Firenze secures £6m to accelerate access to Lombard lending - UKTN Lombard lending fintech Firenze has secured a £6m funding round led by AlbionVC, with follow-on participation from all major existing investors including Lombard lending fintech Firenze has secured a ...

Firenze secures £6m to accelerate access to Lombard lending

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Exergy3 raises £10m to shake up the clean heat market - UKTN University of Edinburgh spinout Exergy3 has raised £10m in seed funding to scale its proprietary technology and address industrial decarbonisation, grid University of Edinburgh spinout Exergy3 has rai...

Exergy3 raises £10m to shake up the clean heat market

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Talent recruitment platform inploi raises £3m - UKTN Inploi, the talent technology platform helping employers hire at scale, has secured £3m in a funding round led by YFM Equity Partners with support from Inploi, the talent technology platform helping e...

Talent recruitment platform inploi raises £3m

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Multiverse and Age UK partner on AI and data academy - UKTN Tech upskilling platform Multiverse has partnered with Age UK, the charity for older people, to launch an AI and data academy that will equip 60 team

Multiverse and Age UK partner on AI and data academy

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British Business Bank commits £35m to new Episode 1 fund - UKTN The British Business Bank has made a commitment of up to £35m to VC Episode 1’s Fund IV. Episode 1 is an investor backing early stage companies primarily The British Business Bank has made a commitmen...

British Business Bank commits £35m to new Episode 1 fund

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Purpose-led innovation takes centre stage at LCR Tech Climbers - UKTN Tech Climbers revealed the best performing product-led tech businesses that are making an impact in the Liverpool City Region.

Purpose-led innovation takes centre stage at LCR Tech Climbers

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Urfuture raises £1.7m to rebuild entry-level hiring - UKTN Manchester-based HR tech startup urfuture has secured a £1.7m seed round to support its mission to rebuild entry-level hiring in the AI age. Urfuture is Manchester-based HR tech startup urfuture has s...

Urfuture raises £1.7m to rebuild entry-level hiring

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UK tech funding roundup: This week's deals from Wayve to The Little Loop - UKTN This week’s UK tech funding deals include autonomous driving software group Wayve, fashion re-selling platform The Little Loop and more.

UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Wayve to The Little Loop

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UK’s sovereign AI fund is needed to avoid Trump-era mayhem - UKTN The UK's launch of a £500m Sovereign AI fund is a necessary move to avoid reliance on US capital amid the volatile Trump administration.

UK’s sovereign AI fund is needed to avoid Trump-era mayhem

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Definely founder: For the cause, not the applause - UKTN Nnamdi Emelifeonwu is the co-founder and chief executive of Definely, an automated tool for crafting and reviewing legal documents.

Definely founder: For the cause, not the applause

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First investment from the UK's £500m Sovereign AI Fund announced - UKTN The UK government has confirmed the first investment from its new £500m Sovereign AI fund will go towards infrastructure startup Callosum.

First investment from the UK’s £500m Sovereign AI Fund announced

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The UK's 'R&D approach' to boosting education with AI - UKTN The UK government has announced plans to work with edtechs, AI labs and schools to develop new education tools.

The UK’s ‘R&D approach’ to boosting education with AI

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Wayve raises new £44m investment from chip giants - UKTN London-based AI group Wayve has added $60m (£44m) of new funding from chip giants months after securing a $1.2bn investment.

Wayve raises new £44m investment from chip giants

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Aussie fintech unicorn Zeller to take on UK market - UKTN Australian fintech unicorn Zeller has expanded to the UK in hopes of taking on the heavily competitive finance and payments sector.

Aussie fintech unicorn Zeller to take on UK market

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The Little Loop raises £750k to drive sustainable fashion resale - UKTN Brighton-based clothing resale platform The Little Loop has secured £750k in investment from The FSE Group’s growth fund in the South East and FSE’s Brighton-based clothing resale platform The Little ...

The Little Loop raises £750k to drive sustainable fashion resale

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AI and megarounds drive VC investment surge in Q1 - UKTN UK startups and scaleups raised over £5.7bn in venture capital in Q1 2026, marking a 60% increase on the same period last year and the strongest first UK startups and scaleups raised over £5.7bn in ve...

AI and megarounds drive VC investment surge in Q1

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Applications open for NatWest’s £100k Accelerator Pitch - UKTN NatWest has opened applications for its Accelerator Pitch competition, inviting entrepreneurs to compete for a share of £100,000 at each of its three live NatWest has opened applications for its UK‑wi...

Applications open for NatWest’s £100k Accelerator Pitch

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TraqCheck raises £5.9m to scale its AI agents for recruitment - UKTN London-based HR tech startup TraqCheck has closed its £5.9m series A funding round led by IvyCap Ventures, with participation from IIFL.   As a remedy to London-based HR tech startup TraqCheck has clo...

TraqCheck raises £5.9m to scale its AI agents for recruitment

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Ralio raises £1.8m for its agentic business payments platform - UKTN Ralio, the payments platform purpose-built for AI agents, has secured a £1.8m pre-seed funding round. The oversubscribed round was led by Sure Valley Ralio, the payments platform purpose-built for AI ...

Ralio raises £1.8m for its agentic business payments platform

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AI court transcripts could boost justice for victims - UKTN New research led by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) will take a deep dive into how AI can be used to transcribe court hearings and lead to New research, led by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMC...

AI court transcripts could boost justice for victims

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Former ARIA exec joins Oxford Science Enterprises - UKTN Antonia Jenkinson, a former executive at ARIA, has been appointed as the new finance chief of Oxford Science Enterprises.

Former ARIA exec joins Oxford Science Enterprises

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Round raises £4.5m to build its finance automation platform - UKTN AI-powered finance automation platform Round has secured £4.5m in a seed funding round led by Alstin Capital, with participation from BACKED VC and Love AI-powered finance automation platform Round ha...

Round raises £4.5m to build its finance automation platform

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OpenAI secures first permanent London office - UKTN OpenAI has secured its first permanent office in London, marking a significant expansion of its presence in the UK.  The company has signed an 88,500 OpenAI has secured its first permanent office in L...

OpenAI secures first permanent London office

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Eka Ventures launches £80m fund to back health, wellbeing and sustainability startups - UKTN Early-stage impact VC Eka Ventures has announced its £80m second fund to back UK-founded startups in the health, wellbeing and sustainability spaces. The Early-stage impact VC Eka Ventures has announc...

Eka Ventures launches £80m fund to back health, wellbeing and sustainability startups

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Altilium secures £18.5m to scale EV battery recycling - UKTN Plymouth-based cleantech firm Altilium has been awarded £18.5m in grant funding through the UK government’s DRIVE35 Scale-Up Fund, delivered by the Plymouth-based cleantech firm Altilium has been awar...

Altilium secures £18.5m to scale EV battery recycling

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Route 101 founder: Trust is everything - UKTN Russell Attwood is the CEO of Route 101, a customer engagement platform that recently signed a £265m deal with DWP.

Route 101 founder: Trust is everything

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Tech executives to be criminally liable for non-compliance with Ofcom

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OpenAI’s Stargate UK put on hold amid cost concerns

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AI customer experience platform Serve First raises £5m

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Apex B2B launches its SaaS platform for merchants with £1.3m backing - UKTN Apex B2B, a SaaS platform for mid-market B2B merchants like wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers, has launched following an investment of £1.3m. Apex B2B, a SaaS platform for mid-market B2B merchants like wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers, has launched following an investment of £1.3m.

Apex B2B launches its SaaS platform for merchants with £1.3m backing

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