Tag: UK

Savings app startup Squirrel has secured £585,000 in a crowdfunding campaign on SyndicateRoom, surpassing its £400,000 target. The capital comes from a group of 70 investors.

London-based VC Octopus Ventures has raised a new £120m tech fund after a year of notable exits.

London PropTech startup Nested has raised a new £8m round of funding following on from the £1.2m it picked up in September. Existing backer Passion Capital led the round.

London-based property transaction platform Goodlord has raised £7.2m in a Series A round led by German startup builder Rocket Internet's Global Founders Capital fund.

Stockbroking app Freetrade has smashed through its latest crowdfunding target on Crowdcube to secure £1.1m in just 12 days.

Apis Growth Fund I closed at $287m, up from its $250m target and will invest in the growth markets of Africa and South Asia.

UK-based insurance premium financing platform PremFina has netted a $33m equity and debt investment.

London-based automated savings app Oinky has raised $1m in seed funding from high-net-worth individuals across the finance and tech sectors.

Crypto and fiat currency banking platform Wirex Limited has raised $3m in Series A funding from Japanese financial services firm SBI Group.

Car insurance platform By Miles has reportedly netted a £350,000 investment from investors including InMotion Ventures.