All Fundraising articles
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News
Fresh foods AI platform raises £5.5m to cut supermarket waste
Freshflow says its AI platform is uniquely tailored for fresh produce and can reduce waste by over 20%
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Some Grub raises £270k to lead ‘insect petfood revolution’
The UK has seen an explosion of insect-based petfood in recent years
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Valerie completes six-figure pre-seed round for perimenopause supplement
A group of angel investors led the £514k pre-seed round, with backing coming from serial investor and former Innocent director Giles Brook
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Ben Stokes takes stake in alcohol-free spirits brand CleanCo
CleanCo was set up by former Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews in 2019
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Wholesale platform Platter raises £350k
The B2B platform acts as a central hub for suppliers to manage all their buyers and oversee the full product journey
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Heura secures €20m EIB loan to boost plant-based innovation
The fresh capital will also help the business scale up production capacity as it invests in equipment at its laboratories and co-manufacturer facilities in Spain
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Comment & Opinion
Why so many fmcg startups fall into a funding gap
What we need is a new playbook – patient capital, operator-led funds, and deal structures that don’t hinge on unicorn outcomes, says Joe Benn, director at MNC
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Good & Proper Tea raises £850k to fuel foodservice and retail growth
Half the funds came from existing investors in Good & Proper Tea
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Software company born out of departed quick-commerce player Jiffy secures $3m funding
Cloud Retail’s client base spans the UK, Europe, and the MENA region, including customers such as Carrefour and Circle K
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Harry Brompton’s Iced Tea seals £2m investment to fuel growth
The funds will be used to scale Harry Brompton’s in UK grocery, accelerate NPD efforts and expand into new channels
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Wellness brand Puresport raises £3.6m to accelerate global expansion plans
Puresport has secured the fresh funding after a raise led by Redrice Ventures and Five Seasons Ventures
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Xoxo Soda seals £4m investment on eve of major UK retail push
Xoxo launched in Co-op this month
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Home-cooked dogfood company Different Dog raises £10m
The £10m will be used to build a new ‘state-of-the-art facility’ in Telford, the ‘dog capital of the UK’
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Distressed craft brewers ‘not attractive’ acquisition targets, insolvency firm warns
Many craft breweries in recent years have been sold for valuations far below those given in previous fundraising founds
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THG’s Matt Moulding invests £60m of his own money in latest fundraising push
THG’s Matt Moulding reflected on the ‘crushing burden of responsibility when setting up a business. It’s a lot like parenting’
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Something & Nothing raises £2m more to accelerate US expansion
The brand raised £1.5m three years ago to try and establish its presence in the US
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Ready meal startup Field Doctor fundraises for B2B move
Field Doctor would not reveal the exact size of the investment, which came from Perfect Redd and the South West Investment Fund
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Analysis & Features
How crowdfunders are falling out of love with fmcg startups
With conventional finance increasingly hard to come by, food and drink challenger brands are more reliant than ever on crowdfunding. Are they abusing the relationship?
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When in Rome crowdfunds once again to fund ‘pioneering’ wine tech
Sustainable wine startup When in Rome has returned to the crowd as it looks to fund a lower alcohol range and deploy “pioneering” climate technology on its vineyards
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Comment & Opinion
My Dragons’ Den experience: was it worth it?
We went into full project management mode a few months before filming: overhauling our website, refining messaging, and preparing for every scenario, says Laura Harnett, Seep founder