Crypto wallet startup Argent closes $4m Seed
Argent, a wallet for Ethereum-based digital currencies and blockchain applications, has raised $4m in Seed funding. Index Ventures, Creandum, firstminute, Hummingbird and Atomico partner Mattias...
View ArticleDraper Esprit backs cloud tech startup Form3
Form3, a cloud technology provider of Payments-as-a-Service processing for banks and regulated FinTech companies, has received investment from Draper Esprit. Existing shareholders Barclays Bank plc,...
View Article‘FitBit for cars’ Lightfoot nabs £3.2m in new funding
Lightfoot, the company behind a connected car technology which rewards better drivers, has raised £3.2m from BGF. The company will also welcome former CEO of Dyson Martin McCourt as an investor and...
View ArticleWhat Oxford Capital’s Tom Bradley looks for in UK tech companies
I spoke to Tom Bradley from Oxford Capital about his background, his UK tech investment strategy and his predictions for the industry. Here’s what he had to say. What were you doing before Oxford...
View ArticleVenueScanner raises £1m for its events marketplace
Event tech startup VenueScanner has raised £1m to roll out its marketplace for venue bookings. Launched in January 2016, VenueScanner wants to become the number one online destination for events, by...
View ArticleTech Will Save Us nabs an additional £1.6m to expand globally
Tech Will Save Us, a London-based startup seeking to get kids excited about technology through ‘hackable’ toys, has raised £1.6 million in a Series-A extension. With this raise led by Brighteye...
View ArticleSaul Klein, founding partner at LocalGlobe, on scaling your team
*This is an extract from UPSCALE, a new book, launching today, on scaling by Tech Nation, the UK network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs. Saul Klein was speaking to Upscale’s author James Silver for...
View ArticleTackling the tech sector’s lack of diversity
UKTN editor Yessi Bello Perez spoke to Silicon Valley Bank’s Erin Platts to discuss the technology sector’s lack of diversity and find out ways in which this could be tackled. During the interview,...
View ArticleTech World: Bitcoin price drops, Airbnb gets political and more
Hello, I’m Yessi and Welcome to Tech World, your quick roundup of some of the top technology stories from the past month. In this episode, we bring you bitcoin’s latest price movements, Airbnb’s...
View ArticleTech Chats: EY’s Natalie Langley shares top tax advice
We spoke with EY’s Natalie Langley, who shared some top tax advice for technology entrepreneurs in the UK. During the interview, Natalie discussed recent changes in legislation, the Chancellor’s latest...
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