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About:Energy, an innovator in battery development software has announced its partnership with McMurtry Automotive, an innovator in electric vehicles, to further enhance the battery technology for their McMurtry Spéirling and Spéirling PURE customer cars.
South Summit Startup Competition Madrid, 2024, co-organised by IE University, is growing globally. The hundred startups that have entered the final phase of the competition have been chosen through a rigorous selection process from more than 4,700 applications from all over the world, a figure that reflects the global profile of the competition. In fact, 81% of the applications come from outside Spain.
AstroLabs, the Gulf’s leading business expansion platform, is pleased to announce the launch of Najm, the first AI-powered Saudi expansion consultant chatbot. The AI technology is designed to offer customised assistance by providing timely, accurate insights, allowing users to tap into vast knowledge repositories related to various aspects of business setup processes in Saudi Arabia, ranging from licensing and softlanding to regulatory frameworks.
DeepL, a global specialist in Language AI, has unveiled its latest offering tailored for businesses, DeepL Write Pro. This new release – DeepL’s first service powered by its own LLM – changes the game for knowledge workers writing any type of business content.
TaxScouts has introduced a rapid, high-quality, and affordable tax filing service for the 5.5 million SMEs in the UK.
This joint programme between the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE), an entity under the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, through the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and the University of Salamanca took place in Ibiza from 25 to 26 April and included talks, round tables, workshops and a hackathon.
Brite Payments, a pioneer in instant bank payments, has announced the launch of Brite Instant Payments in Germany.
This international hub on cybersecurity, co-funded by the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE), an entity under the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, through the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and the University of Salamanca, was attended by relevant corporates, investors and startups.
South Summit Madrid 2024, co-organised with IE University, will be held at La Nave in Madrid from June 5th to 7th under the slogan ‘HUMAN by Design’ and will generate an economic impact of almost €35 million, which would imply a growth of 25% over last year’s edition and an average expenditure of €1,572 per visitor. This is one of the main conclusions of the report ‘Socioeconomic Impact of South Summit in Spain 2024’ prepared by PwC, which was released today during the official presentation of South Summit Madrid 2024.
42 Technology (42T) has underscored its company-wide commitment to sustainability and net-zero by signing a commitment to emissions reduction near-term targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the widely accepted benchmark for decarbonisation targets aligned to the Paris Agreement.
Tquila, the global technology venture-building company, has announced the launch and first close of the Tquila Paloma Fund (the “Paloma Fund”), securing $40 million in commitments, which accounts for two-thirds of its target capital raise of $60 million.
Latitude59, the Estonian flagship startup and technology conference, has announced a partnership with the VONA Hackathon which aims to tackle the urgent environmental challenges faced by Ukraine due to war damage.
NEC X, the Silicon Valley-based innovation accelerator and venture studio backed by global IT giant NEC, has announced the startups chosen to join the Elev X! Ignite cohort Batch 11.
According to market figures, 93% of Chief Data Officers agree that data strategy is crucial in order to derive value from generative artificial intelligence. In this sense, the role of the CDO in companies has evolved and has become essential in recent years as they are leading the incorporation of exponential technologies, with the preponderance of AI, anticipating digital trends and drawing the best roadmap from data-driven decision making.
This international hub on cybersecurity, co-funded by the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE), an entity under the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, through the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and the University of Salamanca, continues its activity with a major event in Ibiza on 26 April, with the participation of relevant corporates, investors and startups.
This joint programme between the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE), an entity under the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, through the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and the University of Salamanca continues its activity in Ibiza from 25 to 26 April and will feature talks, round tables, workshops and a hackathon.
SCVC, an UK early-stage deeptech venture capital firm, has appointed John Williams as its partner – a move that unites two of the country’s most successful deeptech founders for the very first time.
Tech companies across South Yorkshire will be the first to benefit from Venture.Community, an industry network with startup and scaleup acceleration, launched as part of UK Tech Week celebrations in Sheffield.
A new report, published to mark the inaugural UK Tech Week celebration of tech ecosystems across the UK, shows that South Yorkshire’s tech sector saw record levels of home-grown startup activity and attracted more tech company relocations than ever in 2023.
