely has announced a €10m investment round

Electronic Arts completes $1.4bn deal to buy UK video games maker Playdemic

Electronic Arts has completed the $1.4bn (£1.04bn) deal to buy Playdemic, the mobile games maker known for its Golf Clash franchise

UK life science attracts £850m deal for Cambridge

One of America’s largest investment companies is investing £850 million to create new life sciences laboratory and offices in Cambridge

Raspberry Pi gets a slice of funding with $45m deal after pandemic sales boost

The company behind Britain’s best-selling computer has raised $45 million after sales of its DIY-device rose sharply during the pandemic.

British Business Investments announces new £15m commitment to Liberty Leasing

British Business Investments, a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, today announces a new £15m commitment to Liberty Leasing

Tonic for Fever-Tree as sales pick up

Investors in Fever-Tree Drinks breathed a sigh of relief after the upmarket tonic maker reported strong sales

Reusable nappy maker bags £13m investment to expand ahead of proposed ‘nappy tax’

A reusable nappy brand set up by a couple 24 years ago has raised £13 million from the British Growth Fund to expand