Tag: brand

  • Allday Goods raises £765K to scale its cult, recycled-plastic knife brand

    We don’t get many press pitches about consumer brands these days, so when I heard about a kitchen knife company that had raised VC funding, my interest was piqued. Allday Goods is an East London-based kitchenware brand crafting colourful, chef-quality knives. Ex-chef Hugo Worsley started making knives using recycled plastic and a toastie maker in read more

    Allday Goods raises £765K to scale its cult, recycled-plastic knife brand
  • British Business Bank invests up to £45M in VC fund targeting consumer brand startups

    The British Business Bankis investing up to £45m in a VC fund which makes seed-stage investments in consumer brand startups and B2B tech that supports them. The UK state-backed bank is investing the funds in Redrice Ventures, saying it will help promising startups scale, commercialise research and attract follow-on investment. It is investing in Redrice’s£75m read more

    British Business Bank invests up to £45M in VC fund targeting consumer brand startups
  • Ranketta receives €1M to improve e-commerce brand performance in AI search

    Czech-based Ranketta, an AI visibility platform that helps brands understand and improve their presence in AI search and AI shopping results, has raised €1 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Lighthouse Ventures with participation from Gi21 Capital. Recent data indicates that around 50 per cent of consumers already use AI-powered search to read more

    Ranketta receives €1M to improve e-commerce brand performance in AI search