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Jul 6, 2026
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  1. Article · Jul 6, 2026 · Kirstie Pickering

    Stoa raises £1.8m to scale cash management platform (opens the original)

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    Fintech startup Stoa has raised $2.4m (£1.8m) in pre-seed funding to accelerate the growth of its cash management platform, which enables consumers and businesses to unlock upfront lifestyle and business value from idle cash deposits. Stoa combines behavioural finance, embedded banking infrastructure and merchant partnerships to create a new distribution and engagement layer between financial […] The post Stoa raises £1.8m to scale cash management platform appeared first on UKTN.

  2. Article · Jul 6, 2026 · Kirstie Pickering

    Record AI investment drives strongest UK startup funding since 2022 (opens the original)

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    UK startups and scaleups raised $17bn (£12.7bn) in venture capital funding during the first half of 2026, marking the strongest opening to a year since 2022 and a 102% increase on H1 2025, according to new analysis from HSBC Innovation Banking UK and Dealroom. Growth was driven by record levels of AI investment, renewed momentum […] The post Record AI investment drives strongest UK startup funding since 2022 appeared first on UKTN.

  3. Article · Jul 6, 2026 · Kirstie Pickering

    Worldmodeldata raises £7m to accelerate gaming data for AI training (opens the original)

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    Worldmodeldata, a Cambridge-based startup building a database of video game-generated training data for next generation AI, has raised £7m in seed funding as it emerges from stealth. The startup says world models – an AI system’s internal understanding of how the world works – will form the backbone of the next generation of AI. Rather […] The post Worldmodeldata raises £7m to accelerate gaming data for AI training appeared first on UKTN.

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