London is home to 60 unicorns after record levels of investment last year March 16, 2021 London is now home to 60 companies with unicorn status as the capital cements itself as Europe’s hub for tech investment. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, six London-based companies secured valuations of over $1bn in 2020: Octopus Energy, Arrival, Kazoo, infobip, Gousto and Hopin. And it’s been a strong start to 2021 with an [...]
Zego becomes first UK insurtech to secure unicorn status March 10, 2021 Motor insurance startup Zego has secured unicorn status with a valuation of more than $1bn after its latest funding round. The London-based company provides insurance to gig economy workers and claims to be the UK’s first insurtech unicorn. It follows a $150m round led by DST Global with backing from General Catalyst, whose founder and [...]
Startup Spotlight: The top 50 London tech firms to work for January 2, 2021 From insurtech to fitness and everything in between, recruitment platform Tempo has compiled a list of the best London-based startups to work for. Companies in its “Super Startups” list have been based on the company’s mission, employee reviews and career pages. To be considered for the list the startups must have been launched after 2014, [...]
Exclusive: These are the top 50 London startups to work for October 29, 2020 An insurtech startup that has raised just £13m to date is the best startup to work for in London, according to new research. The incentive-based life insurance platform Yulife is the best London-based startup to work for, according to research by recruitment platform Tempo. The startup, which employs just 61 people, has been recognised for [...]
Happy Bastille Day as Binance turns 3 July 14, 2020 Greetings from the Jurassic coast where young Lady Luna (my fast growing puppy) and I are on holiday with my relatives enjoying all the Dorset countryside has to offer! My French husband and I celebrated our 23rd Anniversary on the 12th July over WhatsApp and my old university French friend Carine Remy Greenwich celebrates her [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on NAYMS May 12, 2020 NAYMS is building the world’s first insurance market that allows Institutional crypto-holders to underwrite cryptocurrency risk. “In 1686, individuals called ‘names’ came together to cover risk of all varieties by pledging capital in return for a yield. The Lloyds of London marketplace was born. It’s now 2020, and NAYMS is bringing together capital markets and [...]
Coronavirus: London’s future remains extremely bright April 9, 2020 In recent weeks, millions of us have begun to work from home for the first time. In the current climate of uncertainty, many wonder about the discrete workforce and supply chain that makes their daily life possible, and realise how we are all deeply interlinked, globally and locally. As millions of us make this transition, [...]
Zoopla investor ploughs £3.3m into London gig economy startup’s seed round February 25, 2020 Collective Benefits, a gig economy startup which is set to exit Facebook’s London accelerator next month, has closed £3.3m in seed funding. The round was led by Stride.VC, a backer of Zoopla, Secret Escapes and Pill Pack, with participation from Delin Ventures and Insurtech Gateway. Collective said a number of angel investors also joined the [...]
Insurtech startup Cuvva secures £15m to move into long-term car insurance December 3, 2019 Insurtech startup Cuvva is to expand into long-term motor insurance, after raising £15m in a series A funding round. The move follows the recent appointment of former Lloyd’s of London chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown as Cuvva’s chair. RTP Global, Breega and Digital Horizon joined as new investors, alongside Localglobe, Techstars Ventures, Tekton and Seedcamp. A number [...]
London startup Zego gains first ever licence for UK insurtech November 12, 2019 An insurance startup aimed at the gig economy today said it is the first insurtech firm in the UK to secure an insurance licence. Zego, which offers flexible insurance to freelance workers such as drivers for Uber or riders for Deliveroo, said it was awarded the licence by the Gibraltarian regulator. Chief executive Sten Saar [...]