This week’s UK tech funding deals include flexible payments fintech Zilch, green mobility insurtech Laka and more.
UKTN tracked £169.06m worth of UK tech investment this week (10 November to 14 November), a 1,607% week-on-week increase across six funding rounds.
Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals.
Zilch – £134.2m
Sector: Fintech
HQ: London
Round: Late VC/debt
Investors: KKCG, BNF Capital and Deutsche Bank
Founded in 2018, Zilch is a payment card provider that offers flexible pay structures.
T-Therapeutics – £24m
Sector: Health tech
HQ: London
Round: Series A extension
Investors: BGF and Tencent
Founded in 2022, T-Therapeutics is a biotechnology group developing T cell receptor therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune disease.
Laka – £6.5m
Sector: Insurtech
HQ: London
Round: Debt facility
Investors: HSBC Innovation Banking
Founded in 2017, Laka is an insurance provider for green mobility transportation.
Adclear – £2.1m
Sector: Fintech
HQ: London
Round: Seed
Investors: Outward VC, AFG Partners, Tenity, Haatch, Force Over Mass Capital and angels
Founded in 2024, Adclear has developed an AI-powered platform that automates compliance checks required of finance companies regarding their marketing content and product updates.
FALKIN – £1.5m
Sector: Cybersecurity
HQ: London
Round: Pre-seed
Investors: TriplePoint Ventures, Notion Capital, BackFuture Ventures, Aviva/Founders Factory, Haatch, Found Capital, Founders Capital and angels
Founded in 2024, FALKIN has developed a range of AI digital safety tools to prevent scams before payments are made.
AI Score – £760,000
Sector: AI
HQ: London
Round: Seed
Investors: –
Founded in 2025, AI Score is a governance management platform for artificial intelligence systems.