Calling the shots and being your own boss is super empowering but managing your own bookkeeping can be one of the most challenging aspects of being self-employed. Ember is the accounting tool that is built for business owners- not accounts. Ember integrates with users’ bank accounts and automates the entire accounting process, making it super […]
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Plum Raises $3M to Automate How You Save Money with AI
Spending money is easy, but saving money is hard. Plum, the AI assistant that analyses users’ income and spending patterns, calculates the ideal savings amount and automatically sets it aside. While users can withdraw money from Plum at any time, they also have the option to invest that money in themed funds at various risk […]
Freetrade Raises £12M for Zero Fee Commission Trades
Commissions have traditionally been synonymous with investing in the stock market, but Freetrade, which is regulated and authorized by the FCA, applies a freemium subscription model to its robust mobile app that allows people to invest in the stock market. Over 70,000 customers, many of whom are millennials, use Freetrade and love its simplicity, ease […]
The November 2019 London Venture Capital Funding Report
These 15 London Startups Raised the Most Capital in November 2019
Decibel Raises $17M for its Platform to Measure the Digital Experience
A solid digital experience is essential for hitting conversation rates and revenue goals, but every digital experience has pain points. Decibel helps companies analyse and improve user experience through its digital experience intelligence platform. Decibel captures user behavior through its scalable, machine learning platform that analyses user interaction through various ways including mouse movements, clicks, […]
Perlego Raises £7M to be the Spotify of the Textbook Industry
Heavy, large, expensive, and often times – required, textbooks probably cause students more headaches and troubles than any other school material. The average cost of books for a full-time student is skyrocketing and this three-year-old London startup is tackling this head-on. Perlego is the subscription-based digital learning platform that has over 300,00 textbooks and professional […]
Ascalia Raises €165K to Make Factories Smarter and More Sustainable
Industry 4.0, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution, is focused on smart manufacturing systems supported by technologies including AI, machine learning, and IoT, and Ascalia is the all-in-one platform that is making this a reality. Through IoT and Industrial IoT, Ascalia provides factories with non-invasive solutions to optimize manufacturing processes. This means that Ascalia’s platform can […]
Threedium Raises €1M for its Immersive 3D E-commerce Experiences
The trade-off for the convenience of online shopping is the uncertainty that the item physically looks like the image on the screen, therefore, providing a perfect use case for 3D technology. Threedium provides lightweight and mobile-optimised 3D solutions to help businesses of any size create a variety of interactive experiences including 3D product viewers and […]
Quantemplate Raises $12M to Make Data Accessible for the Insurance Industry
Insurance companies have an abundance of data at their fingertips; however, the process of preparing data and transforming it into actionable insights is time-consuming and a tedious process. Quantemplate is one of the breakout platforms that helps the insurance/(re)insurance industry analyse data faster than ever. Through an intuitive data integration process that’s entirely self-service, users […]