Chift's €10.5m Series A Arrived After a Return to Profit
Chift's €10.5m Series A followed a 2025 return to profit, a positive gross-margin swing and a larger team, while ownership terms remain undisclosed.
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Chift's €10.5m Series A followed a 2025 return to profit, a positive gross-margin swing and a larger team, while ownership terms remain undisclosed.
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Boldr announced a $5m pre-Series A, but BOLDR LTD's latest UK accounts remain dormant with 100 ordinary shares, leaving the funded entity unresolved.
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Certain Energy's £10m Series A reset RFC Power's register: Ceres moved below the PSC threshold as British Business Investments entered the ownership record.
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