Hiphops, which automates the complex business of releasing code, has raised a $3.5 million pre-seed round co-led by firstminute Capital & Seedcamp with participation from Tiny VC, RLC Ventures, and prominent Angel investors such as Matt Robinson, Will Neale, and Jack Kleeman.

Rayon, the space design software makers, has completed a $2m pre-seed round, which will be used to grow the Rayon team, refine its product and launch its offering in October of this year.

An increase in the overall volume and value of deals coupled with high levels of co-investment in Welsh businesses has resulted in a strong performance by the Development Bank of Wales in 2021/22 according to the latest figures that have been published this week.

Machine learning-led decarbonisation platform Ecolibrium has today launched its revolutionary sustainability solution in the UK, as the race to reduce carbon emissions accelerates across the built environment.

Relocating its global headquarters to London, Ecolibrium has raised $5m in a pre-Series A funding round as it looks to expand its international footprint to the UK. The round was co-led by Amit Bhatia’s Swordfish Investments and Shravin Bharti Mittal’s Unbound venture capital firm, alongside several strategic investors. 

Sharesy, an organisation revolutionising the venue-hire marketplace platform for community spaces, has received investment from Henley Business Angels contributing towards a funding round of £950k. Sharesy has since extended the fundraise to £1.5m, thus making a further £550k available to oversubscribe the round.

The company is currently operating in the North London area but has plans to expand rapidly across the UK and even internationally, with an estimated £1.6b untapped market for venue-hire in community spaces. Using the investment, Sharesy plans to continue supporting its London growth with a focus on scaling the team and developing the online platform to further support the customer experience.

Merge, has raised $9.5 million in a seed round to develop its API-based banking and payments platform, bridging the gap between fiat and crypto ecosystems.

Merge addresses the struggle that many companies in the crypto economy face in being able to access traditional financial services without the hefty fees and poor functionality that are usually associated with these services.

Let’s Do This has announced its $60 million Series B funding round, bringing its mission to 'inspire people across the world to come together to experience moments that make them feel alive' into even sharper focus.

Ten start-ups from Northern Ireland have each won £10,000 proof of concept grants to further develop their innovative ideas after successfully completing Catalyst’s Co-Founders Programme.

Kita, the world’s first carbon insurer, has raised a heavily oversubscribed £350k pre-seed round led by Insurtech Gateway, alongside investors Carbon13, Climate VC and Echelon Capital.

The first-ever online marketplace for allotments – AllotMe – has unveiled plans for rapid expansion after securing more than £250,000 investment to grow the blooming business.

African business leaders are expecting the entrepreneurial spirit to take off across the continent over the next three years on the back of an improved environment for business and greater political stability, new research* for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows.

A Stamford entrepreneur who aims to disrupt the dry-cleaning industry by installing automated drop-off points in shopping centres and railway stations has raised £550,000.