FORWARD FEATURES CALENDAR

VC

Data orchestration startup Seqera Labs raises USD5.5m in seed funding

Seqera Labs – a provider of data orchestration and workflow software for life sciences – has raised USD5.5 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by European VCs Talis Capital and Speedinvest, with participation from existing investor BoxOne Ventures.  The funding also includes a grant from the Chan Zuckerberg

PetMedix raises USD37m in Series B round

PetMedix has completed an oversubscribed USD37 million (GBP27 million) Series B financing round that will be used to advance its innovative pipeline through clinical development.  The investment brings two new investors into PetMedix: global technology company Tencent and Japanese corporation Kyoritsu Holdings alongside strong continued support from US-based investor Digitalis

Octopus Investments launches new sustainable fund

Octopus Investments, part of Octopus Group, has launched the FP Octopus UK Future Generations Fund, which will invest in businesses that are working hard to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges, including climate change, revitalising healthcare industries, and empowering people using digital infrastructure. Building on Octopus’ strong track record

Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan attracts circa USD120m from global investors

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s leading fintech ecosystem, has secured a circa USD120 million investment by major global and regional growth investors: Apis Growth Fund II, Development Partners International (DPI), and Lorax Capital Partners.  In addition, the company has also attracted venture capital backing from Middle East Venture Partners, Endeavor Catalyst, and DisruptTech.

Factorial closes Series B funding round with USD80m

Factorial, a Barcelona-based HR software company that streamlines people management, has closed an USD80 million Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from previous investors CRV, Creandum, Point Nine, K Fund, and Columbia Lake Partners bringing the total funding amount to USD100 million. This is not

Culture Shift raises GBP1.5m

Manchester-based technology business Culture Shift has secured GBP1.5 million in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures and Blackfinch Ventures.

GoKwik raises USD5.5m in pre-Series A round

GoKwik, an e-commerce enablement aiming to democratise the shopping experience and increase GMV realisation for e-commerce businesses, has raised a USD5.5 million Pre-Series A round led by Matrix Partners, which also saw the participation of global investor RTP Global.  Marquee Angels including Jiten Gupta (Jupiter Money), Nitin Gupta (UniClub), Utsav

EnteroBiotix raises over USD21m in Series A financing

EnteroBiotix, a biopharmaceutical company developing high-diversity microbial therapeutics that enhance the gut microbiome and target multiple indications, has held the final closing of its oversubscribed USD21.5 million (GBP15.5 million) Series A financing.  The proceeds will be used to further advance the company’s microbiome drug pipeline and underpin its product development

contextflow secures EUR6.7m in Series A investment

contextflow, a provider of artificial intelligence for medical image analysis, has raised EUR6.7 million in a Series A funding round. A second closing included an additional EUR2 million from new co-investor Peak Pride Management GmbH, HPH (Hans Peter Haselsteiner) Start-up Unit and current investor APEX Ventures with its “APEX Best

Events

12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm

Directory Listings