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Crowdcube and Seedrs plan to merge to create one of the world’s largest private equity marketplaces

The merger will be structured as an acquisition by Crowdcube of all of the outstanding share capital of Seedrs.

Money Dashboard has been crowned 'Best Personal Finance App' at the 2020 British Bank Awards.

Money Dashboard has been crowned 'Best Personal Finance App' at the 2020 British Bank Awards.

Howsy has acquired online letting agency Upad from liquidators, and are excited to be relaunching the much-loved brand.

Plum, the AI assistant for helping you manage your money and save more, has raised $3 million in additional funding. The money is to be used for further growth, including European expansion.

The deal combines Urban’s focus upon finding tenants with Howsy’s expertise in the use of smart technology to create a seamless property management experience at a significantly lower cost to let for UK landlords.

In addition to the £1.4m raised earlier in the year, Skybound Capital has now committed an additional £3,500,000 to Howsy.

LuggageHero has acquired Knock Knock City to significantly expand its reach and storage network. LuggageHero will acquire Knock Knock City, including its assets, people and storage locations, announced LuggageHero CEO and founder Jannik Lawaetz.

Plum, the AI powered financial chat bot has raised an additional $4.5m from VentureFriends and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Ripple wins ‘Startup of the Year’ at the 2019 Seedrs Alumni Awards in London.

WiseAlpha has won the ‘Best Investments Provider’ at the 2019 British Bank Awards, for the second year in a row.

Launched in Mexico in 2012, Dada Room is a social flat sharing service for Latin America. Roomi will use this acquisition to further expand services into Latin America.

Ajay Yadav, founder and CEO of Roomi commented “Both of our companies are looking to create more trust and security during the apartment sharing process around the world, and this acquisition will help us achieve that goal.”

Roomi, the marketplace for finding roommates in the US, has raised $11 million via series A funding round. The money, led by Atami Capital will be used to expand Roomi's peer-to-peer shared marketplace to other cities across the US.