Author Archives: FHA Admin

UniZest, the banking services provider for international students, opens seed round on Funderbeam

UniZest allows international students to open and start using a UK account prior to arrival in the UK and without needing a UK address. The international student market has, historically, been overlooked by banks and major financial institutions. UniZest provides foreign students a full suite of banking services to improve their entire experience of studying […]

Two fingers up to influencers: The results of brand marketing with a whiteboard

Occupying a primarily desk-based job and on a mission to fend off the dad bod, I always try to get out on my lunch break and stretch my legs, so Covent Garden is an incredibly picturesque place to rack up my steps. And on one of these strolls in the sun last week, I came […]

Echopoint raises £2.8m to address the ‘grey zone’ of heart disease treatment

Coronary heart disease is a major cause of death worldwide and more than 7 million* people have a diagnosis in the UK alone. Narrowing arteries caused by the disease are commonly treated by the insertion of tiny tubes called stents, but the process is both risky and expensive. Current methods for determining whether to place […]

We’re raising money for charity while stroking the Devil’s Beard

It really is going to demand some big team energy though, with obstacles like the Human Pyramid, Hero Walls, Devil’s Beard and the wonderfully-named Skidmarked to overcome. But my personal challenge will be high obstacles as I have an abject fear of heights. Primal and irrational, even scaling a child’s bunk bed to change sheets […]

The annual HQ hunt is over – we’ve got our new home for the foreseeable future

Every time we find a new home we are sure it will be ours for a few years to come as they seem huge with empty desks galore. And every time, almost as the clock ticks to one year, we’re on the move again, tired of sitting on top of each other and battling for […]

Herbicide resistance crisis targeted by new Oxford tech firm MoA Technology

Farmers across the world are now facing an increasingly difficult challenge: overuse of a small range of herbicides has led to increasing levels of weed resistance. The weeds are winning, and the only way to restore and grow crop yields is to find a new range of clean and effective herbicide options. Similar to the […]

UK AI RegTech, FNA, announces $5.5m Series A funding to drive global risk reduction

Founded in 2013, FNA is a London-based RegTech and SupTech (Supervisory Technology) company that uses its network analytics, AI and machine learning platform to enable financial institutions to map and monitor complex financial systems, and to simulate operational and financial risks. FNA works with leading global regulators to better manage systemic risk, exchanges to understand […]

Like Anakin Skywalker and Kylo Ren, I’ve joined the dark side

If you asked me a few years, months or even weeks ago whether I foresaw this, the answer would have been no. Not at all. The reason for that is simply because I’ve worked on the other side of the fence in journalism for the past ten years. That said, I’ve been aware of FieldHouse […]

GCHQ accelerator alumni CyberSmart raises £1.3M VC funding to accelerate growth

CyberSmart’s core mission is to protect and empower SMEs, often the weak link in cybersecurity, but at the same time, the bread and butter of the UK business landscape. CyberSmart’s platform and products allow any size SME, with or without technical resources, to protect itself and its staff, easily and affordably. The exciting platform is […]

Leading business journalist joins FieldHouse Associates

Leading business journalist Zen Terrelonge has joined award-winning specialist communications and growth consultancy FieldHouse Associates as Content Manager. Zen was formerly Editor at Elite Business and before that Deputy Editor at Real Business and Editor at Mobile Entertainment. Founded by Cordelia Meacher in 2012, FieldHouse Associates was launched to focus on the fast-growth technology, innovation and investment ecosystem, with an […]

PredictImmune closes Series B funding round, raising £10M to further accelerate global commercial expansion and support expanding product pipeline

The level of financing reflects the success of the company to date and extends the strong relationship PredictImmune enjoys with existing investors Parkwalk and Cambridge Enterprise. An expectation of further growth and global commercial development also attracted two new major investors, namely BGF and Cambridge Innovation Capital. Alastair Kilgour, Co-founder and Partner, Parkwalk commented: “Parkwalk are delighted […]

Visa card vulnerability that can bypass UK contactless limits discovered by Positive Technologies researchers

The attack works by manipulating two data fields that are exchanged between the card and the terminal during a contactless payment. Predominantly in the UK, if payment needs an additional cardholder verification (which is required for payments over 30 pounds in the UK), cards will answer “I can’t do that,” which prevents against making payments […]