Reading Unicorns: 5th December

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

📖 Top Articles:

1. London’s race to the fintech frontier puts it in pole position for attracting start-ups (Evening Standard)

2. V7 snaps up $33M to automate training data for computer vision AI models (TechCrunch)

3. Plant-based shake startup Huel raises $24m in a celebrity-heavy Series B (Sifted)

4. Partech closes £103m seed fund, eyes UK startups (UKTN)

5. How Facebook Marketplace has turned into a Wild West of fraud (This Is Money)

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Have a great week,

The Riding Unicorns team.