An in-depth look at the top London startup fundings for August 2018 featuring Previse, Apperio, Tide, DueDil, Wonga, SalaryFinance, Quantexa, Threads Styling, YOPA, Zopa, and Orchard Therapeutics.
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The London Startup That Raised £800K Has Crypto Specialists on the Edge of Their Seats
Blockchain is a promising technology that many believe will widen the access to capital, and Globacap is the London startup founded on that belief. It provides end-to-end capital raising and it’s the first regulated asset tokenization platform in the UK. This blockchain startup intends to initially target the SME sector – specifically firms trying to […]
These 10 London Startups Raised the Most Capital in July 2018
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest London startup funding rounds during the month of July. I have included some additional information as well such as industry, date of funding, brief description, total funding raised, to further the analysis for the state of venture capital in London. For the purposes of this analysis, […]
TradeTeq Raises $6.3M Make Trade Finance Efficient
The global trade finance market is worth around $12T USD, and it’s still undergoing massive restructuring and revisioning during this exciting digital age. Tradeteq is one of the companies that is at the forefront of the digital transformation of the trade finance market. This finance distribution platform gives trade finance originators and institutional investors the […]
Guild is the WhatsApp Designed for the Workplace and it Just Raised £880K
WhatsApp is the go-to messaging platform for many offices, and even though WhatsApp works well it is not optimized for professional use, but this London startup is. Guild is the professional messaging app that is private, GDPR-compliant, and designed solely for work use. It has built-in features such as professional profiles and it focuses on […]
Mention Me Raises $7M to Unleash The Potential of Referral Programmes
Referral marketing has evolved from word-of-mouth to special promo codes to send to your friends. But are these methods actually effective? According to Mention Me, the referral marketing SaaS startup, if you execute the right way then refer-a-friend programmes can become core marketing channels. This London software company has meticulously built a transparent and user-friendly […]
Juggle Jobs Raises £1.4M to Unlock the Key to The Future Of Work
Now more than ever, there is demand for flexibility in the working environment as the dynamic regarding careers and employment has changed. Juggle Jobs is a subscription-based recruitment platform that enables businesses to find and manage experienced flexible professionals (baristas, waiters, etc). This London startup plans on fully disrupting the recruiting industry and by 2027 it hopes […]
Koru Kids Raises £4.1M to Introduce London Parents to The Future of Childcare Services
Finding high-quality childcare is difficult and selecting a person or service for childcare is one of the most important decisions a parent has to make. That is why Koru Kids is making it easier through its algorithm that matches London families with the best and brightest student nannies. Additionally, this childcare startup takes care of […]
Aistemos Raises £3M to Bring Business Intelligence on Patents to The Next Level
Traditional patent software solutions have been fairly simple, limited to allowing companies to file more patents and check whether an invention is actually new or not. But Aistemos is the analytics company that is taking patent software to the next level through its product called Cipher. Cipher uses AI to identify, classify, and analyse patents […]
This London AI Startup Just Raised $28M to Make Recruiting Faster and More Efficient Using AI
Trying to find the perfect candidate for a job can take forever so that is why Beamery is combining AI and marketing software to make the recruiting process easier. By creating metrics to define and forecast new initiatives, Beamery is turning recruiting from a reactive to a proactive function through its API middleware layer that […]