Quantum startup PsiQuantum raised $1B led by BlackRock, Temasek, and Baillie Gifford at a $7B valuation, up from $3.2B in 2021, for a 1M-qubit computer by 2028
PsiQuantum backed by BlackRock, Temasek and Baillie Gifford as investment race intensifies — PsiQuantum has raised $1bn …
Italian app developer Bending Spoons raised $155M from Baillie Gifford and others at a $2.6B valuation, after raising $100M in 2023, and seeks acquisitions
- Italian app developer has raised $155 million in new funding — Company on track to generate $500 million in sales this year
A look at efforts to reinvigorate Scotland's “Silicon Glen”, led by Edinburgh, which has the largest concentration of academic AI researchers in Europe
Brooke Masters / Financial Times : Tweets: @sam_l_shead , @djohnsonmsp , @leokelion , @edininnovations , and @brookeamasters Tweets: Sam Shead / @sam_l_shead : Edinburgh-headquartered Baillie Gifford...
Grammarly, which helps users improve their writing with its AI assistant, raises $200M at a $13B valuation
Grammarly, the popular auto-editing tool for writing, has raised $200 million in funding at a $13 billion valuation from new investors including Baillie Gifford and funds and accounts managed by Black...
Sources: Epic Games, which owns Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and Houseparty, is close to raising $750M at a ~$17B valuation, with investors including T. Rowe, KKR
- Epic owns Fortnite video game, Unreal Engine and Houseparty — T. Rowe, KKR, Baillie Gifford to participate in round
Industrial predictive analysis startup Uptake raises $117M Series D at a $2.3B valuation led by Baillie Gifford
A company that is seizing the opportunity to provide predictive analytics to the industrial world — regardless of whether a business has made the (often costly) …
Profile of Baillie Gifford, a £159B Scottish investment firm famous for backing tech unicorns such as Airbnb, Spotify, and Dropbox
Jeremy Kahn / Bloomberg : Tweets: @business , @stacertheacer , and @ionayoungmoney Tweets: @business : When Jeff Bezos visits Britain, there's just one Amazon investor he meets regularly http://www.b...
UK P2P lending marketplace Funding Circle raises $100M led by Accel
Funding Circle, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace used by small- and medium-sized companies, has raised $100 million in an investment round led by venture capital firm Accel. — Existing investors i...
Service marketplace Thumbtack raises $125M at a $1.3B valuation, led by Scottish money management firm Baillie Gifford
Thumbtack Raises New Funding at a $1.3 Billion Valuation — Thumbtack, which handles marketing and job listings for professionals like yoga instructors and electricians …