With so much going on in the thriving London Tech ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of the things that you may have missed in London Tech News for the week ending 28/9 featuring news for Infact Systems, Raycasti, and much, much more.
Vicebio – $100M
Vicebio, a developer of vaccines for respiratory viruses, has raised $100M in Series B funding led by TCG Crossover. Vicebio was founded by Emmanuel Hanon in 2019.
Apron – $30M
Apron, a small business payments platform, has raised $30M in Series B funding led by Zinal Growth. Founded by Bogdan Uzbekov in 2021, Apron has now raised a total of $49.6M in reported equity funding.
Raycast – $30M
Raycast, a productivity platform that makes desktop operating systems more powerful, has raised $30M in Series B funding led by Atomico. Founded by Petr Nikolaev and Thomas Mann in 2020, Raycast has now raised a total of $47.8M in reported equity funding.
Simpler – €9M
Simpler, a platform focused on simplifying the online checkout process, has raised €9M in Venture funding from investors that include MMC Ventures, VentureFriends, VGC Partners, and Lamda Development. Simpler was founded by Alex Kyriakopoulos, Rania Lamprou, and Spyros Mandekis in 2021.
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Infact Systems – £4M
Infact Systems, a real time consumer credit intelligence platform, has raised £4M in Seed funding led by AlbionVC. Infact Systems was founded by Andy Milligan and Will Mason in 2022.
Integrum ESG – £3M
Integrum ESG, an ESG data and intelligence platform, has raised £3M in Venture funding led by YFM Equity Partners. Founded by Shai Hill in 2018, Integrum ESG has now raised a total of £3.5M in reported equity funding.
Desia – $3.3M
Desia, an AI platform for productivity, automation and analytics for the financial services industry, has raised $3.3M in Pre-Seed funding led by Dig Ventures. Desia was founded by Raffaele Terrone, Alessandro Amaro, andMehmet Oner Yalcin in 2024.
Ampollo – $3.06M
Ampollo, a collaboration platform for the music industry, has raised $3.06M in Pre-Seed funding from investors that include strategic angels. Ampollo was founded by Mark Alexiou, Yoram Ben-Israel, and Rebekah Pennington in 2022.
