14 March 

Freetrade, an app-only stockbroker service designed to democratise access to the stock market by offering zero commission on global transactions, or account minimums, has raised £1.1 million within 12 days of its second Crowdcube, crowd fundraising campaign.

13 March 

Streetbees, a global research platform that is being used by the world’s biggest consumer companies, has raised $5.1 million in Seed funding to date. BGF Ventures led the round and early investors including Octopus Ventures and LocalGlobe also participated.

13 March 

Jenny Tooth, CEO of UKBAA, comments on last Wednesday's Budget Statement.

13 March 

Payfont, the UK’s next-generation cybersecurity innovator, is in early trials of its breakthrough solutions for online identity protection and data privacy. The company, headquartered in Edinburgh, is tipped as one of the UK’s next high-growth stars...

10 March 

Cloud.IQ, has raised £4M Series A funding round, led by London based pan European fund Nauta Capital and advised by Armada Ventures. Finance Wales also participated in the round, alongside existing investors Juno Capital.

9 March 

Technology breakthroughs announced for startups incubated by VN Capital Partners and supported by the UK government's SEIS and EIS tax reliefs for alternative investments.

9 March

VN-H Power Generation Ltd (VN-HPG), a UK energy start-up, today announced a technology breakthrough with the potential to turn loss-making gas-fired power stations back to profit and greatly reduce their environmental impact, making them once more commercially viable for operators and a realistic contributor to national power generation strategies.

8 March

Hollywell Housing Trust, a social enterprise set up to offer bespoke housing services for vulnerable people in Devon & Cornwall, will receive £90,000 from the Health & Wellbeing Challenge Fund (South West) – the first investment from the Fund, which was set up in July 2016.

8 March  

Innovation Birmingham will host this year’s annual Blockconf UK event at the landmark iCentrum building, an event in collaboration with regional blockchain technology investment club, Decrypto.

7 March

BrickVest, the London based online real estate investment platform, has announced the launch of its first commercial real estate debt investment opportunity in partnership with Venn Partners, a leading investment manager of real estate and other asset-backed loans.

7 March

Beringea has sold a majority stake in long term investment SPC international, a global IT hardware support company to TVS Rico Supply Chain Services Limited. 

8 March

Blu Wireless Technology Ltd, the leading supplier of semiconductor and system IP for millimetre wave (mmWave) and high bandwidth wireless communications markets, has received a significant investment from ARM and other strategic and private investors.