Reading Unicorns: 3rd October

Happy Monday. Here’s this week’s Reading Unicorns round-up:

📖 Top Articles:

1. Toqio closes £17.8m funding for low-code fintech platform (UKTN)

2. Serena Williams' VC Firm Leads Ugandan Fintech's $12.3 Million Pre-Series A Funding Round (Bitcoin.com)

3. ARK’s Cathie Wood is entering venture capital. (Fortune)

4. Currensea closes £4.55m round for international payments card (UKTN)

5. How much equity should you expect from an early-stage startup? (Sifted)

💡 Spotlight - Deployed

Deployed is a SaaS company. A collaborative Statement of Work platform that makes it simple to define, track, and review work for projects that start smarter and finish stronger. Backed by M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund, Amrock Ventures Ltd, Portfolio Ventures and some great angels.

🎙️ Last week’s podcast: S4E21 - Joe Curtis, Co-Founder @ 11 Investments

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Have a great week,

The Riding Unicorns team.