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  • Playfair collects $70m for third tech pre-seed fund
    News BriefsIris Dorbian- 28 March 2023

    Playfair Capital, a seed investor focused on the UK and Europe, has raised $70 million for its third tech-focused pre-seed fund, growing its overall fundraising total to $140 million.

  • Omnipresent picks up Series A
    News BriefsIris Dorbian- 22 January 2021

    Omnipresent, a a London-based provider of remote team onboarding software, has secured 11 million pounds in Series A funding, according to a blog post.

  • Continuum Industries lands seed funding
    News BriefsIris Dorbian- 14 May 2020

    Edinburgh-based Continuum Industries, a provider of AI tools for engineering and professionals, has secured 1.5 million pounds in seed funding.

  • Sprout.ai lands $2.5m seed
    News BriefsIris Dorbian- 16 April 2020

    UK-based Sprout.ai, an insurtech company, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding.

  • Thought Machine inks $83m
    News BriefsIris Dorbian- 2 March 2020

    London-based Thought Machine, a cloud native core banking technology firm, has raised $83 million in funding.

  • Vine Health pulls in funding
    Iris Dorbian- 18 July 2019

    UK-based Vine Health, which uses behavioral science and artificial intelligence to improve the quality of life and survival of cancer patients, has raised 1.2 million pounds, according to a Medium blog post https://medium.com/vine-health/female-founders-raise-record-breaking-investment-round-to-revolutionise-cancer-care-e6829bb0958c Playfair Capital led the round.

  • Playfair adds Blakey to investment committee
    Iris Dorbian- 13 June 2019

    UK-based venture firm Playfair Capital has named Simon Blakey as a non-executive and member of its investment committee, according to a Medium blog https://medium.com/playfair-capital-blog/playfair-capital-adds-simon-blakey-as-non-exec-95c30d22caad?sk=4a8cb21386c4740cbf03ba87c9ce4728 post. Blakey is a managing director at Avonmore Developments Ltd.

  • Playfair collects $32 mln for sophomore fund
    Iris Dorbian- 7 March 2019

    UK-based Playfair Capital has raised $32 million for its second fund. The fund will invest in early-stage companies with a focus on deep tech, B2B SaaS and marketplaces.

  • Ravelin nabs Series B funding
    Iris Dorbian- 11 September 2018

    London-based Ravelin, a fraud and risk prediction company, has raised 8 million pounds in Series B funding. BlackFin Capital Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included Amadeus Capital Partners, Passion Capital and Playfair Capital.

  • BGF Ventures leads Series A round for Trouva
    Iris Dorbian- 13 November 2017

    UK-based Trouva, a marketplace for the homeware and lifestyle brick and mortar stores, has secured $10 million in Series A funding. BGF Ventures led the round with participation from Index Ventures and Octopus Investments.