Venture
Blenheim Chalcot co-leads $20m series-B for SalaryFinance
UK-based low-cost payroll loan provider will launch its services in the US market
Livingbridge in £5m series-A for Pointr
Navigation software company will pursue international expansion and undertake a recruitment drive
Almi Invest backs Beactica
Funds raised are intended to accelerate the drug developer's pipeline of novel cancer therapeutics
Draper Esprit leads $10m series-A for Apperio
Richard Marsh from Draper Esprit will join the company's board to support the management team
Speedinvest leads €1.7m seed round for Kodit.io
Company is seeking to scale its operations across Europe and raise additional capital
Balderton leads $12m series-A for Simple Feast
Funding will enable Simple Feast to develop its delivery concept and go global
Capricorn invests in C-Lecta
Capricorn draws capital for the investment from Capricorn Sustainable Chemistry Fund
Newion backs startup PlayPass
Belgium-based PlayPass, a provider of technology services for events, has raised €7.9m to date
VC firms invest in Freeletics
VC firms Causeway, Jazz, Courtside, Elysian Park and Ward.ventures invest in the round
Maki backs Altum in series-A funding round
Existing investor Lifeline Ventures also takes part after backing a seed round in 2016
Scania invests SEK 35m in Corebon
Funding marks the fourth investment by the VC investor's corporate venture capital fund
Spark leads $14m round for Homelike
Existing investors Cherry Ventures, Lürssen and Coparion also take part in the round
Softbank leads €10m round for Bepro
Softbank leads the round with capital from its Vision Fund, alongside Altos Ventures
Augmentum invests £7m in three fintech companies
VC fund makes early-stage investments in fintech companies predominantly based in the UK
HTGF backs seed round for Adivo
Corporate investors Occident Group and MorphoSys are also taking part in the round
C Ventures and Highland lead $20m series-A for Threads
Online personalised shopping service will open new offices in New York and Hong Kong
ADV leads £3m series-A for Healthera
Previous backer Cambridge Enterprise and newcomer Future Care Capital also take part in the funding
VC-backed Monzo seeks $1.5bn valuation in new funding round
Reported transaction would value the fintech business at more than four times its 2017 valuation
Kinnevik leads $12m series-A for Karma
VC firms Bessemer and EVentures, and appliance manufacturer Electrolux, also take part in the round
Catapult, Mercia in funding round for Rinicare
NPIF - Mercia Equity Finance is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund
VC firms invest £2.4m in BioBeats
IQ Capital, Oxford Sciences Innovation and White Cloud Capital lead the round
VC-backed Orchard Therapeutics raises $150m series-C
UK-based biotechnology company is registering and launching three treatments for rare disorders
Connect leads $3m round for OurPath
Connected healthcare programme is designed to help type 2 diabetese patients reverse the disease
Round Hill in £3.3m seed round for SenSat
Funding will be used to develop SenSat's technology, including its 3D computer vision workflows