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 29/3 featuring news for Paid, Rival, Qlarifi, Maiven, and much, much more.
Paid – €10M Venture
AI
Paid, a business engine for AI agents, has raised €10M in Venture funding from investors that include EQT Ventures and Sequoia Capital. Paid was founded by Manny Medina, Manoj Ganapathy, Arnon Shimoni, and Raj Dosanjh in 2025.
Rival – $4.2M Venture
VR/3D
Rival, a 3D VR content platform, has raised $4.2M in Venture funding from investors that include Alexander Oppermann, Konrad Melzer, and Speedinvest. Rival was founded in 2023.
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Qlarifi – $1.8M Pre-Seed
FINTECH
Qlarifi, a buy now, pay later consumer credit data platform, has raised $1.8M in Pre-Seed funding from investors that include Carthona Capital, John Eales, and Honeycomb Asset Management. Qlarifi was founded by Alex Naughton and Loic Berthou in 2023.
Maiven – €1.7M Venture
CLIMATE TECH
Maiven, an AI-powered intelligence platform that helps businesses understand climate policies and the impact of changes, has raised €1.7M in Venture funding from investors that include Tiny VC, Ada Ventures, Pale blue dot, Ventures Together, Dorothy Chou, Earth, Daphne Dovermann, and Brandon Mhangami. Maiven was founded by Jacqueline Hall and Larsen Mabika in 2024.
