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Hosel lands a £500k pre-seed round led by Ascension for second-hand golf equipment marketplace
Hosel is a platform that helps golfers compare, buy and trade pre-owned golf clubs and equipment from trusted sellers. It aggregates listings from multiple sellers in one searchable site and provides price comparison, authentication guarantees and trade-in services.
Kinfolk raises a £5m seed round led by AlbionVC to shift manual HR workflows with agentic AI
Kinfolk builds AI agents that execute HR workflows directly inside Slack. It automates tasks such as drafting letters, updating HRIS records and coordinating approvals to reduce manual HR administration.
Tembo lands £16m in funding led by Gresham House Ventures to help home buyers with digital savings and mortgage setup
Tembo operates a digital savings and mortgage platform for prospective homebuyers. It connects savings products with mortgage advice and tracking tools in a single app.
Eolas Medical raises £9m Series A led by Acton Capital to give healthcare professionals access to on-demand medical knowledge
Eolas Medical provides a clinical knowledge platform that gives healthcare professionals instant access to local guidelines, protocols and pathways at the point of care.
Stream announces a £67m Series D led by Sofina to help firms provide financial tools for the everyday worker
Stream partners with employers to provide workplace financial tools, enabling workers to access wages, manage savings and pensions, and reduce reliance on high-cost credit.
farmdrive secures £1m pre-seed round led by TechStart Ventures and Ascension Ventures to scale livestock data and supply-chain platform
farmdrive offers livestock data and supply chain software for farmers, processors and retailers, replacing manual compliance paperwork with real-time animal tracking, traceability, forecasting and sustainability reporting from farm to shelf.
Synkka launches with pre-seed led by Ascension to build AI workforce for parcel delivery operations
Synkka builds an AI workforce for parcel delivery operations, starting with tools that automate carrier integrations and reduce manual effort across ecommerce, logistics and cross-border delivery networks.
Sprive raises £5.5m seed round led by Ascension to help UK homeowners repay mortgages faster
Sprive runs a mortgage overpayment app that helps UK homeowners reduce interest costs by automatically applying spare cash, shopping rewards and refinancing opportunities to their mortgage balance.
Capably raises £3m in funding led by Boost Capital Partners to expand intelligent automation platform
Capably offers an intelligent automation platform that lets non technical teams delegate repetitive business tasks to AI while retaining control, visibility and reliability across everyday operational workflows.
Merx raises £1m pre-seed led by VentureFriends to power AI-driven conversational commerce on WhatsApp
Merx builds an AI-driven conversational commerce platform that allows brands to sell and support customers through WhatsApp, enabling personalised product discovery and purchases within messaging apps.
FinCrime Dynamics secures seed funding to revolutionise financial crime prevention with AI and synthetic data
FinCrime Dynamics develops synthetic data and behavioural simulation tools that help financial institutions test and improve fraud detection systems without relying on restricted or sensitive customer data.
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