Venture Capital stories

Huboo snaps up Sorted in a deal set to link fulfilment, shipping and returns on one platform for retailers across the UK and Europe.

Firenze lands GBP £6 million to scale portfolio-backed credit platform as wealth managers and banks chase faster access to client liquidity.

Tenzo lands USD $5 million and appoints Jane O'Riordan as Chair as the hospitality data group targets US growth and new product launches.

Investors warming to GPUs as an alternative asset class, with 75% optimistic, while structured products and better benchmarks seen as key to wider uptake.

Wasabi lands USD $250 million Bain-led credit line to fund cloud storage expansion, AI-ready infrastructure and overseas growth.

Sovos hires Self Financial veteran David McCann to steer global technology push as it scales AI-driven tax compliance tools for multinational clients.

Newo names Jason Luo Chief Executive Officer after USD $25 million funding round as it targets small businesses missing inbound calls.

UK private equity-backed platform firms cut bolt-on acquisitions sharply in 2025, with technology, insurance and education among the weakest sectors.

Lydian rolls out Visa Platinum card that lets customers spend more than 300 digital assets at 150 million merchants worldwide.

Coral lands USD $12.5 million seed backing to expand AI tools that speed up referrals, prior authorisations and intake for US specialists.

British Business Bank commits GBP £35m to Episode 1's Fund IV, backing early-stage software-led UK start-ups in strategic sectors.

RobCo's new robot targets factory jobs where products, layouts and conditions change constantly, as the Munich startup pushes into Level 4 autonomy.

Fintech's middle tier is under strain as tighter funding, heavier regulation and AI-driven competition favour big platforms and fresh startups.

AccelerComm adds 56th patent as the Southampton 5G satellite specialist expands its orbital network ambitions, with Airbus and Radisys collaborations.

UK sovereign AI fund seeks to back startups, scale-ups and homegrown innovation as ministers aim to boost growth and strategic control.

UK grants Cosine 500,000 GPU hours on Isambard-AI as the London startup pushes to build Britain's fully sovereign coding model.

Spektr lands USD $20 million Series A from NEA as Copenhagen AI compliance platform targets manual checks at banks and fintechs.

London's Lua secures USD $5.8 million seed backing from Norrsken22 as it expands its platform for businesses to manage AI agents.

British Business Bank makes GBP £100 million first close commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I, aiming to fill the UK's life sciences scale-up gap.

Artemis lands $70 million as investors back AI-driven cyber defence platform for real-time threat detection and response.