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NatWest puts £100,000 on its London pitch final in November
Five finalists will pitch at the bank's Bishopsgate office on 19 November. Entry is limited to UK companies incorporated in the past five years with revenue up to £1m.
Funding Atlas lists 27,000 funding opportunities in one database
David Raynor spent his career in film. At 75 he has built a search engine for grants, accelerators and angel investors, and says it now holds more than 27,000 entries.
Chiswick startup signs US government deal on nuclear cargo ships
Core Power has a first-of-its-kind agreement with the US Maritime Administration, $200m from three Japanese conglomerates and a 2028 target for its first propulsion systems. None of the shipbuilding will happen in Britain.
Boldr raises €4.2m to sell heating tech through US contractors
The London company will spend a pre-Series A round on North American expansion and software for the HVAC installers it treats as its route to market. Unconventional Ventures led.
Oshen raises $5m after one-metre robot sailed into a Category 5 hurricane
The Times reports a $5m round for the Plymouth firm whose sailing robot recorded 955 millibars inside Hurricane Humberto. Three years ago its founders were living on a 25ft boat at the cheapest marina in Britain.
Cambridge Aerospace raises $300m at $3.4bn valuation
The UK interceptor-missile maker has closed a €259.7 million Series C and says the money goes into manufacturing capacity to deliver contracts it already holds.
Edgify raises $9m to cut shop losses at the till
The London company runs its loss-prevention models on hardware already sitting in the shop. Total funding now stands at $25m.
Innovate UK names 100 women founders in largest cohort
Every awardee gets 12 months of tailored business support. The grant figures and the next application window are not yet confirmed.