Cybersecurity
/ 5 hours ago
UK data watchdog hits back at government encryption campaign
The UK’s data watchdog has delivered a blow to a government-backed campaign to delay the introduction of end-to-end en...
Robert Scammell
Medtech
/ Thu 20 Jan 2022
Pathfinder Medical raises £8.5m for tech that guides blood vessel connections
Pathfinder Medical, a company developing an electronic guidance system to help connect blood vessels during endovascular...
Deep Tech
/ Thu 20 Jan 2022
Sheffield spin-out Aegiq raises £1.8m for quantum networking tech
Aegiq, a University of Sheffield spin-out developing networking technology that's secure in the quantum computing age, h...
Mobility
/ Tue 18 Jan 2022
Autonomous vehicle startup Wayve raises $200m in Microsoft-backed round
British autonomous vehicle startup Wayve has raised $200m (£147m) in a funding round backed by Microsoft and Virgin. ...
Funding
/ Mon 17 Jan 2022
7bridges raises $17m for automated supply chain platform
London-based smart logistics startup 7bridges has raised $17m (£12.5m) in a funding round led by venture capital fund E...
London
/ Mon 17 Jan 2022
Google bets $1bn on London and hybrid work with office buy
Google is spending $1bn (£730m) to purchase a London office building in a major boost for the capital and a sign that t...
Crypto
/ Fri 14 Jan 2022
Cryptocurrency faces remittance ‘roadblocks’ amid growing use for salaries
From Bitcoin to Etheruem, interest in cryptocurrencies has soared in recent years and pushed prices to eyewatering highs...
Fintech
/ Fri 14 Jan 2022
Checkout.com crowned UK’s most valuable fintech with $1bn raise
Payments firm Checkout.com has raised $1bn (£730m), giving it a $40bn (£29bn) valuation and crowning it the UK’s mos...
London
/ Thu 13 Jan 2022
London ranks fourth globally for VC tech investment
Last year London tech startups raised a record $25.5bn (£18.55bn), making it the fourth-highest city for VC investment ...