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Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Quarterly Report: UK Tech – Q1 2023. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, provides insights into the UK Tech space.
Founders need to offer smart workplace benefits to win the talent war and attract Gen Z staff – the lifeblood of the start-up economy – new research has found.
According to the British Chambers of Commerce, the UK economy is set for a long period of stagnation that will leave it smaller than before the COVID-19 crisis until the final quarter of 2024.
London and Atlanta-based diagnostic imaging platform Scan.com has raised a $12 million Series A round co-led by Aviva Ventures, YZR Capital, Oxford Capital, Triple Point Ventures and Simplyhealth Ventures, with participation from Forefront Venture Partners. The business will use the funding to scale their US operations and develop bespoke products for UK insurers, accelerating healthcare referral processes to deliver life-saving imaging access and quicker results for patients.
Longevity Partners, the global multidisciplinary responsible business and climate advisory firm, has appointed Chrystèle Dumont as its Chief Operating Officer – Europe. Chrystèle brings a unique experience to the company. As a 17-year Microsoft veteran where she held positions as Chief of Staff to the President of Western Europe and COO of Microsoft Emerging Markets, covering 60 markets across Africa, Levant and Pakistan.
Fiverr, the company that is revolutionising how the world works together, today released its 7th Business Trends Index, a collection of trending searches for services on Fiverr’s platform. Among the millions of searches on the marketplace, AI and Accounting and Finance services saw the largest increase in the UK over the last six months.
SEO techniques are as varied as they are numerous, but when you’re at the mercy of the search engines, what was once standard practice can quickly see you falling foul of the algorithm.
The majority of people buying a house in the last three years had to take time away from work to complete admin tasks related to the purchase manually and in person, such as validating their identification at the post office or signing contracts in front of a solicitor.
The Next Web Conference, the leading international tech festival, announces ‘Reclaim the future’ as the theme for this year’s event in Amsterdam on June 15-16. The theme is a call to action for the industry to come together in Amsterdam to shake off the negative around tech and once more put it at the centre of a hopeful future.
CleverTap has announced the integration of OpenAI with the CleverTap platform and launched its AI-generated content creator Scribe.
As UK productivity continues to lag behind its European neighbours in the aftermath of Brexit and the pandemic, new findings have revealed that on average, managers are losing seven working days each year answering general operational or administrative questions.
We want to make the Hustle Awards as transparent as possible, so you believe in the process and so you can truly see those shortlisted are there on merit.
Latitude59 will be held on May 24-26 in Tallinn, Estonia. In 2023, the conference’s traditional pitching competition – L59 Pitch Competition – is spiced up by lots of applicants from afar. “In addition to a good number of applications from the Baltics, Finland, and Poland, this time a record number of 28 startups from the USA and Canada have applied. In addition, there are startups from South Korea, Peru, and Australia. Seven startups have applied from Ukraine,” said Triin Ilves, the Head of Startup Relations at Latitude59.
Since the rise in the cost of raw materials and energy, businesses are struggling more than ever to continue growing and ensure profitability.
Research shows that startups and scaleups with a diverse team of founders are more likely to grow and innovate.
Amidst the AI boom Intema, an international AI accelerator, made a risky bid on the Metaverse and gathered more than three hundred startup applications for a new acceleration programme.
From May 23 to 25, the Rotterdam Metropolitan Area will transform into a hotbed for talent, capital, and growth. Over forty partners, three full days, and one shared mission. Upstream 2023 is the international tech festival dedicated to a future-proof economy. It is the place to be for any startup or scale-up looking to increase business and impact in a sustainable way. The annual festival is a co-creation of the Dutch innovation community, international corporations, and investors. As the three-day agenda is packed with close to fifty city events, Upstream 2023 offers a unique chance to connect with inspiring entrepreneurs, daring investors, and bold change makers. The past three editions attracted over 2.000 attendees from across the globe.
The Acronis Cyber Foundation Program announces the completion of new school construction in Sierra Leone and Guatemala.
On 13th April 2023, I joined other founders and marketers at Bureau in North Greenwich for an event called ‘How to market yourself and your business’ with Phie McKenzie, Founder of Creative Ally, a business providing professional marketing services and talent management to emerging digital creators.
Generative AI is advancing and innovating vast swathes of work. Creative.ai has launched to bring this technology to video ads creation for mobile game publishers.
