TURKU, Finland: Videobot, a Finnish SaaS startup, has successfully raised €2 million in seed funding from Finland’s Superhero Capital, Luxembourg’s Expon Capital Digital Tech Fund, and angel investors, Sweden’s Urban Gillstrom and Finland’s Ari Korhonen. The company aims to transform the landscape of online customer engagement using personalized, interactive videos. The funding will be used to accelerate Videobot’s growth, especially in Europe and the US markets, both in which the company has already gained a solid foothold with over 200 customers in 15 countries and in multiple diverse industries.

PROSPECT 100, a UK-based startup, has successfully raised $750,000 to build the go-to platform for co-creation; a digital space which allows brands to connect and collaborate with creative talent around the world.

Quell, the UK-based fitness gaming developer and publisher pioneering the future of fitness gaming technology, has announced the completion of a $10m Series A funding round led by Tencent with follow-on investment from Khosla Ventures, Heartcore Capital, Social Impact Capital and entrepreneur Naval Ravikant. This latest round brings Quell’s total financing to $15.6m.

The founders of Saatchi & Saatchi and M&C Saatchi are new investors and advisors to one of social media’s most promising new stars, Supernova. 

blinkwall, a business that has created and patented a digital multi-display solution that is powered by a mobile app and integrated into the smart-home ecosystem for the purpose of showcasing images and video, has received investment from one Henley Business Angels member, contributing towards a funding round of £150,000.

Home entertainment and hospitality platform, HOMETAINMENT, has announced it has raised nearly £400,000 (£390,000) in funding through a crowdfunding campaign and is set to scale in London and abroad.

Calculus has invested in Riff Raff Entertainment (RRE), co-founded by BAFTA Award-winning and Academy Award®-nominated actor Jude Law and creative partner Ben Jackson. The Calculus funds investing include the Calculus VCT and its Creative Content and other EIS funds.

Backbone, a platform powering game streaming and core gaming on mobile devices, has announced a $40M capital raise in Series A funding.

A new social app built for sports fans, Sportening, has officially launched out of beta stage after raising £5.3million in seed funding, with a significant investment from Real Madrid star and Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric.

BDO LLP has advised on the acquisition of HPCi Media, a leading B2B publisher, specialising in cosmetics, beauty and health media.  

LoopMe, a leading brand-focused mobile advertising platform, has announced Mayfair Equity Partners, a leading tech and consumer growth investor, as its new investment partner. 

Foresight Group LLP has made a £4m investment into Newsflare Limited from its VCT funds, together with an additional £1m investment from existing investor, Edge Investments. Foresight has a well-established track record of investing in the technology, digital and media landscape across its institutional and listed funds.