UK tech funding roundup: This week’s deals from Wayve to The Little Loop

This week’s UK tech funding deals include autonomous driving software group Wayve, fashion re-selling platform The Little Loop and more.

UKTN tracked £76.7m worth of UK tech investment this week (13 April to 17 April), a 45% week-on-week increase across seven funding rounds.

Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals.

Wayve – £44m

Sector: AI

HQ: London

Round: Series D extension

Investors: AMD, Arm and Qualcomm Ventures

Founded in 2017, Wayve develops autonomous driving software.

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Altilium – £18.5m

Sector: Battery recycling

HQ: Plymouth

Round: Grant

Investors: DBT

Founded in 2020, Altilium recycles EV batteries.

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TraqCheck – £5.9m

Sector: HR tech

HQ: London

Round: Series A

Investors: IvyCap Ventures and IIFL

Founded in 2020, TraqCheck has developed an AI candidate screening agentic system.

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Round – £4.5m

Sector: Fintech…