Kbox Global has raised GBP12 million in a funding round led by Balderton Capital, to continue its mission to revolutionise the food delivery market through its unique host kitchen technology. The Kbox model revisits the traditional economics of food delivery by utilising capacity in existing commercial kitchens. Kbox’s technology and menu portfolio mean kitchen owners, from pubs, hotels and restaurants to supermarkets, can establish an agile new revenue stream, that reflects the demographics and taste trends of their area, within days, for no upfront fee, and no additional investment in bricks and mortar. The company has seen exponential growth in the

Praetura Ventures, a VC fund that targets high-value sectors in the north of England, is investing GBP1 million in a tech company that helps businesses defend themselves against customer-focused cyberattacks and improve the digital experience their websites offer to consumers.The funding secured by Leeds-based RapidSpike will allow it to enhance and scale its product and expand its client base to add to its stable of blue-chip customers that includes William Hill, Npower and major US brand retailer Helen of Troy (owner of Revlon, Braun and Honeywell among others).   RapidSpike’s platform monitors websites from a consumer interface, helping to provide

Helsinki-based HappySignals, an Employee Experience Management Platform provider, has announced the successful closure of a EUR4.7 million series A funding round led by Nauta Capital with Vendep Capital also in participation. HappySignals will further its mission of helping enterprise IT leaders identify what needs to change so they can build happy, productive cultures that drive digital transformation by scaling operations in Europe and the US. “We believe happiness and productivity are the keys to transforming business IT culture for the better,” says HappySignals CEO Sami Kallio. “We do this by giving enterprise IT leaders the employee experience data they need to

Signifier Medical Technologies (Signifier), a specialist in the sleep disordered breathing market, has closed a circa USD10 million Series C funding round led by Alan Howard, VC investor and co-founder of Brevan Howard. The proceeds from this latest successful fundraising will allow Signifier to invest further in its innovative and non-invasive solutions for patients with sleep disordered breathing conditions.   The financing round also included participation from James Blair, a career healthcare venture capitalist and Partner/Co-founder of Domain Associates as an additional new investor in Signifier. Existing investors participating in the round included The Pritzker Organization and Signifier’s Chairman Kieran Gallahue,

LifeSpeak, a North American digital education platform for employee mental health and wellness, has secured a USD42 million minority equity investment from Round13 Growth Fund, Kensington Capital Partners and Roynat Capital. LifeSpeak is raising its first institutional funding round to accelerate its global growth trajectory.    Market demand for remote, technology-based mental health and wellness solutions has grown substantially in recent years. Awareness of mental health issues from anxiety and stress to suicide risk has further accelerated with the onset of COVID-19, particularly with an increasingly remote workforce.   Since its founding in 2004, LifeSpeak has established itself as a trusted

Finance Durham Fund, which was established by Durham County Council and overseen by Business Durham, has today announced the investment of GBP750,000 in Growth Capital Ventures (GCV). The investment through Finance Durham, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), will support GCV’s growth plans as it seeks to further develop its three main business units G-Labs, G-Ventures and Quva, as well as move premises to larger offices within County Durham.  Launched in 2015, GCV is an FCA authorised fintech firm that helps investors build a diversified investment portfolio and supports entrepreneurs with raising capital to launch and scale high-growth businesses. G-Labs, GCV’s