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| 18.03.2026 | Gasoline price hike from Iran war could push consumers toward EVs, hybrids | Previous
Cars line the lot at Recharged auto dealership, in Richmond, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Valerie Volcovici
Cars line the lot at Recharged auto dealership, in Richmond, Virginia, U.S., March 13, 2026. REUTERS/Valerie Vol... |
| 22.05.2025 | Dublin-based Kota closes €12.8 million to build the internet’s employee benefits infrastructure | Irish startup Kota, an insurance benefits platform and API, today announced it has raised €12.8 million in Series A funding to make employee benefits globally accessible and frictionless for employees – bringing total funding to €20.2 milli... |
| 22.05.2025 | Dublin insurance benefits platform Kota raises $14.5m | Dublin-based Kota has raised $14.5m in a Series A funding round, bringing the total amount raised by the insurance benefits platform and API firm to $22.9m.
The company has also obtained authorisation from the Central Bank, making it one of... |
| 02.05.2025 | Building a Digital Bridge: Materials Market Secures £2M to Transform the Construction Sector | In a world where technology reshapes industries, the construction sector stands as a giant in need of a makeover. Enter Materials Market, a UK-based online marketplace for building materials, which recently secured £2 million in funding. Th... |
| 02.05.2025 | Materials Market Raises £2M in Funding | Materials Market, a London, UK-based online marketplace for heavy side building materials, raised £2M in funding.
The round was led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from Active Partners and angel investors.
The company intends to use th... |
| 29.04.2025 | The Rise of Chinese EVs: A Game Changer in the UK Market | The electric vehicle (EV) landscape in the UK is undergoing a seismic shift. Chinese manufacturers are not just entering the market; they are dominating it. In just two years, China's share of the UK car market has surged to over 10% of imp... |
| 29.04.2025 | The Rise of Chinese EVs: A Game Changer for the UK Market | The electric vehicle (EV) landscape is shifting. Chinese manufacturers are not just entering the UK market; they are taking it by storm. In the last two years, their share of the UK car market has soared to over 10% of imports. This is not ... |
| 29.04.2025 | Channel 4’s investment arm gives £3m backing to UK fintech Sprive | Channel 4 has entered the fintech realm after its investment arm participated in a funding round that topped £5.5m.
Channel 4 Ventures injected £3m into mortgage overpayment app Sprive, in a fundraiser led by venture capital firm Ascension.... |
| 28.04.2025 | Carwow boss: Why Chinese EVs have become so popular | China’s share of the UK car market has soared in the last two years to make up more than 10 per cent of imports as Brits embrace an influx of new, cheaper models.
Many of China’s biggest manufacturers, from BYD to Geely, are jostling to bec... |
| 19.03.2025 | The Rise of Equity Crowdfunding: Navigating New Waters in Startup Funding | In the bustling world of startups, funding is the lifeblood. Traditional routes like venture capital and angel investing are well-trodden paths. But a new avenue is emerging, vibrant and full of potential: equity crowdfunding. This method a... |
| 19.03.2025 | Exclusive: Channel 4 Ventures backs cocktail machine maker Bartesian | City AM can reveal that Channel 4 Ventures has partnered with Bartesian as the drinks firm looks to accelerate its expansion in the UK.
Bartesian, which produces cocktail-making machines, will benefit from the broadcaster’s advertising reac... |
| 15.08.2024 | The Electric Frontier: Power, Security, and the Future of Energy Management | In the age of renewable energy, control is king. A recent incident involving a 512-bit RSA key has highlighted vulnerabilities in the energy management systems that power our homes. This story begins with a curious homeowner, Ryan Castelluc... |
| 14.08.2024 | Bookmarks | I drove these new electric cars until they died | From testing the real-world ranges of electric cars to the terrible toll of windows on birdlife, these are the articles, videos, podcasts and more that caught the TechCentral editorial team’s eye over the past 24 hours. I drove these new el... |
| 16.07.2024 | Cazoo racked up debts of over £260m as it collapsed into administration | - |
| 14.07.2024 | Carwow valued at £250m as it taps US investor in funding round | - |
| 28.11.2023 | Why Tesla’s success is riding on its new futuristic Cybertruck | Tesla Cybertruck. Source: Supplied article-article-body
In 2019, Tesla was in the happy position of being a high-volume, premium-priced leader in the global electric vehicle (EV) market. Deliveries of 367,500 cars represented 50% growth ove... |
| 15.08.2023 | New technology is making cars easier to steal | There is much talk in the motoring industry about the “internet of vehicles” (IoV). This describes a network of cars and other vehicles that could exchange data over the internet in an effort to make transportation more autonomous, safe and... |
| 03.08.2023 | 3 reasons why Nio stock can hit $20 this August | Nio (NYSE: NIO), the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has been enjoying a remarkable surge in its US-listed shares, skyrocketing by over 40% in the past month, catching the attention of those investing in the future of automotive... |
| 08.06.2023 | Here’s how thieves use high-technology devices to hijack cars | Car thieves are now using high-tech machines to hijack cars. Image: iStock
The recently released crime stats in South Africa show how car hijacking has increased in recent years.
KES enables drivers to passively lock, unlock, start and stop... |
| 07.06.2023 | Buying a new car? It could be a target for tech-savvy criminals | Car theft is on the rise. Worryingly, thieves are increasingly using high-tech tools to target weaknesses in the same sensors and computerised systems that were designed to help make our journeys safer and more comfortable.
In fact, as the ... |
| 29.04.2022 | Hitting The Milestone: A Newly-Minted U.K. Unicorn Reflects On The Road To $1 Billion Status | Tom Leathes, chief executive, of newly annointed U.K. unicorn, Motorway Motorway |
| 06.12.2021 | London’s online car marketplace Carwow raises €48.66M; plans to create 150 new jobs over next month | London-based Carwow, a platform that connects car buyers to car dealers to make buying cars easy, announced that it has raised $55M (approx €48.66M) in a fresh round of funding. As per the company, this is it’s largest-ever fundraise.
The n... |
| 27.07.2021 | Onto raises $175 million in Series B to expand EV subscription service in the UK | Onto has raised $175 million in a combined equity and debt Series B round, capital the U.K.-based electric vehicle subscription startup plans to use to expand within the country as well as move into new markets.
This latest round brings Ont... |
| 09.07.2021 | This Week in European Tech: Wise’s direct listing and its ripple effects, the birth of a few new unicorns, Rimac rides with Bugatti, and more | Happy Friday!
This week, our research team tracked more than 100 tech funding deals worth over €2.3 billion, and 25 exits, M&A transactions, and rumours, and related news stories across Europe, including Russia, Israel, and Turkey.
As a... |
| 05.07.2021 | Today in European Tech: SoftBank pumps $130 million into Polish e-tailer, London VC Forward Partners plans to list on AIM, and more | Hello!
Here's what happened today in European Tech. Deals
- Quietly announced over the weekend, Polish footwear and accessories retailer eobuwie’s majority shareholder CCC signed the papers with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 that saw a $130 millio... |
| 29.03.2021 | Cazoo and AJAX I. A $7 billion SPAC merger. And the money kept rollin’ in from every side | UK-based Cazoo, the pre-loved car portal has raised an additional $1.6 billion in a SPAC merger with AJAX I.
Providing the deal meets with the approval of shareholders of AJAX I, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and Cazoo, the c... |
| 27.02.2021 | Лучшие видео с Марса, индейцы против джипа и свиньи-геймеры. Техдайджест | Александр Носков 27 февраля 2021, 10:25 Лучшие видео с Марса, индейцы против джипа и свиньи-геймеры. Техдайджест
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| 03.02.2020 | 10 Brands Are Now Selling Cars Online | At a time when consumers buy their groceries, electronics and fashion online, not to mention that’s where your lunch money is going too (check out my post on the online food delivery industry), automotive companies have slowly been inching ... |
| 05.08.2019 | Carwow Raises £25M Strategic Financing Round | Carwow, a London, UK-based car marketplace, raised £25m strategic financing round.
The round was led by Daimler with participation from Balderton, Accel and Vitruvian. In conjunction with the funding, Daimler executive Axel Harries will joi... |
| 05.08.2019 | Daimler leads £25 million strategic financing round for London-based car marketplace Carwow | UK-based car marketplace Carwow today announced a £25 million strategic funding round, led by German car manufacturer Daimler, the parent company of the Mercedes-Benz brand. Daimler exec Axel Harries will also take a seat on the Carwow boar... |
| 05.08.2019 | Daily funding roundup - August 5th, 2019 | Ethyca raised $4.2M; Nuvolo landed $7M; Dgraph closed $11.5 M; Vymo secured $18M
NextStep Interactive: NextStep provides training and job placement for workers. NextStep has raised $3 million in funding. Investors include SEI Ventures, JAZZ... |
| 11.04.2019 | 10 successful female-led tech startups from London which got the maximum funding so far | Women entrepreneurs are increasing in number unlike ever before. They have busted stereotypes and are striving to bring about progressive changes in the business ecosystem. The quench for success has made them cross all roadblocks and lead ... |
| 25.01.2019 | carwow takes total funding to £5.9m following Balderton Capital-backed Series A round | Early-stage car comparison platform carwow, People’s Champion finalist in the Startups Awards 2014, has raised £4.6m in a Series A round led by Balderton Capital alongside existing venture capital (VC) investors Episode 1 Ventures and Samos... |
| 19.11.2018 | Deliveroo rides to victory, winning Deloitte’s UK Fast 50 for the second year in a row | Deliveroo rides to victory, winning Deloitte’s UK Fast 50 for the second year in a row
19-11-2018
Deloitte has announced the winners of the 2018 UK Technology Fast 50 awards. The awards recognise and rank the 50 fastest-growing technology c... |
| 07.03.2018 | 26 late-stage UK tech companies join Future Fifty | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
We’re excited to announce the new cohort of 26 late-stage companies joining our Future Fifty programme today! Some of the UK’s fastest growing tech companies have been chosen ... |
| 03.08.2017 | Investment Update: Carwow raises $39m in Series C | - |
| 03.08.2017 | UK-based Carwow raises £30 million for its online car marketplace | London-based Carwow, an online car marketplace, has raised £30 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Virtuvian Partners, with participation from previous investors Accel Partners and Balderton Capital. The company has raised a t... |
| 31.07.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, July 31 | GOING DIRECT
I’m back! Huge thanks to Polina Marinova, Jen Wieczner and Robert Hackett for filling in. Today I’m diving into direct listings.
Paid Content Securing the enterprise without boundaries From ExtraHop
The reality has been a bit… ... |
| 31.07.2017 | Carwow Raises $39M in Funding | Carwow, a London, UK-based platform to to find and buy a car, raised $39m (approx. £29.7m) in funding.
The round was led by Vitruvian Partners, with participation from existing investors Accel Partners and Balderton Capital.
The company, wh... |
| 30.07.2017 | Carwow, a UK startup that helps you buy a new car, raises $39M Series C | Carwow, a platform that helps you buy a new car, has closed $39 million in Series C funding. The round was led by new investor Vitruvian Partners, with existing investors Accel Partners and Balderton Capital also participating. At today’s e... |
| 22.02.2017 | Announcing 26 New Companies Joining Future Fifty in 2017 | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
Today we’re delighted to announce the companies joining the Future Fifty programme in 2017. We’re also celebrating 26 companies graduating from the programme and the remarkabl... |
| 07.05.2016 | Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Joins The Carabinieri: 505 Horsepower To Serve As Italian Police Rapid-Response Vehicle | Horia Ungureanu, Tech Times 07 May 2016, 09:05 am
Alfa Romeo Giulia is ready to put its roaring engine to good use under the Carabinieri police force.
The Italian law enforcement agency has deployed several types of vehicles in its history,... |
| 02.05.2016 | The future of digital lead generation | Dmitri Saveliev Contributor
Dmitri Saveliev is the founder and CEO of ServiceWhale.
Lead generation has come a long way. According to one analysis, lead generation dates back as far as 27 BC, assuming, of course, that we accept that the Rom... |
| 14.01.2016 | Carwow Raises £12.5M in Series B Funding | Carwow, a London, UK-based car comparison website, raised £12.5m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Accel with participation from Balderton Capital, Samos Investments and Episodes 1 Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Fred Des... |
| 14.01.2016 | UK car buying platform carwow raises £12.5 million Series B round | Carwow, the London-based platform for buying a new car, has raised £12.5 million ($18.75 million) in a Series B round led by Accel along with Balderton Capital, Samos Investments, and Episode 1 Ventures.
The free site allows users to search... |
| 13.01.2016 | Car Buying Platform Carwow Raises £12.5M Series B Led by Accel | Carwow, the U.K. site that claims to offer a better way to buy a new car, has stopped off for some further funding. The four year-old startup has raised a £12.5 million Series B led by Accel, who I understand tried but failed to get in on t... |
| 23.02.2015 | The Untapped Industry Of Vehicle History Checks | Ash Akhan Contributor
Editor’s note: Ash Akhan hosts a weekly tech podcast at TechTalk Cast.
Carwow recently received £4.6m in series A for flipping the car-buying experience on its head, and JustPark received a large amount last year. More... |
| 19.12.2014 | Funding roundup - week ending 12/19/14 | Serviz, SurveyMonkey, Clever, Quikkly, First Opinion, Boxbee, Geenio, Adyen, Redfin, Mixpanel, Dots
Seed stage
Quikkly, which creates personalized action tags, received $1 million in seed funding in a round led by Initial Capital, along wit... |
| 16.12.2014 | Carwow Secures £4.6M in Series A Funding | Carwow, a London, UK-based online platform for buying new cars, secured £4.6m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Balderton Capital with participation from Episode 1 Ventures and Samos Investments.
The company intends to use the funds... |
| 14.12.2014 | Car Buying Platform Carwow Secures £4.6M Series A To Step On The Gas | Just ten months after disclosing a £1.3 million seed round, UK car buying platform Carwow has made another fundraising pitstop. The London-based company has raised a £4.6 million Series A round, led by Balderton Capital, with participation ... |
| 24.02.2014 | carwow Raises £1.3M in Seed Funding | carwow, a London, UK-based online platform for buying new cars, raised £1.3m in seed funding.
The round was led by Balderton Capital with participation from Episode 1 Ventures, Samos Investments, and angel investors Alex Chesterman, Simon M... |
| 23.02.2014 | Balderton Capital Leads £1.3M Seed In UK Car Buying Platform Carwow | Despite saying it was ‘doubling down’ to become a ‘mainly Series A’ VC in Europe, Balderton Capital’s latest investment is at the seed stage. The London-based VC has led a £1.3 million round in UK car buying platform carwow. Episode 1 Ventu... |
| - | German report claims Apple Car could be manufactured in Austria by BMW/Mini maker Magna | German publication Frankfurter Allgemeine is reporting that Apple may be planning to use Austrian-based automotive contract manufacturer Magna to manufacture the Apple Car. The publication also says that Apple has created a ‘secret lab’ in ... |
| - | This Week in European Tech: Wise's direct listing and its ripple effects, the birth of a few new unicorns, Rimac rides with Bugatti, and more | Happy Friday!
This week, our research team tracked more than 100 tech funding deals worth over €2.3 billion, and 25 exits, M&A transactions, and rumours, and related news stories across Europe, including Russia, Israel, and Turkey.
As a... |
| - | Elon Musk hints at Tesla ‘pickup truck’ as a ‘mini Tesla Semi’ | We have recently heard about several of Tesla’s upcoming vehicles, especially the Model Y and Tesla Semi since they are expected to be unveiled next, but we haven’t heard about the planned electric pickup truck in a while.
Now CEO Elon Musk... |
| - | Investment Update: Carwow raise £12.5m led by Accel | It is a real pleasure to announce that Carwow have raised £12.5m, in a round led by Accel. Balderton also participated in the round, alongside Samos Investments and Episode 1 Ventures.
The company has grown more than 10 times, and has buil... |
| - | Independent design renderings show what a Tesla pickup truck could look like | Tesla’s current vehicle roadmap is fairly clear for the next few years. After unveiling the Model 3 later this month and launching it in 2017, Tesla is expected to launch a small crossover on the same platform called “Model Y”, then a next ... |
| - | Carwow | “Carwow | The free, easy way to change your car online” |
| - | Today in European Tech: SoftBank pumps $130 million into Polish e-tailer, London VC Forward Partners plans to list on AIM, and more | Hello!
Here's what happened today in European Tech. Deals
- Quietly announced over the weekend, Polish footwear and accessories retailer eobuwie’s majority shareholder CCC signed the papers with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 that saw a $130 millio... |
| - | carwow secures $55 million in new funding to power up Sell Your Car division | UK-based all-things-auto platform carwow has secured $55 million in new funds to further scale its 'Sell Your Car' product. The company reports that the majority of the capital will be used to further develop the technology powering the off... |
| - | Tesla should unveil its electric pickup truck and open reservations right away for the sake of the US auto industry | This is an Electrek Opinion piece
When Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled his product plan last year, he revealed that Tesla had an electric pickup truck in early stages of development. Musk had already been talking about Tesla making an electric... |
| - | Why you should buy your next car online. Humans interact better, technology does the rest | -Hey dude, I’m gonna buy a car today.
-Really? Where you gonna go?.
-Where? I’ll do it from my couch.
-Really?
This might seem like a dumb conversation between two mates, but it is pretty much what we can expect to hear from now on. On ... |
| - | The British have a gas shortage, so they’re Googling electric cars like crazy [Update] | Analysis of Google search data revealed that online searches for electric cars in the UK exploded 1,600% on September 24 – the day that gas shortages became a widespread problem across the country.
Google “electric cars”
September 29 update... |
