Lune & Wild, a London-based baby and children’s food brand, has raised €2.3 million in Series A funding to scale production and expand its retail footprint.
MokN, a French cybersecurity startup, raised €12.9 million in Series A funding to combat credential theft
Geordie AI raises $30M to bring security and governance to agentic AI
Orbital Industries, a UK-based startup building industrial hardware from the atoms up using AI, has raised €43 million in Series B funding to scale its data centre products and develop its platform for industrial applications beyond data centres.
UK biotech iFAST Diagnostics raises £5M to speed up infection testing and tackle antimicrobial resistance
Mykor, a Bristol-based BioTech startup, has raised €4.6 million to grow low-carbon construction materials from waste
RevEng.AI raises $15M to secure AI-generated software
Voxmind raises pre-seed funding for voice biometrics and deepfake detection technology
Veriff conducted a survey with Kantar among 3,000 respondents in the US, UK, and Brazil revealing that Americans score only 0.07 on a deepfake detection scale (where 0 represents random guessing). The research shows only 63% of US adults are familiar with deepfakes compared to 74% in the UK and 67% in Brazil. Approximately 7% of users are overconfident in their ability to detect deepfakes while remaining inaccurate, creating a significant fraud vulnerability. The research emphasizes the need for automated, AI-powered identity verification systems rather than relying on human visual inspection alone.
London-based Fresha, a beauty and wellness software startup providing appointment booking, payments and business management solutions for salons, spas and wellness operators, raised $80m from KKR at a valuation exceeding $1bn, achieving unicorn status. The company is already profitable and plans to use the capital for international expansion and AI tool development.