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Keenan Recycling expands in Central Belt with BGF investment
A Scottish organic waste management company has secured a £2.2m investment from BGF (Business Growth Fund) to fuel its expansion in the Central Belt.
Made.com sees revenues rocket as it approaches critical mass
The online store which sells designer furniture at a low-cost as it cuts out the retail costs has reported a jump in revenues as its founder says the business is reaching a “tipping point”
Jamie Oliver backs £175,000 contest to find digital health solutions
Government backed IC Tomorrow has launched a competition looking for five innovations that will combat challenges in mental health, nutrition and wellbeing
Rebekah Brooks marks News UK return with £58m purchase of Unruly
The advertising platform company Unruly Media based in London’s Tech City has been bought by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in a deal worth an initial £58million with performance increments totalling a further £56million.
Limejump secures £1.4 million to transform UK’s energy market
Funding round sees Angel CoFund and JamJar Investments join existing investors Passion Capital to help electricity supplier combine real-time data with software and technology to ensure businesses optimise energy use
Rockabox secures £3.7m from backers including Innocent Drinks founders
Advertising technology business Rockabox has secured £3.7m in a funding round led by leading entrepreneurs including Innocent Drinks and JamJar Investments’ founders Richard Reed, Adam Balon and Jon Wright.
CensorNet raises £2m Series A funding
CensorNet, the complete cloud security company, today announces it has raised £2m in Series A funding to power the next phase of growth.
‘Brewdog’ beer launch first ever equity & bond crowdfund project
With an existing community of over 30,000 investors, Brewdog is now selling equity stakes of its company which produces craft beers.
How to get rich dealing in modern art & vintage furniture
We are a nation of house-buyers, with Brits desperate to put their money in bricks and mortar. However with mortgages harder to come by people are seeking out alternative options. If you have some collateral, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t invest. And I may have a solution for you – dealing in modern art and vintage late twentieth-century furniture.
eMoov seeks £1M from crowdfunding
Online estate agency eMoov.co.uk is looking to raise a minimum of £1m from crowdfunding.
Disruptive legal start-up, CaseHub, founded by teen grad raises seed round
CaseHub, a disruptive legal start-up that will help make legal battles accessible for everyday consumers, founded by 23 year-old Cambridge law graduate Michael Green has raised a round of seed funding led by Downing Ventures.
Churchdesk answers prayers to take churches into digital age with $2M purse
Church management platform ChurchDesk today announced $2m of financing which will help staff and volunteers run their church more efficiently and better engage with their local community,
Pronto raises £1million to build the food infrastructure of the future
Pronto, the healthy food delivery service, has raised £1,000,000 in seed funding from some of Europe’s top angels and VC’s.
Tenant & Landlord projects receive £40,000 funding
New education projects for tenants and landlords have received almost £40,000 in funding, the TDS Charitable Foundation has announced today.