#SwissTechL39 has launched!
20 January 2020
Expansion
Government
We are delighted to welcome the Embassy of Switzerland to Level39 as part of their SwissTech initiative running from January to May 2020. SwissTech@Level39 is an initiative by the Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom which aims to showcase Swiss …
Irfan Khan, Yielders CEO, selected as Top 100 BAME leader in UK Tech
13 November 2019
Level39 member Yielders' CEO, Irfan Khan, has been selected onto the shortlist celebrating the top 100 BAME leaders in the UK. The award, organised by the Financial Times and Inclusive Boards, published the list selecting the top black and minority ethnic …
Level39 member Foxberry launches new index with L&G Investment Management; raises €200m
17 September 2019
Level39 member Foxberry has launched a new index in tandem with Legal & General Investment Management - raising €200m from Varma - a leading Finnish pensions insurer. The ETF, the Foxberry Sustainability Consensus Europe Total Return Index, listed on the London …
Level39 member YourParkingSpace appoints Chairman of Morrisons to board
9 October 2018
Expansion
Hiring
Andrew Higginson, Chairman of Morrisons, has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of Level39 member and online parking portal YourParkingSpace. Founded in 2013, YourParkingSpace is an online marketplace that features driveways, private off-street parking spaces, lock-up garages and spaces from commercial car …
eSmart Systems gets 100m NOK investment
11 December 2016
Funding
Level39 member and data-analysis platform for smart-city and energy industries, eSmart Systems has received an investment of 100M NOK (£9.35m) from Norwegian industrial software company Konsberg Digital. Based out of Norway (and brought to Level39 via our Norwegian partner Innovation Norway) …
Talking Future Tech with the United States SBA Maria Contreras-Sweet
5 November 2016
Government
Maria Contreras-Sweet, the administrator of the United States' Small Business Administration paid Level39 a visit to talk tech, collaboration and diversity along with Seven Hills. The three-part discussion touched upon corporate collaboration, diversity in the industry and an outlook for the …
Trunomi raises $3 million in seed funding
3 October 2016
Funding
Trunomi, the Level39 member which develops KYC data-sharing tech, has raised $3 million in seed funding. The round included Fintonia Group, a fintech VC firm based in Singapore and WorldQuant Ventures in the US. The round was also co-led by Saturn Partners …
L39 member Ripple raises $55 million in a series B round
15 September 2016
Funding
Ripple, the Level39 member and San-Francisco HQ'ed distributed ledger payments startup, has raised $55 million in a series B round. They've brought on some leading corporates and institutions into the round including Standard Chartered, Accenture Ventures, Santander Innoventures and more. The European …
Level39: The Cyber Update
13 September 2016
Funding
Despite being synonymous with Fintech - in the past three years we've quietly accumulated the largest cluster of cybersecurity startups in London. To find out what each of them are up to, we've compiled the below report of our cyber businesses …
Huddlestock raises $1.5 million in seed funding
12 September 2016
Funding
Huddlestock, the Level39 member which gives its users financial-trading superpowers, has raised a groundbreaking $1.5m seed round. The startup - which joined Level39 through our friends over at Innovation Norway - lets users tap into investment ideas usually only available to …