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Oscar Hornstein @ UK Tech News 3 place · 11/14/2025 05:50 EDT

Cycling insurtech Laka gears up for M&A strategy with £6.5m injection

Laka, a green mobility insurtech, aims to accelerate its mergers and acquisitions strategy with a £6.5m debt facility from HSBC Innovation Banking. The group raised £7.7m in a Series B round earlier this year and has added the debt funding to support its strategic acquisitions and expansion plan. Laka has completed three acquisitions in the ...

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