UrbanChain features in 150 game-changing tech deals 2023
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20 Dec 2023
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20 Dec 2023
National technology media publication Business Cloud has featured UrbanChain in its 2023 ‘game-changing tech deals’ list.
It comes after UrbanChain raised £5.25m in a Series A round led by leading global investment firm Eurazeo in May.
Business Cloud said in its report: “The Manchester-headquartered energy technology company runs the leading peer-to-peer (P2P) energy exchange in the UK, a unique energy market and trading platform for renewables. UrbanChain’s CEO is Dr Somayeh Taheri.”
Other companies to make the list included fellow Manchester-founded company Castore, Quantexa and The Raine Group.
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