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Estonia‑based consumer finance and fintech company Creditstar Group has secured a €4.6m hybrid equity investment from Singapore‑based private credit investment platform Kilde, valuing the business at €130m pre‑money.

Electric vehicles are dominating the conversation, with road users, freight operators and the wider automotive sector rapidly embracing this transformative technology.

US-based startup Tellia has raised $5m in a pre-seed funding round led by venture capital firm Revant.

UK-based precision machining software manufacturer CloudNC announced that it has raised $20m in new investment capital.

UK-based M&A advisory firm LAVA Advisory Partners has announced its permanent expansion into the US, established in New York’s Chrysler Building.

KVector, a University of Birmingham spinout, has raised £3.8m to commercialise its super-efficient antenna that can point its signal in different directions without requiring heavy or high-powered electronics.

Small businesses in the Midlands are outperforming the rest of the UK on profitability, according to new data from Sage, the Newcastle upon Tyne-based accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology company.

UK-based space technology startup New Orbit has secured a launch slot for its first satellite, marking the startup’s first commercial mission to carry customer payloads to Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO).

Germany-based developer of biodegradable bacterial cellulose, BIOWEG, has announced the construction of its production plant in Q4 2026.

It’s hard to imagine that data centres may find their homes on the ocean floor, but startup founders believe this may be the answer.