African blockchain disruptors and early-stage startups have joined CV Labs Global Incubation Program Batch_03. The African contingent of incubatees is reflective of Crypto Valley Venture Capital’s (CV VC) global investment strategy, to invest in blockchains’ wider applicability to solving problems and creating new markets, beyond crypto. The incubation program is
Putting a sustainable spin on laundry, Oxwash, a UK-based startup backed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has raised GBP500,000 in equity investment through a public crowdfunder. The company founded in 2018 by ex-NASA scientist and Forbes Europe’s 30 under 30 alumni, Dr Kyle Grant and Oxford engineer Tom de Wilton,
Robert Bosch Venture Capital, the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, has completed an investment in Variantyx Inc. Variantyx and Robert-Bosch Hospital join forces to improve personalised oncology treatment with plans to incorporate the Variantyx solution into the oncology treatment process. Variantyx provides clinicians with advanced diagnostics and
Gentronix, the UK-based contract research organisation (CRO) in the field of genetic toxicology, has raised GBP700,000 in a funding round led by existing investor Mercia to support its continued growth. The latest round, which includes a number of private investors, follows Gentronix’s recent acquisition of the Big Blue® transgenic mutation
Singularity Studio (SS) a metaverse development company and creator of the successful GameFi dapp, Zoo Crypto World (ZooCW) on the Binance Smart Chai, has secured investment from venture capitalist firms Spartan Capital and 40k Ventures whose seed investments will allow SS to devote itself entirely to building the Singularity Metaverse.
Stressfreecarrental.com – a new challenger in the online car rental market – has raised GBP534,000 in a funding round led by DSW Ventures and including angel investor Harry Dixon, former technical director at Rentalcars.com. Stressfreecarrental.com operates a price comparison and booking platform for car hire and airport transfers. It aims
Olympus Corporation has launched Olympus Innovation Ventures to invest in pioneering startups with innovative technologies that improve clinical outcomes, reduce healthcare costs and enhance the quality of life for patients. Olympus Innovation Ventures, a fully owned subsidiary of Olympus Corporation of the Americas, is a venture capital fund focused on
When venture capital investor Kate Bingham was appointed to lead the UK’s coronavirus vaccine procurement effort in May 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson tasked her with delivering “speed, not perfection”. By December that year, the UK had approved its first Covid-19 vaccine, developed by Pfizer/BioNTech. Since then, 80 per cent
Honeycomb Network, an Imperial College London spinout developing smart charging and storage infrastructure for e-scooters and e-bikes to accelerate micromobility adoption in the UK, has secured GBP127,000 in pre-seed funding from SFC Capital, the UK’s most active seed stage investor. The funding will support the development of prototypes of the
Astia, the global organisation investing in businesses with women leaders, has hired UK-based Leanne Case as Director of Astia Connect – its programmes for engaging the Astia Advisor expert community to ensure the success of high-growth startups. In this role, Case will manage the Expert Sift – an innovative, proven
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