<div class="entry-content"> <div id="tps_slideContainer_5930" class="theiaPostSlider_slides"> <div> <div class="entry-content"> <div id="tps_slideContainer_5875" class="theiaPostSlider_slides"> <div> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.001.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6127" src="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.001.jpeg" alt="" width="1000" height="537" /></a></p> With so much going on in the London’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of a few of things that you may have missed in <a href="https://londontechwatch.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">London Tech News</a> for the week ending 2/2 including the <a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/category/funding/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">London startup fundings</a>, exits, and events featuring news for CloseCross, Pipster, and much, much more… </div> </div> <div id="tps_nav_lower_5875" class="theiaPostSlider_nav _center_full fontTheme _lower"> <h2 class="_buttons" style="text-align: center;"><span class="_3"><strong>USE THE ARROWS BELOW TO NAVIGATE THE ENTIRE REPORT</strong></span></h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.002.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6128" src="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.002.jpeg" alt="" width="1000" height="537" /></a></p> <strong>Istesso</strong>, the drug discovery biotech focused on immunometabolism founded in 2017, has raised £10M in funding.<!--nextpage--> <a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/2019/02/london-startups-most-capital-vc-january-2019/"><img src="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/January-2019-London-Top-startup-fundings.jpg" /></a> We took at look at the <a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/2019/02/london-startups-most-capital-vc-january-2019/">10 London startups that raised the most funding for January 2019</a>. <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.003.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6129" src="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.003.jpeg" alt="" width="1000" height="537" /></a></p> <strong>Zeelo</strong>, the on-demand shared transportation service for attending events like festivals or matches, has raised £4.25M in Series A funding from investors that include <strong>ETF Partners</strong>, <strong>Dynamo</strong>, <strong>InMotion Ventures</strong>, <strong>Michael Liebreich</strong>, and <strong>Liam Griffin</strong>. Founded by <strong>Barney Williams</strong> and <strong>Sam Ryan</strong> in 2017, Zeelo has now raised a total of £5.5M in reported equity funding over two rounds.<!--nextpage--> <a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/2019/01/london-startup-funding-q4-2018/"><img class="alignnone" src="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/q4-2018-London-Top-startup-fundings.jpg" alt="" width="1000" height="525" /></a> <a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/2019/01/london-startup-funding-q4-2018/">We took a look at the London startups that raised the most funding during Q4 of 2018</a>. <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.004.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6130" src="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.004.jpeg" alt="" width="1000" height="537" /></a> </strong></p> <strong>CloseCross</strong>, the decentralized derivatives platform, has raised $3M in Series A funding led by <strong>Amnis Ventures</strong>. CloseCross was founded in 2017 by <strong>Vaibhav Kadikar</strong>.<!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.005.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6131" src="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.005.jpeg" alt="" width="1000" height="537" /></a></p> <strong>Pipster</strong>, the cryptocurrency and forex trading platform, has raised £2M in Seed funding led by<strong> Finatext</strong>. The company was founded by <strong>Robert Brockington</strong> in 2016.<!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.006.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6132" src="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.006.jpeg" alt="" width="1000" height="537" /></a></p> <strong>Citizen</strong>, the identity verification platform that is not dependent on passwords, has raised £800K in funding led by <strong>Metavallon VC</strong>. This is the first reported round of funding for Citizen which was founded in 2015 by <strong>Benji Wakeham</strong> and <strong>James Neville</strong>.<!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.007.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6133" src="https://www.londontechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/1_28_LONdon-tech-news.007.jpeg" alt="" width="1000" height="537" /></a> </strong></p> <strong>Collectorism</strong>, the online marketplace for collectors, has raised €290K in Seed funding led by <strong>Hiventures Investment Fund</strong>. Founded by <strong>David Kovats</strong> and <strong>Károly Szabó</strong> in 2015, Collectorism has now raised a total of €678K in funding over three rounds.