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| 17.03.2026 | Fintech iwoca Introduces Credit Compass to Assist SMEs with Improving Business Credit Scores | In a move set to transform how small and medium-sized enterprises manage their finances, iwoca – one of Europe’s premier lenders to SMEs – has rolled out a groundbreaking resource called Credit Compass. Launched on 16 March 2026, this no-co... |
| 20.02.2026 | London Stock Exchange confirms first firm on Pisces framework | A vehicle containing shares in a £1.3bn venture capital firm that backs tech spin-outs from Oxford University will be the first organisation to use the the new Pisces private stock market, the London Stock Exchange has said.
The UK’s flagsh... |
| 19.02.2026 | Small businesses warn April cost hikes could force closures | Small businesses have warned they are heading into an “unprecedented cost crunch” in April, with over a third of employers planning to cut output or shut down as higher taxes and bills take effect.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) h... |
| 19.02.2026 | Exclusive: Octopus to swerve new private stock exchange | Octopus Energy will not join the delayed Pisces private stock market when it launches, its boss Greg Jackson has said, in a sign the utilities giant is distancing itself from the project after attending an event for interested companies las... |
| 25.11.2025 | UK’s Finance Brokers Say Government Policies are Negatively Impacting SMEs : iwoca | European Fintech iwoca noted that over three-quarters (76%) of business finance specialists say the Government’s policies have had a negative impact on the UK’s SMEs, with the situation predicted to “worsen” at the Budget. The new research ... |
| 14.11.2025 | UK SME Revenues Grew Significantly when Given Access to Loans : Research | Research from Capital Economics, commissioned by SME lender iwoca, reveals that SMEs receiving a loan are able to boost their monthly revenues by an average of nearly 20%. The recent analysis, which is said to be based on data from current ... |
| 25.07.2025 | UK Loses its Second Position in Global FinTech to UAE | Global fintech investment is stabilising, Innovate Finance says, but the UK dropped to become now only the third-largest FinTech market globally, losing its second-place spot to the UAE.
In the first half of 2025, global FinTech investment ... |
| 02.07.2025 | The Rise of Pisces: A New Era for Private Market Trading | The financial landscape is shifting. The introduction of the Pisces private stock market is like a breath of fresh air for growth-stage companies. This new platform, backed by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), aims to bridge the liqui... |
| 02.07.2025 | Exclusive: Revolut, Octopus mull joining Pisces | Revolut, Octopus and Oaknorth are among billion-pound businesses weighing joining the new Pisces private stock market after being courted by prospective operator London Stock Exchange Group, City AM can reveal.
The fast-growing firms were p... |
| 27.06.2025 | Should You Borrow Now or Wait? The big question facing UK SMEs | UK interest rates remain at a 16-year high. Inflation is finally easing, but the economic outlook is still uncertain. For many small and medium-sized businesses, 2025 has become a year of financial limbo, a moment to pause and ask a critica... |
| 26.06.2025 | Profit triples at SME lender Iwoca as loans near £1bn | Profit has almost tripled at business lender Iwoca as its revenue jumped by nearly £100m in 2024, it has been revealed.
The London-based firm, which provides credit to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has posted a pre-tax profit o... |
| 02.06.2025 | Chalk: $50 Million Series A Raised At $500 Million Valuation For AI Inference Data Platform | Chalk, a data platform for AI inference, announced that it has raised a $50 million Series A at a $500 million valuation. Felicis led the round with participation from Triatomic Capital and existing investors General Catalyst, Unusual Ventu... |
| 30.05.2025 | Chalk's $50 Million Series A: A Game Changer in AI Inference | In the bustling tech landscape of San Francisco, a new player is making waves. Chalk, a data platform focused on AI inference, has just secured a $50 million Series A funding round, pushing its valuation to a striking $500 million. This inv... |
| 29.05.2025 | Chalk Raises $50 Million Series A to Power AI Inference | Chalk, the data platform for AI inference, announced today that it has raised a $50 million Series A at a $500 million valuation. The round was led by Felicis with participation from Triatomic Capital and existing investors General Catalyst... |
| 28.05.2025 | Chalk Raises $50M Series A to Power AI Inference | Chalk powers real-time decisions for industry leaders Socure, Doppel, and Sunrun
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Chalk, the data platform for AI inference, announced today that it has raised a $50 million Series A at a $500 mill... |
| 09.05.2025 | Irish startup Axe lands €1.5 million to supercharge logistics teams with AI agents | Dublin-based Axe, an AI startup building autonomous agents for logistics teams, announces its public launch today, alongside the successful raising of €1.5 million in pre-Seed funding.
The round was led by Pitchdrive, with participation fro... |
| 06.04.2025 | The Financial Storm: Fines and Tax Hikes Rock the UK Economy | The UK is facing a financial tempest. Two recent events highlight the turbulent waters: the Bank of England's fine on financier Jay Hambro and Chancellor Rachel Reeves' hefty national insurance tax hike. Both incidents expose the fragility ... |
| 06.04.2025 | Reeves’ £25bn national insurance tax raid has arrived. What happens now? | Sorry, Lionel Richie. Businesses aren’t feeling easy like a Sunday morning. The new tax year is here. And Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ £25bn national insurance tax raid has fallen on thousands of firms.
From today, employers will pay a tax rat... |
| 25.03.2025 | UK’s Medium-Sized Businesses Grew Jobs at Twice the Rate of Large Firms in Past Decade – Report | Listen to this article
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The UK’s medium-sized businesses drove job growth in the last ten years compared to their small and large counterparts, according to new analysis shared by iwoca.
The research from iwoca–one... |
| 12.03.2025 | UK SMEs Reportedly Plan to Cut Jobs in Response to Govt’s Plan to Raise Employer National Insurance Contributions | Listen to this article
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New analysis reveals over 300,000 SME owners are planning to cut jobs in response to the Government’s planned rise in employer National Insurance contributions (NICs), due to come into effec... |
| 06.02.2025 | Resilient and rising: UK tech ecosystem | Recognized as one of the most dynamic and innovative ecosystems globally, the UK is home to a thriving network of startups, scale-ups, and established tech giants. With strong infrastructure, access to venture capital, and a highly skilled ... |
| 14.01.2025 | Die größten Startup-Investitionen des Jahres 2024 | Tagtäglich investieren deutsche und ausländische Risikokapitalgeber in junge Startups bzw. aufstrebende Scaleups und reifere Grownups. Auch im Jahre 2024 gab es trotz anhaltender Krisenstimmung wieder sehr viele spannende Geldströme in Deut... |
| 09.12.2024 | November 2024's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about | According to the Tech.eu database, European tech companies raised €5.2 billion over the course of November 2024. This figure is 30 per cent higher than the previous month when European tech companies raised €4 billion. Compared to November ... |
| 26.11.2024 | UK Fintech iwoca Announces Fund to Help SMEs Build Expertise in AI and Data Analytics | Listen to this article
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iwoca, one of Europe’s SME lenders, announces access to a £500,000 fund to help small businesses and employees build skills in artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics.
Teaming up wit... |
| 15.11.2024 | Guypo's new venture raises $125M, RealWear acquires Almer, and Bek Ventures launches $250M Fund III | This week we tracked more than 95 tech funding deals worth over €1.2 billion, and over 15 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe. In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most i... |
| 11.11.2024 | iwoca Receives £200M in Funding | iwoca, a London, UK-based provider of finance solutions to SMEs, received a £200M new financing line.
Citi and Waterfall Asset Management provided the financings.
Led by CEO Christoph Rieche, iwoca is a SME lender which, over the past eleve... |
| 11.11.2024 | European Fintech iwoca Secures £200 Million in Debt Funding | European SME lender iwoca has reportedly secured £200 million in debt funding.
Fintech iwoca, which claims to be one of Europe’s biggest SME lenders, announces a new £200m package of debt funding from Citi and Waterfall Asset Management and... |
| 11.11.2024 | Iwoca: Fintech lender secures £200m debt to support larger SMEs | - |
| 09.10.2024 | The big league: The most funded European fintech companies of 2024 so far | European fintech companies are at the forefront of innovation, transforming the financial landscape across the continent. With a rich ecosystem of startups and established players, these companies leverage technology to enhance financial se... |
| 08.10.2024 | The Pulse of Innovation: A Dive into Startup Investments in 2024 | The startup ecosystem is a vibrant tapestry, woven with ambition, innovation, and investment. As we step into the final quarter of 2024, the landscape is bustling with activity. Investors are opening their wallets, and startups are rising l... |
| 08.10.2024 | Die (bisher) größten Startup-Investitionen des Jahres | Tagtäglich investieren deutsche und ausländische Risikokapitalgeber in junge Startups bzw. aufstrebende Scaleups und reifere Grownups. Auch in den ersten neun Monates des Jahres 2024 gab es schon wieder sehr viele spannende Geldströme in De... |
| 20.09.2024 | UK B2B Sellers Now Offering Business Clients Over Two Months to Pay Invoices – Cebr and iwoca Report | One in six B2B sellers (suppliers) are offering business customers over two months to pay their invoices, according to a new joint report from economic consultancy Cebr and iwoca.
The report Credit Where It’s Due, commissioned by iwoca––one... |
| 02.08.2024 | SME Finance Taskforce announces plan boost UK economic growth | The SME Finance Taskforce has released its cation plan to boost the UK economy by speeding up lending and access to finance for 5.5 million SMEs.
The taskforce, which was formed by Centre for Finance, Innovation & Technology (CFIT) in A... |
| 15.07.2024 | Die (bisher) größten Startup-Investitionen des Jahres | Tagtäglich investieren deutsche und ausländische Risikokapitalgeber in junge Startups bzw. aufstrebende Scaleups und reifere Grownups. Auch im ersten Halbjahr des Jahres 2024 gab es schon wieder sehr viele spannende Geldströme in Deutschlan... |
| 04.06.2024 | 15 millionenschwere Investments, die alle mitbekommen haben sollten | Unser Investmentrückblick auf den Mai 2024: Auch im vergangenen Monat konnten einige Startups, Scaleups und Grownups trotz anhaltender Krisenstimmung wieder üppige Millionenbeträge einsammeln. Einige dieser Unternehmen kennt in der Startup-... |
| 12.05.2024 | European Fintech iwoca Announces New Debt Funding, Taking Total Investment in the Firm to £1B+ | iwoca announces a new £270m package of debt funding, taking total gross investment in the company to over £1bn since it was founded in 2012.
iwoca has received £150m (€175m) in debt financing commitments from Citibank and Insight Investment... |
| 10.05.2024 | Iwoca's Success in Securing Debt Financing | Description at least 700 words
In the fast-paced world of finance, where big banks are tightening their purse strings, innovative startups like iwoca are stepping up to fill the gap. With a recent infusion of £270 million in debt financing,... |
| 07.05.2024 | European SMB lender Iwoca secures £270M in debt financing | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Iwoca, which provides business loans and trade credit financing to SMBs in the U.K. and Germany, has secured an additional £270 million to grow its loan book.
Why it matters: While big banks are cutti... |
| 07.05.2024 | iwoca secures £270M in debt funding to support SME lending | Specifically, iwoca has received £150 million in debt financing commitments from Citibank and Insight Investment to support the company's growth in Germany and a further £120 million from Barclays and Värde for the UK business as it respond... |
| 20.02.2024 | FINOM: Revolutionizing SME Banking in Europe | FINOM, the Amsterdam-based digital banking solution for SMEs and entrepreneurs, has secured a whopping €50M in a Series B funding round. This investment, led by General Catalyst and Northzone, marks a significant milestone for the fintech c... |
| 13.02.2024 | Finom, a European challenger bank for SMEs, raises $54M | Finom, a European challenger bank aimed at SMEs and freelancers, has raised €50 million ($54 million) in a Series B equity round of funding.
Founded out of the Netherlands in 2019, Finom lets businesses open up an online bank account in min... |
| 27.11.2023 | UK SMEs Claim to Have Good Understanding of AI but Significant Barriers to Adoption Still Exist – Report | New data from small business lender iwoca reveals that while more than half of SME owners (55%) feel they “have a good understanding of AI, the majority are nervous about how it will impact their business.”
The new research of SME owners ac... |
| 23.10.2023 | Government to Miss Inflation Target in 2023, UK Brokers Predict | The vast majority of SME finance professionals expect the Government to miss its target of halving inflation by the end of the year, iwoca’s Q2 2023 SME Expert Index finds.
The new research, carried out with over one hundred SME finance bro... |
| 17.10.2023 | iwoca secures £200M debt facility to help bridge SME funding gap | London-based small business lender iwoca has secured a new £200 million debt facility via Barclays and Värde Partners. The move arrives following an extension of its existing funding line provided by neobank Bunq's sole external backer, Pol... |
| 17.10.2023 | European SME Lender iwoca Raises £200M Funding Line after Reaching £2.5B in Finance Lent | iwoca, which claims to be one of Europe’s largest SME lenders, announces a new funding line with initial commitments of £200 million from Barclays and Värde Partners.
In January this year, iwoca secured “an increase and extension to its exi... |
| 06.09.2023 | UK Government Expected to Miss Inflation Target in 2023, Report Claims | The vast majority of SME finance experts expect the Government to “miss its target of halving inflation by the end of the year,” iwoca’s latest Q2 2023 SME Expert Index finds.
The new research, carried out with over one hundred SME finance ... |
| 28.08.2023 | Rising Costs Mean “Going Green” Deprioritized by UK SMEs, Research Report Claims | The increased cost of doing business is “preventing the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses from going green,” new research finds.
With core inflation rates at 6.8% – the highest in 31 years – protracted high costs could be delaying... |
| 11.05.2023 | European Fintech iwoca Reports UK SME Confidence Making a “Cautious” Comeback | There are signs of confidence returning to the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses and the lending market they rely on, iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index finds.
The new research, “carried out with over one hundred SME finance brokers ... |
| 16.02.2023 | High Street Banks Cut Lending to SMEs as Demand for Finance Grows: iwoca Report | Demand for finance from the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized businesses1 is on the rise at the same time as banks are “reducing their lending appetite,” according to iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index.
More than eight in ten SME finance broker... |
| 06.05.2022 | Fintech iwoca SME Expert Index: 30% Brokers Say Lending Market Returned to Pre-pandemic Levels | The small business lending market has has reportedly returned to pre-pandemic levels of activity. This, according to nearly a third of brokers (30%) surveyed in iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index.
And nearly another third (31%) believe the mar... |
| 01.03.2022 | Climate fintech space on radar as CommerzVentures closes €300 million fund | Frankfurt-based fintech investor CommerzVentures has closed its third fund at €300 million. As Commerzbank returned as the sole LP, the combined total fund size has reached €550 million. It will focus on early and growth-stage companies in ... |
| 04.02.2022 | Fintech iwoca Reports that SMBs are Investing in Growth as Demand for Larger Loans Increases | European Fintech iwoca reports that small business owners are feeling confident about “taking on larger amounts of finance” in order to support their growth objectives this year.
iwoca’s quarterly SME Expert Index (the source of these findi... |
| 06.12.2021 | European Fintech iwoca Announces Expansion of Merchant Cash Advance Product to Small Businesses | Fintech firm iwoca, which claims to be one of Europe’s largest small business lenders, recently announced the expansion of its merchant cash advance product to all small businesses “accepting card payments in the UK.”
As mentioned in an upd... |
| 02.11.2021 | European Fintech iwoca Shares SME Expert Index: Businesses Focus on Growth, Turn to Recovery Loan Scheme | Small business owners are feeling “optimistic” about economic conditions for growth, according to iwoca’s quarterly SME Expert Index of UK brokers.
The Index reveals that more than a third (35%) of brokers reported the “top motivator” for a... |
| 10.10.2021 | Fintech iwoca Accredited for Recovery Loan Scheme, Firm Also Launches Free Mental Help Sessions for UK Business Owners | European Fintech iwoca confirmed recently that it has been accredited under the UK’s Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS).
The iwoca team wrote in a blog post, dated October 5, 2021, that they’ve been accredited by the British Business Bank as a lend... |
| 09.09.2021 | Almost 80 New Businesses Created Every Hour Across UK in First Half of 2021 | 0 shares
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LinkedIn Analysis of Companies House data reveals that more than 340,500 businesses were registered in the UK between January and June 2021, an increase of 32% from 2019
iwoca’s Small Business HotSpots UK 2021 ... |
| 24.08.2021 | Embedded Finance Key To SME Recovery And Rebuilding Economy | 0 shares
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LinkedIn iwoca data shows how embedded finance leads to speedier and more successful loan applications for small businesses
Half of applications through embedded finance partners receive a decision within two m... |
| 20.06.2021 | Final call: why late-stage digital tech founders should apply for Future Fifty today | The UK recently reached a new milestone with the news that it is home to 100 tech companies valued at $1bn or more (known as ‘unicorns‘).
Future Fifty, Tech Nation’s growth programme for late-stage digital tech companies, includes 17 of th... |
| 12.05.2021 | Coronavirus small business advice | It is clear by now that coronavirus is the biggest threat to businesses of every size around the world. At Startups, we have been covering the effects of the pandemic on businesses, along with the steps being taken by the UK government to d... |
| 31.03.2021 | European Fintech iwoca Releases New Index on the SME Lending Landscape | European Fintech firm iwoca has released a new index on the SME lending landscape.
As noted in a blog post by iwoca, the company’s “SME Expert Index” is described as “an exclusive” index that includes UK brokers which “gives specialist insi... |
| 16.02.2021 | Fintech Lender iwoca Announces that its iwocaPay Is Xero’s First Invoice Checkout Integration with Pay Later Option for SMBs | iwoca, an established European small business lender, has announced its UK-first integration with leading SME platform Xero.
Integrating iwocaPay – iwoca’s invoice checkout – into Xero’s platform, will “for the first time provide small busi... |
| 12.03.2020 | Agrifoodtech is global: here’s a list of the top 15 deals outside the US in 2019 | The US still dominates investment in the agrifoodtech space, with 44% of all fundings last year taking place in the country. But while deal numbers and investment value actually decreased Stateside compared to 2018, other geographies picked... |
| 27.02.2020 | Small business lender iwoca raises €100m for German loan growth | iwoca, the small business lender, has landed €100 million ($109 million) in fresh funding from Insight Investment – one of the world’s largest asset management companies – to finance new loans to businesses across Germany.
Last year, the UK... |
| 18.02.2019 | iwoca Raises £150M in Equity and Debt Financing | iwoca, a London, UK-based small business lender, raised an additional £150m in equity and debt funding.
The investment brings iwoca’s total funding to £350m. The company’s most recent fundraising included a Series D equity round led by Augm... |
| 18.02.2019 | SME lender Iwoca gets £150 million funding | London-based SME lender Iwoca has raised £150 million in equity and debt capital – taking its total funding to £350 million.
Looking for action in UK, Germany and Poland
The Series D equity round was led by Augmentum Fintech. NIBC Bank and ... |
| 18.02.2019 | British small business lender iwoca secures £150 million | London-based small business lender iwoca has raised £150 million. The round supposedly consists of £20 million in equity funding from Augmentum Fintech and Prime Ventures and £130 million in debt capital from NIBC Bank, City A.M. reported. ... |
| 18.02.2019 | Business lender Iwoca rakes in £150m financing from Augmentum Fintech and NIBC | |
| 18.02.2019 | Business lender iwoca raises £150m from Augmentum Fintech and NIBC | “Small business lending challenger iwoca has closed a total fundraise of £150m, led by an earlier £7.5m investment from London-listed fund Augmentum Fintech.
City A.M. understands the raise was made up of a £20m series D equity funding rou... |
| 25.01.2019 | SME lender Iwoca gets $7.5m investment from Augmentum | Iwoca, the challenger SME lender, has received a £7.5 million investment by Augmentum Fintech, a European venture capital investor.
More funding is on the way
This is part of a much larger investment round that Iwoca hasn’t closed yet, and ... |
| 24.01.2019 | Business lender Iwoca gets a helping hand with £7.5m from London fund Augmentum Fintech | |
| 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
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Deloitte has announced the winners of the 2018 UK Technology Fast 50 awards. The awards recognise and rank the 50 fastest-growing technology c... |
| 06.03.2018 | iwoca Pledges £100M for Small Businesses in Northern England | Christoph Rieche, Co-founder and CEO
iwoca, a European largest small business lenders, is pledging to lend £100m to micro and small businesses in the North of England by 2020.
The alternative finance provider is making this pledge in respon... |
| 06.03.2018 | iwoca Pledges to Lend £100 Million to Northern England Small Businesses | iwoca, one of Europe’s largest small business lenders, announced on Tuesday it is pledging to lend £100 million to micro and small businesses in the North of England by 2020. The alternative finance provider revealed the pledge is in respon... |
| 11.07.2017 | iwoca Receives Investment from Neva Finventures | iwoca, a London, UK-based SME lender, received an investment from Neva Finventures*, Intesa Sanpaolo‘s fintech venture capital arm.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The investement coincides with a strategic partnership between iwo... |
| 04.07.2017 | UK based Tide raises $14 million in financing round led by Anthemis and Creandum | Tide, a UK-based fintech company that provides mobile banking solutions for small and medium business customers, raised $14 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Anthemis and Creandum.
Tide works to streamline mobile ban... |
| 02.03.2017 | 50 London-Based Startups You Need to Watch in 2017 | Across the pond, London's tech scene, also known as the Silicon Roundabout, is bursting at the seams with startup activity. Among the buzzing streets of London lives Tech City UK, an accelerator aimed at fueling digital entrepreneurs to ima... |
| 24.10.2016 | A Week at Tech City UK | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
A key part of Tech City UK’s mission – to make the UK the best place to start and grow a digital business – is to ensure that the voice of tech entrepreneurs is heard in centr... |
| 04.10.2016 | iwoca Raises £46M in Debt & Equity Funding | iwoca, a London, UK-based small business lender, raised £46m in debt and equity funding.
The company closed a £21m Series C funding round and raised a £25m secured debt facility.
The equity round was led by Prime Ventures with participation... |
| 04.10.2016 | UK fintech firm iwoca secures €54 million in debt and equity funding | London-based alternative lending platform iwoca has raised a €24 million Series C round of funding, led by Prime Ventures which invested €14 million, with participation from existing investors Acton Capital Partners, CommerzVentures, Global... |
| 02.02.2016 | German fintech startup Spotcap secures €31.5 million to bolster its online business lending platform | Spotcap, a fledgling Rocket Internet-backed fintech startup based in Berlin, has scored €31.5 million (roughly $34.3 million) in funding from Moscow, Russia-based private investment group Finstar and prior backer Holtzbrinck Ventures.
The c... |
| 16.12.2015 | The UK’s Diverse Tech Ecosystem is Boosted by 15 New Future Fifty Companies | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
Today we announce the latest group of companies who are joining, and graduating, from our Future Fifty programme. The companies chosen demonstrate growing location and sector ... |
| 31.07.2015 | Daily funding roundup - July 31, 2015 | Light landed $25M; Iwoca secured $20M; Fuisz Media closed $10M
CarSpring, a London, UK-based online marketplace for pre-owned cars, raised $3.3 million in Series B funding. The company intends to use the funds for expansion throughout Europ... |
| 31.07.2015 | iwoca Raises $20M in Series B Equity Financing | iwoca, a London, UK-based SME lending platform, raised $20m in Series B equity financing.
The round was led by Acton Capital Partners and CommerzVentures, with participation from Redline Capital and other existing investors. As part of the ... |
| 30.07.2015 | SMB Lending Platform Iwoca Raises $20M To Expand In Europe | Iwoca, one of the booming cluster of fintech startups coming out of London, has raised a $20 million series B round from the VC arm of Germany’s CommerzVentures, Acton Capital Partners, the Munich-based private equity and VC firm Redline Ca... |
| 30.07.2015 | London FinTech startup Iwoca raises $20m series B funding from Commerzbank and Acton Capital | |
| 12.01.2014 | The Samwers’ Global Founders Capital invests in eCommerce business loans startup Iwoca | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Global Founders Capital, the German VC launched b... |
| 11.01.2014 | iwoca Raises £5M in Funding | According to TechCrunch (read here), iwoca, a London, UK-based provider of short-term loans to online retailers, raised £5m (approximately $8.2m) in funding.
Backers included Global Founders Capital and Redline Capital Management, with part... |
| 09.01.2014 | E-Commerce Business Lender iwoca Raises $8.2M To Expand In The UK And Europe | iwoca, which provides short-term loans to online retailers based in the UK, announced today that it has raised £5 million (about $8.2 million) from Global Founders Capital, a new private investment fund launched by the Samwer brothers of Ro... |
| 04.02.2013 | iwoca, Interview With CEO Christoph Rieche | iwoca, a London-based startup that provides online retailers with instant loans for working capital, recently raised £2m in funding (read here). As I covered the deal, I got curious about their solution and asked CEO Christoph Rieche to ans... |
| 03.01.2013 | iwoca Raises £2M in Funding | iwoca, a London, UK-based company which provides online retailers with instant loans for working capital, has raised £2m in funding.
The funding provider was Beyond Digital Limited, advised exclusively by Talis Capital Limited, a London-bas... |
| 12.09.2012 | Ezbob Launches Microfinancing Service For UK Online Sellers To Compete With Iwoca | Ezbob is a new microfinancing company for online merchants which launches this week in the UK. It makes working credit of up to £20,000 available instantly to eBay and Amazon Marketplace sellers through automated underwriting. In this space... |
| - | The rental crisis is now costing recruiters | Rising rent bills in UK towns and cities are locking out young professionals from applying to jobs, impacting recruitment targets for businesses already struggling with labour shortages.
22% of SMEs in the UK say that housing shortages are ... |
| - | iwoca | “Borrow £1,000 - £500,000: money you can use to buy new stock, invest in growth plans or just keep your cash flow smooth.” |
| - | CommerzVentures announces closing of €300m third fund | CommerzVentures’ third €300m fund brings total funds managed to €550m for the fintech specialist
One of Europe’s foremost performing VCs, 30% of CommerzVentures’ first fund investments have turned into unicorns, with 15% going onto become ... |
| - | Startups Weekly Round Up – 20 February | Welcome to Startups’ Weekly Round Up, where we bring you the latest headlines to keep you in the loop with everything that’s affecting the startups industry in the UK.
The highlights this week:
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon anno... |
| - | Fintech lender iwoca raises GBP 46m in debt and equity | October 2016
iwoca, one of Europe’s fastest growing SME lenders, has closed a £21m Series C equity financing round led by Prime Ventures, the specialist growth capital firm dedicated to investing in technology. This new round brings iwoca’... |
| - | Nearly 80 new UK businesses were registered per hour in the first half of 2021 | Despite the financial impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, analysis of Companies House data has revealed that more than 340,500 businesses were registered in the UK between January and June 2021.
The research was conducted by iwoca, ... |
| - | Coronavirus small business advice | It is clear by now that coronavirus is the biggest threat to businesses of every size around the world. At Startups, we have been covering the effects of the pandemic on businesses, along with the steps being taken by the UK government to d... |
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