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The Southport-based animated video producer secures backing from the Angel CoFund and Redstone Venture Managers.
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The latest funding rounds from the UK tech ecosystem. Updated 16 October 2026.
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The Southport-based animated video producer secures backing from the Angel CoFund and Redstone Venture Managers.
Sony Pictures Television Networks has led a strategic investment in pre-school platform Hopster.
"Hopster is a fantastic investment, supporting our growing SPT Networks kids’ offering which has seen Sony grow to become one of the top kids broadcasters in the UK. This investment offers us an early mover advantage in the fast-growing subscription kids’ space, and is a real opportunity to increase our on-demand services, working with the Hopster team to grow digital scale alongside our linear channels."
Beringea has led a £3m Series A round in advertising platform Honeycomb alongside high-profile industry angels.
"The investment from Beringea serves to endorse our approach, our strategy and our overall goals,"
The livestreaming TV platform secured the funding led by A+E Networks to develop its content offering and scale distribution.
"We are very excited about the investment and the backing it provides operationally and financially for the expansion of TVPlayer. TVPlayer has already succeeded in building a first-class content delivery platform and being the first provider in the UK to launch a legal live TV streaming service carrying all of the major channels. With our investors’ support, we look forward to focusing on our efforts on customer acquisition and subscriber growth."
The Hollywood director Simon West has secured funding through SyndicateRoom to support the production of the film Salty.
"I am delighted to have achieved this 'world first' by selling shares in my upcoming film directly to investors, the movie going fans themselves. Now it’s up to me to make a great film and repay their support with great returns!"