Diversity VC has announced that Ladi Greenstreet and Daisy Onubogu have taken over the leadership, as CEO and COO respectively. 

Innovate Finance, the industry body representing UK FinTech, has welcomed Yvonne Bajela as its newest board member.

Turquoise, the UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has invested in Ablatus Therapeutics for the Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2). The investment of £85,000 is part of an overall round which could reach £1.5 million.

Ablatus Therapeutics is developing Bimodal Electric Tissue Ablation (BETA), an innovative improvement over existing tissue ablation techniques, in order to offer greater clinical options and to improve patient outcomes. 

BGF – the UK & Ireland’s most active investor – has announced a successful exit from Semafone, a leading provider of data security and compliance solutions for call and contact centres, after it was acquired by Livingbridge.

Distill Ventures is committed to increasing diversity within the drinks industry through a range of global initiatives, 

Callum Rummer, founder, By Bits, gives some useful advice to startups on securing investment during COVID.

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Epipole, the video retinal imaging specialist, has started work on a €1.1 million collaborative project to develop a technology solution for the diagnosis of intracranial pressure (ICP). The project is funded by the Eureka Eurostars programme, and is a collaboration between Epipole, Denmark’s Statumanu ICP and the University of Southern Denmark.

James Murdoch discusses his reduced appetite for investment these days and analyses some of the reasons behind this decision.

Evie Mulberry, MD, Astia asks whether the start-up ecosystem’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on women entrepreneurs.

Checksteps, the UK startup providing advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) products for contextual content moderation to social media and enterprise platforms, has raised seed funding of $1.8m alongside the key hiring of Kyle Dent as Head of AI Ethics. The raise will advance its scale-to-market plans and enable further hires to enhance AI functionality - continuing its journey towards offering end-to-end content moderation processes. The round is led by Shutterstock’s Founder Jon Oringer, the former CBO of Uber Emil Michael and Microsoft’s former head of Corporate Strategy Charles Songhurst and is supported by VCs, Angel and private investors that share Checkstep’s vision of a safe, inclusive internet for all. 

UK-based agency Wooshii, which provides video content and software tools for blue-chip companies around the world, has received additional investment from YFM Equity Partners’ (YFM) managed funds to support its continued growth trajectory and further technology investment.

Founded by CEO, Fergus Dyer-Smith, over the last 10 years, Wooshii has reinvented the video production offering by giving clients the convenience and quality of a traditional production service with the additional benefits of a decentralised, global creative network, connected and enhanced by proprietary technology.