Simplex Ventures

🎉 Black Friday 2024: A Record-Breaking Day for UK Online Shopping! 🛍️ This Black Friday saw Brits spending £1.12 billion online, making it the biggest online shopping day of 2024 in the UK! 📈💥 That’s a 7.2% increase from 2023, with an additional £75 million spent as savvy shoppers seized deep discounts ahead of Christmas to make their budgets stretch further. 🚀 Research from Adobe Digital Insights, powered by Adobe Analytics, tracked hundreds of millions of visits to UK retail sites and monitored prices on over 100 million SKUs across 18 product categories. 💬 Vivek Pandya, Lead Analyst at Adobe Digital Insights, shared: "With UK online Black Friday spending topping £1 billion this year, it’s clear that this remains a hugely important date in the diary for both retailers looking to boost their sales and for increasingly price-sensitive consumers hunting for bargains." At Fin - sustainable logistics, we’re thrilled to share that we had a record-breaking day and weekend, delivering our highest-ever parcel volumes! 🚴📦 It’s a testament to our team’s dedication and the power of sustainable logistics to keep things moving efficiently during peak periods. 📦 Here’s to delivering joy—and parcels—while making sure it doesn’t cost the Earth. 🌍✨ #BlackFriday2024 #SustainableLogistics #ECommerce #RecordBreakingDay #FinSustainableLogistics #GreenDelivery #Finmile #DeliverySolutions #Ecommerce #LastMile #Convenience #LastMileDelivery #FutureofLogistics #EcommerceTrends #ZeroEmissionsDelivery #Ecommerce #Sustainability #GreenLogistics #GreenEconomy #ClimateAction #CleanAir #RenewableEnergy #EnvironmentFirst #LogisticsSolutions #DeliveryInnovation #SupplyChainSustainability #Microfulfilment #SmartDelivery #CityLogistics

One, Two, Fore - you gotta love a good Michael Madding pun... We're thrilled to announce our partnership with Five Iron Golf - who are changing the game as a leader in indoor golf and entertainment. Lucra Sports will add its social gaming tech directly into the Five Iron Mobile app, adding new forms of friendly competition for its customers. Challenge your friends to a quick 9 holes for $10 bucks or a burger, join one of Five Iron's many real-money tournaments with golfers from around the country, or just compete with your co-workers at a company event on who has the longest drive... it's all now possible due to this exciting partnership! We simply couldn't think of a better fit for Lucra's tech to help amplify the fun for golfers. Really thankful for all the great energy from the Five Iron team so far, especially Martin Adler for leading the charge on scoping out the project and the integration itself. We're looking forward to launching our integration live together early next year. I know where we'll be doing our next company holiday party... my bets on Elliot Mitchell for longest drive ⛳ 🎉 🚀 Check out our case study here: https://lnkd.in/eQjRvk3a Reach more in the press release here: https://lnkd.in/e5CQD8qN

🚀 Fin Raises $7M to Revolutionize Last-Mile Delivery with Advanced Tech Platform! 🖥️🚚 We're transforming last-mile delivery through cutting-edge technology! ⚡ Fin just secured $7 million in seed funding to bring our AI-powered logistics platform to New York City and expand across the UK. Why it matters: 🔹 Smarter Deliveries: Our proprietary AI and machine learning algorithms optimize delivery routes in real-time, reducing delivery times and increasing efficiency. 🔹 Real-Time Insights: Our platform provides dynamic insights and transparent tracking, keeping customers informed every step of the way. 🔹 Sustainable Innovation: By combining tech-driven efficiency with our fleet of e-cargo bikes and electric vans, we're significantly reducing emissions and urban congestion. 📈 Growing Fast: We've achieved 10x growth this year after acquiring Urb-it (acquired by Fin), enhancing our technology and integrations! Join us on our journey to redefine urban logistics! 🌍 (Investors: MaC Venture Capital, Side Door Ventures, Pearls Capital, Simplex Ventures) #FinLogistics #SustainableDelivery #SeedFunding #Expansion #EcoFriendly #NYC #London #Innovation #Finmile #DeliverySolutions #Ecommerce #LastMile #Convenience #LastMileDelivery #FutureofLogistics #EcommerceTrends #ZeroEmissionsDelivery #Ecommerce #Sustainability #GreenLogistics #GreenEconomy #ClimateAction #CleanAir #RenewableEnergy #EnvironmentFirst #LogisticsSolutions #DeliveryInnovation #SupplyChainSustainability #Microfulfilment #SmartDelivery #CityLogistics Danny Marlon Chris Emil Hiren Rich Amy Andrew JJ Mike Kate Joshua proChain Ventures Fernhay Solutions J.P. Hugo Laurent Ascension Conduit Connect Gabrielle Alexander Tudor Munder Omar Sohyb Abdulaziz [blank] capital Alexandru Nitin Bhavy Sifted Zag Daily Sela

Zero Hash is delighted to share that investors can now use their #USDC to facilitate investments to and from BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL). Securitize’s integration with Zero Hash, enables seamless funding of purchase of BlackRock’s Tokenized BUIDL Fund, via USDC Conversion, and helps companies to stay on-chain for the entire investment lifecycle 24/7/365. Edward Woodford, Founder and CEO of Zero Hash; “Tokenization is an example of blockchain technology's disruptive potential. By building a seamless, connected and safe bridge between fiat and stablecoin rails, we’re simplifying access to BUIDL for investors globally." "The introduction of the integration feature between USDC to USD to allow investors to subscribe into BUIDL has been in high demand since the launch and we expect this will further accelerate adoption of the fund,” said Carlos Domingo, Co-founder and CEO, Securitize. Read the full press release: https://lnkd.in/eCHG6V8c #Tokenization #MoneyMarketFund #BUIDL #Stablecoins #USDC

A new approach to bringing investing capabilities inside FIs 👀 Mart Vos, Founder of FinovateFall Best of Show winner Eko, joins Greg Palmer on this episode of Finovate to talk #innovation in #investing. 🎙 https://lnkd.in/dNugP4T8 #finovate #podcast #fintech #investor