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Salford Business School pledges support to city’s entrepreneurs

University of Salford Business School is supporting some of the region’s rising entrepreneurs to further bolster their businesses through management training, amidst the current challenging climate for employers.

Fostering the revolution of AI hardware

The Hardware Pioneers Max expo is back, showcasing a lineup of talks on AI hardware, providing exclusive insights from top thought-leaders.

Plexal opens Cyber Runway applications for cyber startups and scaleups

The UK’s cyber accelerator, Cyber Runway, delivered by Plexal and funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in partnership with Deloitte and the Centre for Secure Information Technologies, is accepting applications for its Grow and Scale streams, with submissions open until 14th August.

Danish Unicorn Pleo almost doubles revenue in 2022

Pleo has announced revenue and transaction volumes almost doubled in 2022, launching 10 new markets.

Decarbonisation challenge offering $1M pilot prize for startups and SMEs

The Decarbonisation Technology Challenge is a global competition to find innovators that are reshaping the global energy landscape.

Upp. raises $10m to transform online selling for retailers

Upp., a London-based technology business that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to disrupt how retailers market and sell their products online, has raised $10 million in a Seed funding round led by California based Bonfire Ventures.

Brite Payments wins ‘Payments System of the Year’ at 2023 Retail Systems Awards

Brite Payments, one of Sweden’s fastest growing fintechs and leaders in instant bank payments, received top honours in the ‘Payments System of the Year’ category at the recent Retail Systems Awards in London.

AI startup Neurons welcomes Kyle Nel to its board

Neurons has announced today that Kyle Nel has joined the company’s board, formalising years of collaboration.

Swoperz, the pre-loved children’s clothing marketplace, secures £250,000 from Jenson Funding Partners

Swoperz, the pre-loved marketplace “run by kids and managed by grown-ups”, has secured £250,000 in a pre-Seed round led by early-stage venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners.

AI video generation startup Immersive Fox secures €3.3m seed to advance ‘AI twin’ technology

London-based Immersive Fox – a tech startup specialising in AI-generated videos for sales and corporate communication – has closed a €3.3 million [£2.8 million] seed funding round to help advance proprietary AI technology that allows clients to create unlimited video content using their face and voice.

Artificial intelligence and robotics, what does the future hold?

In this article, Ian Hart, Managing Director, adi Projects division, uses his engineering expertise to explain how he believes AI and humans can work hand in hand.   

ICT Spring 2023: Celebrating a record-breaking year!

With over 4000 Springers attending the two days, the largest Tech Conference of the Greater Region, ICT Spring, had a record-breaking year, which thrilled Luxembourg last June 29 and 30. Bringing professionals and experts from all over the world together, the event offered a unique moment of sharing and networking!

PropTech startup buildbuild raises $1.25M

Cyprus-based PropTech startup buildbuild that develops software for managing construction projects and increasing their marginality in the SMB sector has raised $1,250,000 in investments from the Luxembourg-based company Lvl Group SARL.

Introducing EnateAI powered by GPT-4

Enate, an operations management SaaS platform, has launched EnateAI powered by GPT-4: a brand-new tool designed to help businesses maximise AI in operations.

Aide Health joins DigitalHealth.London Accelerator programme

Aide Health, the digital health platform that uses conversational AI to help patients better understand and manage long-term conditions, has announed they are one of the 17 digital health companies selected for DigitalHealth.London’s Accelerator programme.

SoleSense for stroke rehabilitation wins award

A startup that is revolutionising stroke rehabilitation has won Best Elevator Pitch at Bristol’s Tech-Xpo 2023 Showcase.

Science Creates Launches Engineering Biology Accelerator Programme

Bristol-based deep tech ecosystem, Science Creates, has launched an engineering biology accelerator programme to support life science start-ups and innovators in developing advancements in healthcare, the environment, and quality of life.

Intix welcomes Kurt Florus as Chief Technology Officer

As part of its ambitious growth plans and ongoing global hiring process, data management product company, Intix, has announced the appointment of Kurt Florus as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Half of SMEs lack a sustainability executive

As many as 2.75 million UK SMEs – 45% – do not have anyone leading their sustainability efforts despite the nation’s small businesses making up 99% of all UK businesses.

Google brings its medical LLM to support people during pregnancy, maternity, and beyond 

Soula.care, an AI-powered maternity care solution for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, has partnered up with Google to become one of the first non-medical health solutions to use Med-PaLM 2 (medical language model) for safe communication on pregnancy wellbeing and parenthood topics with the chatbot.