Reading Unicorns: 30th September

Happy Monday from James Pringle, Hector Mason and the Riding Unicorns team!

Grab a coffee ☕ and enjoy a quick round-up on the latest venture news:

📖 Top Unicorn News:

1. Deliveroo Boss Will Shu in £15m pay day after selling millions of shares (CityAM)

2. Millennial and Gen Z rewards startup Yonder raises £23.4m (UKTN)

3. Jump secures €11M Series A to expand freelance support across Europe (Tech EU)

4. Peter Thiel-backed investing app Shares shuts down in UK after losses widen (UKTN)

5. London-based Simpler raises €9 million to transform the checkout experience (EU Startups)

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Have a great week,
The Riding Unicorns team