Reading Unicorns: 13th February

Happy Monday. Grab a coffee and enjoy a quick round-up on this week’s venture news:

📖 Top Articles:

1. Tech Nation forced into asset fire sale after UK funding pulled (Financial Times)

2. UK digital asset protection provider Coincover lands $30m (FinTech Global)

3. Nine major banks invest $45m in carbon credit network Carbonplace (AltFi)

4. Deliveroo cuts 350 jobs in latest tech layoff (UKTN)

5. Insurtech in 2023: Where the sector’s going and why it’s ripe for expansion (Sifted)

🎙️ Last week’s podcast: S5E12 - Matt Cooper, Co-CEO @ Crowdcube

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Have a great week,

The Riding Unicorns team.