Last week: Jack & Jill, wild crops and old-age care

Full market coverage of the week's funding rounds – UK edition

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Jesse Heasman
October 20, 2025

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Last week £202m in funding was announced across 20 rounds. Read on - or visit the Soapbox platform for all the latest news.

Made a splash

AI-powered career matchmaking: Jack & Jill raised £15m in seed investment led by Creandum to build and expand in Europe and the US. AI recruiters, Jack & Jill, host thousands of conversations a day to accurately match candidates and hiring teams. 

Financial advice for all: Clove closed £10m pre-seed led by Accel to launch their AI platform that handles admin, giving advisors more time to provide financial advice. The funding will build their team and prepare for a full launch in 2026.

Cybersecurity for SMEs: CybaVerse announced a £5m Series A round led by Pembroke VCT. With an aim to make cyber security simple, more efficient and accessible for SMEs and MSPs, the funding will accelerate sales and marketing efforts and expand its team.

Better than WhatsApp: SymTerra secured £1.1m from industry and tech angels to replace WhatsApp comms with real-time visibility on £10bn worth of construction projects. The funding will drive key hires and development of SymAI, which turns field data into actionable insights.

Right access, right time: Ploy raised £2.5m led by Osney Capital to prevent identity-based breaches. Their industry-first platform spots anomalies and manages permissions by automating identity processes across SaaS, cloud and collaboration tools. The funding will accelerate product development and go-to-market expansion.

Fixing Britain's broken care system: Gladys closed a £1.5m seed round led by Cornerstone. Combining smart technology with logistics expertise, they aim to deliver better care to families and industry-leading pay for carers. The funding will expand the platform across to the entire UK.

“Wild Bio is using AI to better understand the lessons learned over millions of years of evolution encoded in plant genomes. Those insights… has enabled Wild Bio to develop new varieties of crops with both higher yields and climate resilience”

Larry Ellison on Wild Bio’s £45m Series A

Now hiring

  • Secured £45m Series A by the Ellison Institute of Technology

  • Now hiring for R&D, technician and lab assistant roles Apply Here

  • Closed a £5m round led by Gresham House for their e-comm integration platform

  • Now hiring for a Partner manager Apply Here

  • Landed £10m led by Atomico, to provide insurers with next-gen claims processing

  • Now hiring for Engineering roles Apply Here

The breakdown

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