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London-based Gigaton, which develops AI to automate industrial control systems for cement, steel, glass and chemical plants, has raised a $26 million Series A round (Mike Butcher/Pathfounders)

By Stacey D. WallsJune 3, 2026

Mike Boucher / Path founders: London-based Gigaton, which develops AI to automate industrial control systems for cement, steel, glass and…

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Fresha, a London-based beauty and wellness booking marketplace, raised $80 million from KKR’s growth equity arm at a valuation of more than $1 billion, bringing the total raised to $285 million (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 23, 2026

Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch: Fresha, a London-based beauty and wellness booking marketplace, has raised $80 million from KKR’s growth equity…

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Lyft agrees to buy London-based black cab app Gett, its third acquisition in the past year, as the company expands its presence beyond the United States (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 23, 2026

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Lyft agrees to buy London-based black cab app Gett, its third acquisition in the past year,…

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London-based luxury app Wheely launches in New York, aiming to compete with Uber Elite; Wheely reports about 1,250 corporate accounts and about 100,000 active riders (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 23, 2026

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: London-based luxury app Wheely launches in New York, aiming to compete with Uber Elite; Wheely reports…

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London-based Tem, which uses AI to optimize corporate energy transactions, has raised a $75 million Series B led by Lightspeed, according to a source at a valuation of more than $300 million (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 10, 2026

Featured Podcasts Squeak: The Truth Behind Automation Claims in Customer Support | Ping Wu, CEO of Cresta Grit explores what…

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Emails released by DOJ: Jeffrey Epstein helped Ian Osborne, founder of the London-based Hedosophia fund, after Osborne’s move to help Epstein improve his image in 2011 (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 7, 2026

Financial Times: Emails released by DOJ: Jeffrey Epstein helped Ian Osborne, founder of the London-based Hedosophia Fund, after Osborne’s move…

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London-based enterprise AI video startup Synthesia raised a $200 million Series E round led by GV at a $4 billion valuation, up from $2.1 billion after raising $180 million in January 2025 (Nat Rubio-Licht/The Deep View)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 26, 2026

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London-based Dexory, which builds autonomous warehouse robots, has raised a $165 million Series C in equity and debt, after raising an $80 million Series B in 2024 (Kai Nicol-Schwarz/Sifted)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 14, 2025

Kai Nicol-Schwarz / Sifted: London-based Dexory, which builds autonomous warehouse robots, has raised a $165 million Series C in equity…

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New York and London-based ClaimSorted, which uses AI to accelerate insurance claims and works with more than 20 insurers, has raised $13.3 million led by Atomico (Robert Olsen/Forbes)

By Stacey D. WallsOctober 13, 2025

Robert Olsen / Forbes: New York and London-based ClaimSorted, which uses AI to accelerate insurance claims and works with more…

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London-based Gigaton, which develops AI to automate industrial control systems for cement, steel, glass and chemical plants, has raised a $26 million Series A round (Mike Butcher/Pathfounders)

Researchers at the University of Toronto say they have developed an open-source AI-powered ‘worm’ that exploits known vulnerabilities and tailors attacks to each computer (Cade Metz/New York Times)

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a CoreWeave-linked data center raised $900 million via five-year junk bonds, priced at par for a 7.5% yield, as the industry increasingly shifts to high-yield bonds (Gowri Gurumurthy/Bloomberg)

Microsoft launches MAI-Thinking-1, its first advanced reasoning model, trained “from scratch on clean data, without distillation of third-party models” (Jay Peters/The Verge)

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London-based Gigaton, which develops AI to automate industrial control systems for cement, steel, glass and chemical plants, has raised a $26 million Series A round (Mike Butcher/Pathfounders)

Fresha, a London-based beauty and wellness booking marketplace, raised $80 million from KKR’s growth equity arm at a valuation of more than $1 billion, bringing the total raised to $285 million (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)

Lyft agrees to buy London-based black cab app Gett, its third acquisition in the past year, as the company expands its presence beyond the United States (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

London-based luxury app Wheely launches in New York, aiming to compete with Uber Elite; Wheely reports about 1,250 corporate accounts and about 100,000 active riders (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

London-based Tem, which uses AI to optimize corporate energy transactions, has raised a $75 million Series B led by Lightspeed, according to a source at a valuation of more than $300 million (Tim De Chant/TechCrunch)

Emails released by DOJ: Jeffrey Epstein helped Ian Osborne, founder of the London-based Hedosophia fund, after Osborne’s move to help Epstein improve his image in 2011 (Financial Times)

London-based enterprise AI video startup Synthesia raised a $200 million Series E round led by GV at a $4 billion valuation, up from $2.1 billion after raising $180 million in January 2025 (Nat Rubio-Licht/The Deep View)

London-based Dexory, which builds autonomous warehouse robots, has raised a $165 million Series C in equity and debt, after raising an $80 million Series B in 2024 (Kai Nicol-Schwarz/Sifted)

New York and London-based ClaimSorted, which uses AI to accelerate insurance claims and works with more than 20 insurers, has raised $13.3 million led by Atomico (Robert Olsen/Forbes)