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Kagool has been awarded the UAE 2024 Microsoft Partner of the Year for its Generative AI work with the UAE Federal Government.

This edition of the Startup OLÉ fair in the city of the Costa del Sol brought together nearly 1,000 attendees, some 250 speakers, more than 100 startups and more than 50 investors/corporates. It was supported by Ayuntamiento de Marbella and Junta de Andalucía.

Octopus Ventures has announced the appointment of Erin Platts as its new CEO. Erin will take on her new role in January 2025, following a distinguished 20-year career at the intersection of finance and the technology startup ecosystem.

The ALSO UK Cloud Summit 2024 hosted a panel of security industry experts this month to explore the latest trends, developments, and challenges in artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security for cloud resellers and British SMEs.

We are not far away now from the highly anticipated Hustle Awards 2024! On the 18th of July we will be at the Steel Yard in London celebrating the extraordinary efforts and achievements of those making a splash in the startup community!

Fitness expert Joe Wicks and beauty entrepreneur Trinny Woodall will join the 22nd series of Dragons’ Den as Guest Dragons, alongside Emma Grede, who is returning following her successful appearance in the previous series.

Nearly a third (31%) of UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have had to stop or pause an area of their business because of a lack of finance over the last couple of years.

This month, I am unapologetically celebrating the success of my debut book ‘STOP APOLOGISING – Silence Your Inner Critic, Find Your Confidence, Stop Saying Sorry’ as it continues to soar the global book charts… so, I would like to share with you my 10 expert steps startups can take to stop apologising, silence that inner critic and dind confidence…

neustark, a Switzerland-based carbon removal provider, has raised $69 million in a funding round to underpin its rapid scale-up in the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market.

The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), an initiative of Qatar Foundation, announces the launch of its 2024 Innovation Competition, inviting entrepreneurs and startups to showcase groundbreaking solutions that address the world’s most urgent healthcare challenges.

Ukraine’s tech ecosystem continues to thrive despite the war. The PowerUp Ukraine conference that took place on June 18, 2024 in Kyiv – organised by Glovo, one of the largest European tech firms present in the country, and the Ukrainian Startup Fund – had a simple message: Ukraine is open for business and international companies should invest to support innovation and growth in the country.

Starting a side-hustle is the leading route to starting a business in the UK, according to new data from Small Business Britain and eBay, which found more than a third of small businesses (39%) now startup this way.

Workspace Design Show continues to innovate, expanding its diverse portfolio of exhibitors for the London and Amsterdam 2025 shows, and will feature Umbrella Furniture as the lead partner for the talks areas at the 2025 London edition, designed by Gensler and Ryder Architecture.

Synthesia has introduced Synthesia 2.0, the newest iteration of its work-oriented AI-enabled video communication platform for the future of work.

Startups Magazine is pleased to announce the promotion of two key team members, Rachel Boswell and Anna Wood, who will be taking on new roles within the organisation.

More than two-thirds (67%) of marketers are looking at Artificial Intelligence to help improve the way they manage video assets, as brands struggle to cope with the increasing volume of content to fuel multichannel campaigns.

Of 800 respondents to a new 1st Formations survey, 51% said they thought that the Tories are better for business (over Labour).

An independent survey of 1,002 senior decision-makers within UK businesses has found:

76% are actively considering changing their workspace or expect to do so in the next year.
59% feel that flexible or coworking spaces are the best fit for their business’ needs.
45% of businesses currently using flexible workspaces are unlikely to ever rent their own private office again.

Ability AI, a martech startup specialising in full-cycle paid marketing automation with the help of autonomous AI agents, announced that it has raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding from SMRK VC as a lead investor, with the participation of other funds and angels.

For life sciences and biotech companies, access to affordable dedicated lab spaces is hard to come by.