UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Constructive Bio to Desia
This week’s UK tech funding deals include genomic synthesis startup Constructive Bio, Bristolian battery tech group Anaphite, ecommerce tool provider Simpler and more.
UKTN tracked £146.5m worth of UK tech investment this week (23 September to 27 September), a 176% week-on-week increase across 10 funding rounds.
Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals.
Constructive Bio – £43.3m
Sector: Biotech
HQ: Cambridge
Round: Series A
Investors: Ahren, OMX Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, Fine Structure Ventures, +ND Capital and angels
Founded in 2021, Constructive Bio is developing programmable molecules through its genomics synthesis process.
Raycast – £22.5m
Sector: Software
HQ: London
Round: Series B
Investors: Atomico, Accel, Coatue, Y Combinator, Atlassian Ventures, World Innovation Lab and angels
Founded in 2020, Raycast is a workflow management software platform….
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