Just Climate closes £1.2bn fund with Microsoft support
Just Climate has closed $1.5bn (£1.2bn) for its first fund to invest in growth-stage climate tech companies in areas including energy, mobility, industry and buildings....
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Rockley Photonics returns from bankruptcy with £28m cash boost
Healthtech company Rockley Photonics has secured $35m (£28.2m) as the company returns from a bankruptcy restructuring. Oxford-based Rockley Photonics, which develops various biosensing products to...
Transport tech startups get nearly £2m in government funding
Technology startups and initiatives working on ways to improve transport have received almost £2m in government funding. The funding comes from the government’s Transport Research...
Rise in UK female entrepreneur exits bucks downturn drop
The number of company exits by UK female-run or owned businesses has risen from five in 2013 to 171 last year, new data has shown....
Digital Catapult and Nvidia reveal West England tech cohort
Digital Catapult has begun working with tech giant Nvidia on a creative tech firm challenge in the West of England. Nvidia and Digital Catapult will...
HSBC unveils £15bn UK SME lending fund
HSBC has unveiled a £15bn lending fund for UK SMEs, with £500m funding dedicated specifically to the technology sector. The bank has further fenced off...
Qflow raises £7.2m to decarbonise construction industry
London-based Qflow, a startup looking to clean up one of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries, has closed £7.2m in funding to scale its operations. Founded...
SVB UK to rebrand after HSBC rescue deal
Startup-focused lender Silicon Valley Bank UK (SVB UK) is planning to rebrand next month after it was acquired by HSBC in a £1 rescue deal....
London’s illiquidity is harming UK tech – but it’s not all doom and gloom
Is London, and the UK more broadly, becoming less attractive for technology businesses? Judging by recent comments from the founders of Revolut and Monzo, or...
Chancellor reveals £650m life science funding
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced a £650m funding package for the UK’s life sciences ecosystem. The life science funding will see £250m allocated to encourage...
