Fund raising

Barclays Launches £100m Growth Fund For UK Tech Firms

Bank will offer loans of up to £5m to fast-growing companies

10 years ago

Google, Skype Lead Efforts To Find And Help Nepal Earthquake Victims

As many as 10,000 could be dead following disaster

10 years ago

Samsung To Splash Extra £6Bn On South Korean Chip Plant

Samsung chip factory could focus on DRAM chip production, as well as mobile processors

10 years ago

Russell Brand Kicks Off Cryptocurrency Revolution

Comedian turned political revolutionary teams up with Startjoin to help raise funds

10 years ago

Docker Lands $95M With Help From Goldman Sachs

Container startup Docker surveying enterprise landscape with latest Series D funding round

10 years ago

Record-Breaking: How Comic Relief Handles Your Donations

Meet the technology companies behind this year’s fundraising efforts

10 years ago

Google Invests Heavily In Solar Panel Fund For Homes

Search engine giant contributes $300m (£195m) to a fund to push solar panels onto residential roofs

10 years ago

Snapchat Seeks £12 Billion Valuation

No disappearing act for Snapchat as app wants to raise $500 million in funding

10 years ago

How Will Crowdsourcing Change The World?

Crowdsourcing has become commonplace in the IT sector, but James Gardner, SVP at innovation management software firm, Mindjet, wonders just…

10 years ago

TransferWise Racks Up Further Investment

Andreessen Horowitz funding values London-based company at close to $1bn

10 years ago

‘Social’ Cloud Storage Platform Hive.im Raises $500,000

Focuses on personal content discovery and sharing rather than the traditional pay-per GB model

10 years ago

“World’s First” Automated Password Changer Launched

Dashlane's password manager enhanced with the world’s only automated password changing software

10 years ago

Why Cesc Fabergas, Robin Van Persie And Thierry Henry Helped Raise $2m For A Media Technology Startup

Grabyo has helped broadcast the FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon, ATP World Tour, The Ryder Cup, UEFA Champions League and the…

10 years ago

Could ‘Tinder For Grannies’ Save Elderly People’s Lives?

A mobile service for Finland's elderly residents crowdfunds as it aims to resolve the 'largest problem in social and health…

10 years ago

SnapDonate Lets You Give To Charity Via Your Smartphone

New image recognition app allows you to make donations from your device’s camera

10 years ago

Google Will Hand £3.2 Million To UK Charities

Malaria, homelessness and divorce disputes come under attack from the winners of Google's Impact Challenge awards

10 years ago

Tech4Good Awards Celebrate Digital Inclusion

The eight winners include SpecialEffect, which helps victims of paralysis play video games

11 years ago

Box Offers Permanent 50 Percent Discount To Non-Profits

Qualifying non-profit organisations can also get up to 10 licences absolutely free

11 years ago

One In Four Kids Could Be Runaways: Tech Industry Responds

The annual Byte Night charity event needs you to help support homeless children

11 years ago

MWC 2014: Vodafone Foundation Squeezes Cellular Base Station Into A Backpack

The Instant Network Mini will be used to quickly establish communications in the aftermath of natural disaster

11 years ago

Twitter Starts Taking Applications For ‘Data Grants’

A few lucky research organisations will get free access to the platform's public and historical data

11 years ago

Byte Night Beats £1m Target For Children’s Charity

In 2013, the tech industry's rough-sleeping event has raised more than £1 million for Action for Children

11 years ago

Microsoft ‘Donates’ Office 365 To Non-Profits

Companies focused on doing good can get a free version of the cloud-based productivity suite

11 years ago

DataKind UK Helps Charities Make Informed Choices Using Analytics

The first DataDive event sees over 100 volunteers consulting four non-profit organisations

11 years ago

Big Data Charity Announces First London Event

DataDive, organised by DataKind UK, will help organisations like Oxfam and HelpAge take advantage of analytics without any risk

11 years ago

Google Awards £500,000 To Four UK Charities

Google's Global Impact Challenge helps fight rhino poachers and teach kids code

12 years ago

British Tech Institute BCS Swallows IMIS

IMIS joins BCS to promote the profession of IT

12 years ago

Byte Night Hopes To Raise £1m For Children

On October 4, Byte Night will sleep rough to raise money for youth

12 years ago