Bristol, UK-based semiconductor company Graphcore has raised $200 million in a new equity funding round from investors including Atomico, Microsoft and BMW i Ventures, valuing the company at $1.5 billion pre-money (via FT). Graphcore, which had raised roughly $100 million before this round, designs chips for for artificial intelligence applications and says it recently started […]
The day-long event (May 23 in London) is a true networking opportunity for decision makers in enterprise software from across the EMEA region.
London-based Saberr, a staff analytics platform to improve company performance, has raised £1 million from Angel CoFund and angel investors. The startup declined to name its angels. Saberr’s algorithm is used by businesses to gauge if a new employee is right for their team by measuring data from online presences, including dating sites, and “classical […]
Last week was an eventful one for the European tech scene, with another big fund closed, and a significant exit. Get up to speed with the latest Tech.eu podcast.
Microsoft has acquired MinecraftEdu from Tampere, Finland and New York-based company Teacher Gaming
Cambridge, UK-based (and London Stock Exchange-listed) mobile payments company Bango has inked a deal with Microsoft to deliver carrier-billed payments across Windows 10 devices, enabling Windows Store customers to get charged for apps and digital content via their phone bills. Windows 10 is now ‘active’ on over 200 million devices worldwide, though this includes non-PC […]
Care to have a look at the list of shareholders in 6Wunderkinder, the Berlin upstart that was just acquired by software behemoth Microsoft? Here it is, with some interesting side notes.
