Reading Unicorns: 7th May

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

📖 Top Articles:

1. British driverless car start-up raises $1bn (The Times)

2. Insurtech Urban Jungle raises £11.2m in follow-on investment (UKTN)

3. Isomer launches £100m secondaries fund (Sifted)

4. Despite recent successes, IPO market still won’t fully open until 2025 (TechCrunch)

5. Manchester startup Made With Intent raises £1.5M for eCommerce optimisation (Tech.eu)

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Have a great week,

The Riding Unicorns team.