Edison Partners, a growth equity investment firm, has led a USD12 million growth financing round in next-generation health technology company, Capital Rx.  The company will use the funds to accelerate go-to-market execution and bolster its technology platform to transform the USD500 billion pharmaceutical benefits management (PBM) industry.    Prescription drug

Kyash, creator of the Kyash wallet app and payment platform Kyash Direct, has raised JPY1.5 billion, or approximately USD14 million in Series B funding round led by Goodwater Capital, a global consumer technology firm whose principals’ previous investing experience includes Facebook, Twitter, Kakao, Spotify and Monzo, as well as Mitsubishi

Curve, a banking platform that consolidates multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and an app, has secured USD55 million from a leading group of investors as part of a successful Series B funding round, valuing the company at a quarter of a billion dollars. The round is being

AppyParking, a kerbside management and mobility technology firm for local authorities and car park operators, has closed a GBP7.6 million Series A funding round. The funding round includes new strategic investment from Hyundai Motor Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation. It was led by West Hill Capital, the London based venture capital

London-based venture capital firm, Luminous Ventures has made a GBP1million investment in Optellum, the developer of the world’s first AI clinical diagnosis support software for personalised early lung cancer diagnosis and treatment.  When applied to CT scans, Optellum’s AI software platform enables doctors to diagnose, treat and cure patients at

A fast growing manufacturing firm based in Merseyside has secured an initial investment of GBP7.5 million from BGF to support its expansion. This deal marks BGF’s commitment of a total of GBP2 billion into UK and Irish SMEs, including GBP280 million for companies based in the North West.  Headquartered in

MPB, a European technology platform for trading high-end photography and filmmaking kit, has raised growth capital to further expand in Europe and the US.  Less than 18 months after closing its Series B, the company has announced a GBP9 million Series C funding round, led by growth VC firm Acton

Recipe box company Gousto has secured an additional GBP30 million funding round, led by Perwyn. The investment takes the total funds raised by Gousto to over GBP100 million. With the UK recipe box market expected to exceed GBP1.5 billion by 2022, Gousto is in pole position to take advantage and

An Edinburgh company whose software platform helps universities to engage and recruit students has secured a GBP1.8 million investment from Mercia Fund Managers, the Scottish Investment Bank’s Co-Investment Fund and existing angel investors. This latest funding round will allow GeckoLabs to more than double the size of its team and

Horizon Capital, a specialist technology and tech-enhanced business investor, has made an investment in education software and services firm Juniper Education.   Horizon has made a GBP20 million equity commitment from the Horizon 2018 fund of which over half is reserved for future acquisitions. This is the second buy-and-build platform investment by