UK – HotelRunner, a London, UK-based global hospitality and travel technology provider, raised $6.5M in Series A funding. Backers included 212, Wix Capital, Founders Factory, Ascension Ventures, DHM, Gerry Samuels, Melih Odemis, Daniel King, and Niels Gron.The company intends to use the funds to build a solid presence in offline markets, grow the team, and […]
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INDIA – Z3Partners, a Mumbai, India-based tech and digital investment firm, closed its fund, at Rs 550 crore. Leading global and domestic institutions and family offices have participated in the fund, including HDFC Life and SIDBI. The vehicle will primarily invest in 8 – 10 early-growth, digital and tech startups with a ticket size of […]
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UK – Orfium, a Los Angeles, CA-based music technology platform, acquired Soundmouse, a London, UK-based independent media technology company that specialises in music cue sheet reporting and audio recognition services. The amount of the deal was not disclosed.With the acquisition, Orfium will expand its offering.Founded by Kirk Zavieh and Charles Hodgkinson in 2000, Soundmouse connects […]
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London School of Economics and Political Science Launches £50M Accelerator for Social Unicorns
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UK – London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has launched an accelerator dedicated to backing social unicorns. £50M 100x Impact Accelerator will support two cohorts of ten social enterprises every year, with 70% of these coming from emerging markets. The accelerator is looking for scale-up impact organisations that have a proven model.Impact areas […]
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USA – Balderton Capital announced the appointment of Dan Teodosiu as its latest Executive In Residence (EIR), providing technical and engineering-focused support for Balderton’s portfolio companies. He joins existing EIRs Dave Kellogg (sales and marketing), Andrew Wigfall (legal), and David Vismans (product).Teodosiu has over 30 years of experience building and managing high-performing engineering and research […]
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UK – ZyroFisher, a Darlington, UK-based cycling distributor, received £25M in Lending Facility funding. The round was led by Praetura Commercial Finance.The company intends to use the funds to expand its operation in Europe beyond the UK, Ireland and France.Led by CEO Robert Haycock, ZyroFisher stocks bicycles, parts, clothing and accessories from brands such as […]
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UK – The Bug Factory, a London, UK-based startup which designs and builds eco-growing pods for the cultivation of mealworm, received an investment from Maughan Capital. The amount of the del was not disclosed.The company intends to use the funds accelerate growth, expand operations and its business reach.Led by CEO and Founder Tom Constant, The […]
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UK – Elucidat, a Brighton, UK-based provider of an elearning authoring platform, raised £2M in Follow-On funding. The round was led by YFM Equity Partners.The company intends to use the funds to continue building its global customer base of large enterprise organisations.Led by CEO Steve Penfold, Elucidat is an elearning authoring platform that enables its customers […]
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USA – Eagle Genomics, a Cambridge, UK-based TechBio platform business applying network science to biology, received an undisclosed amount in funding from Omron Ventures. The current funding round is ongoing, and open for additional investment opportunities.The company intends to use the funds to support the ongoing development of its platform as well as continued global expansion and […]
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USA – SimiTree, a Hamden, Conn.-based company that provides revenue cycle management, coding, professional services, and talent management resources for post-acute and behavioral health organizations, has strengthened its position in the U.S. behavioral health support market with the acquisition of two new companies. These are: The strategic expansion augments the full spectrum of support services SimiTree and […]