YEAY, an m-commerce platform using video to redefine shopping, has closed its convertible round of funding, raising a total of $4.9 million in seed funding to date. Funding from a number of angel investors and venture capitalists is being used to develop a breadth of new product features, to reach a wider global audience and gain more traction with ‘Generation Z’.

InMotion, Jaguar Land Rover’s mobility services business, today announced a $25m (£19m) investment in Lyft, the fastest-growing rideshare company in the U.S.

Who needs sophisticated investors anyway? Raising money over the internet – once the domain of sketchy wire transfers to exotic princes – has been revolutionised by crowdfunding into a legitimate $35bn per annum industry. It can lift any captivating business idea from a flashy video to a profit-making venture.

Albion Ventures, the leading independent investment manager with a long-term record of partnering ambitious business, has rebranded as Albion Capital.  The rebrand reflects the evolution of the Group, encompassing the growth of its venture capital, renewable energy, care home and IP commercialisation businesses, and the successful integration of OLIM Investment Managers, the value-oriented equity specialists acquired in September 2016.

Octopus Ventures is celebrating its tenth anniversary this month. Founded in 2007 with an initial fund of just £30 million, investing £10 million a year, Octopus Ventures now manages in excess of £660 million and invests £100 million per year.

Intertrust has announced the appointment of Ian Rumens as Global Head of Private Wealth Services. Ian is based in the Jersey office.

June 2017 

P2P Finance News' Mark Shoffman looks at how P2P providers are continuing to innovate in a changing marketplace.

OurCrowd, a global leader in equity crowdfunding, today announced a partnership with Motorola Solutions, Reliance Industries and Yissum, to operate an innovation technology incubator to support growth of early stage startups in Jerusalem.

BGF has expanded its investment team into the Republic of Ireland with the appointment of Leo Casey who will officially join in September.

InnoEnergy, Europe’s largest sustainable energy accelerator, and EBAN, the European trade association for business angels, seed funds and early stage market players, have entered into a partnership to create EBAN Energy, a network that will drive more sustainable energy innovations to market.

9 June

Startups can apply to be specifically matched with corporates in first phase of new model for business creation and acceleration backed up some of the world's biggest brands and business leaders.

UltraSoC today announces the completion of a £5m ($6.4m) funding round to drive continued deployment of its technology and realize its vision of embedding intelligent analytics capabilities into every chip. Atlante Tech leads a strong line up of new investors including Enso Ventures, Oxford Capital, and successful CEO and serial entrepreneur Guillaume d'Eyssautier, who join existing investors Octopus Ventures and South East Seed Fund (FSE Group).