Sustainable deodorant firm passes the smell test with £5m funding round
A personal care start-up that created the UK’s first plastic-free refillable deodorant has closed a £5m round led by the founders of Innocent Drinks and LoveFilm.
Britishvolt secures £40m investment for electric vehicle battery factory
The UK startup Britishvolt has gained new investment worth £40m from Glencore in the latest stage in its ambitious plan to build one of the UK’s only large-scale battery factories.
Stationery start up Papier raises $50m to fuel global expansion
London-based stationery startup Papier has secured a $50m funding round as it looks to fuel a global expansion plan, the firm has announced.
Insight pumps £100m into ThinCats partnership to spur SME recovery
Asset Management firm Insight Investment will pump £100m into a partnership with ThinCats as they look to spur the economic recovery of SMEs
Butcher’s Pet Care prepares for growth with new £43m funding package
Market leading pet food manufacturer secures new financing to support their next stage of growth
Vitamins business Vitl gets an additional £6.5m cash boost
A personalised vitamins business has raised £6.5 million from investors including Alex Chesterman, the founder of Zoopla and Cazoo
Raymond Blanc’s restaurant group on the menu for £40m
The pub and restaurant group founded by Raymond Blanc is to step up the pace of new openings after changing hands for an estimated £40 million
UK-based financial tech firms won sevenfold funding rise last year to $37bn
Investment in financial tech firms in the UK grew sevenfold last year to $37.3bn (£27.5bn), according to KPMG
Scotland’s leading impact investor launched £5M investment round
Scotland’s leading impact investor, SIS Ventures, is launching a second round of fundraising with the aim of attracting up to £5 million
New York Times buys Wordle puzzle
The online game Wordle has been bought by the owner of The New York Times in a seven-figure deal, barely three months after its creation.
Nigel Mansell’s son joins Baroness Mone on WeShop board to accelerate progress
WeShop is a retail start-ups with a lengthy list of millionaire founder shareholders, from Betfair’s Andrew Black to Cazoo’s Alex Chesterman
Checkout.com crowned UK’s most valuable fintech with $1bn raise
Payments firm Checkout.com has raised £730m, giving it a £29bn valuation and crowning it the UK’s most valuable private fintech
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