UK-based auto fintech startup Bumper has raised $12M in Series A funding to roll out its car repair financing platform across Europe. The round is led by Silicon Valley based Autotech Ventures, with participation from Jaguar Land Rover’s fund InMotion Ventures, and a group of prominent angel investors. The latest round brings total funds raised by the company to $17.5m.

BGF has made a £8 million investment in Operational Solutions Ltd (OSL), a leading counter drone technologies business based in Reading.

OSL actively supports major international airports, national infrastructure projects and defence markets with solutions to the growing challenges posed by the increasing prevalence of unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS” or “drones”) in airspaces around the world.

Circularity Capital has continued to build its portfolio of European growth-stage businesses enabling the circular economy, with an £8m investment in P2i – a global leader in liquid repellent nanotechnology products. 

Founded in 2004, P2i works with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to enhance devices by making them liquid resistant, providing waterproof protection, improving their reliability and enabling them to survive liquid exposure from everyday accidents. P2i’s range of innovative coating solutions delivers up to IPX8 lifetime protection without the need for mechanical seals or gaskets.  

The national SPRINT (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support programme has been awarded additional funding worth £200,000 from the UK Space Agency to extend its reach to all UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).

Atom Learning, the fast-growth adaptive learning edtech platform, announces that it has raised $25m in a Series A round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 will become the only private investor in Atom Learning, which since launching in 2018 has grown without external funding and is already profitable.

Salisbury-based LENA Space, an SME chemical rocket propulsion product development company, has signed up to the national SPRINT (SPace Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support programme.

The ‘creator economy,’ decentralized finance, supercharged supply chains, ARM-based chips, and the metaverse virtual playground are among ten key trends that will drive digital transformation in 2022, according to a new report released today by GP Bullhound, a leading technology advisory and investment firm. The firm’s 2022 Technology Predictions Report emphasizes how new software, innovative media platforms, and the latest AI technologies will profoundly influence the workplace, how we bank, how we access healthcare, and how we socialize. 

WATI.io (WhatsApp Team Inbox), a comprehensive WhatsApp customer engagement tool for small businesses, has raised $8.3Mn in Series A led by Sequoia Capital India with participation from Surge, Base Partners and several prominent angels including Gokul Rajaram, a member of the DoorDash executive team. WATI.io has over 3,000 customers  across 54 countries including India, Indonesia and Brazil.

Inflexion has made a minority investment in WithWise, a software provider for logistics delivery firms serving the e-commerce sector.

Goodhart Partners has taken a minority stake in Syntaxis Capital Group, a leading provider of private credit in Central Europe.

Learnerbly, the SaaS-enabled marketplace for workplace learning and development, has secured $10m in its Series A led by Beringea, the transatlantic venture capital firm. The funding will accelerate the international growth of the preferred learning and development platform for many of Europe’s leading tech companies, including Hellofresh, King, and GoCardless.

A Blackpool-based automotive spare parts platform is poised to shake up the automotive industry after raising over £150,000 in investment.

E4-3D has created a 3D printing marketplace which sells certified digital design files of automotive spare parts, increasing efficiencies in the traditional spare parts supply chain.  The marketplace eliminates the need for a warehouse to store products. The on-demand 3D printing system optimises logistics, speeds up delivery times and reduces the CO2emissions generated through traditional practices.