Wallife, an Italian insurtech startup focused on protecting the individual from risks arising from technological innovation and scientific progress in the three areas of genetics, biometrics and biohacking, has raised USD4.8 million in its first round of funding. The company now ranks sixth in Europe within the insurtech sector for

UBS Asset Management (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) has made the first investment for its Infrastructure Debt Platform High Yield strategy (IDP HY). The transaction comprises a EUR35 million green loan to pan-European green energy firm Pacifico Renewables, which will be used to refinance the Group’s portfolio of

Solivus, the pioneer of new ‘skin-like’ solar panels, has secured a GBP2.4 million investment, led by Founders Factory and G-Force and supported by Crowdcube investors, to fund expansion plans putting solar power at the heart of the UK’s energy generation. The seed investment sees Solivus join the Founders Factory G-Force

REBELS 0.0% has successfully completed a CHF1 million seed funding round led by the StartAngels Network. Other private business angels, including experienced experts from the beverage and consumer goods industry in the DACH region, also participated in the round.  They REBELS 0,0% is the first Swiss company to offer non-alcoholic

Darwin Group (Darwin), a Shropshire-based provider of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) buildings for the healthcare and education sector, has secured significant funding from Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for mid-sized companies. Darwin is one of the UK’s leading providers of specialist offsite modular construction projects. Its

OakNorth Bank has provided Harwood Private Capital with a GBP20 million funding package to facilitate the management buyout (MBO) of family-run horticulture firm, Mr Fothergill’s Seeds Limited. The deal enables the managed exit of the founding Carey and Fothergill families.   A member of the Harwood Capital Management family of

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP4.25 million funding round for Mypura.com Group Limited (Pura), a baby care brand which specialises in eco-friendly baby wipes and nappies. The transaction includes GBP4 million of funding split evenly across the Maven VCTs, NPIF Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse

Glasgow-based contact lens technology pioneers Ocutec Limited have secured GBP1.5 million in a seed funding round led by Deepbridge Capital. The funding round, which includes provision of GBP1 million of funding via the Deepbridge Technology Growth EIS fund, GBP360k from Intuitive Investments Group (IIG) and a GBP100k SMART grant to

Fast growing Edtech startup Vygo has raised GBP1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round supported by online age investment platform Angel Investment Network. Vygo is a Saas platform reinventing the conventional social support ecosystem in higher education.  The round was led by Edtech VC Sparkmind and supported by Angel Investment

Shaken Udder, a husband-and-wife founded milkshake company that supplies to major UK supermarkets, has secured a minority investment from mid-market private equity firm LDC to support the next stage of its growth journey. Headquartered in Tiptree, Essex, Shaken Udder blends fresh milk with real ingredients to create a variety of