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Happiness at work trend: Searches for ‘how to be happy at work’ surge

As work life has gradually returned to pre-pandemic normalities, Lem-uhn reveals that searches for ‘how to be happy at work’ have increased 105% in the past three years

Axerve and Viceversa offer revenue-based financing to ecommerce businesses

Axerve, a European payment hub, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Viceversa, a European data-driven fintech platform, to offer its E-commerce customers Viceversa’s innovative Revenue-Based Financing formula for accessing capital.

Flexible retail space operator, Sook, to open in three new cities with SME competition

Sook, the UK’s flexible pop-up space operator, continues its mission to reinvigorate the high street and shopping centres across the UK, by simultaneously opening three new pop-up spaces in Leeds, Birmingham and Southampton on 9th September 2022.

HealthTech 50 ranked wellbeing platform uncovers major challenges faced by CSR leaders

WellGiving, a platform designed to improve the health and wellbeing of employees through fitness and fundraising, has uncovered several major challenges faced by CSR leaders according to its recent report.

Essity Ventures launches EVolution – for startups in the hygiene and health industry

A first of its kind co-creation challenge will take place in Munich this November, which aims to expose startups to collaboration and strategic partnership opportunities with one of the global leaders in the hygiene and health sector.

8vdX offers cross-border venture debt to startups

8vdX, a technology-enabled category-first venture debt marketplace for startups, has announced that it is expanding its operations in leading international geographies like the United Kingdom (UK), Singapore, and Australia.

The Gateway at Wynwood Miami Welcomes Global Flex Office Operator Mindspace

As Miami’s office market continues to witness strong demand and benefit from an influx of new businesses, Mindspace has signed a lease for 435 workstations spread across the entire sixth floor at The Gateway at Wynwood. Mindspace, a global boutique flex office operator, will occupy in excess of 30,000 square feet at the recently completed Class A office building located at the intersection of the iconic Wynwood and Midtown Miami neighborhoods. Mindspace Gateway is scheduled to open in spring 2023.

Building a Brite future with new board appointment

Building on its year of hypergrowth, Brite Payments has appointed Jan Plasberg, formerly CTO of SOFORT and VP Engineering at Klarna to its board, highlighting the company’s commitment to technology innovation in support of its upcoming market expansion plans.

Venture Partner programme to fuel growth of European startups and scaleups

Seedrs, a private investment platform with over £2BN in investments recorded to date, has launched the Seedrs Venture Partner programme, a new curated community for VCs, accelerators, ecosystem builders and serial entrepreneurs.

Startup Champions League is in motion and the winner will fly to compete in Silicon Valley

On October 11th, Prague will host the continental Startup Champions League finals and the sixth edition of the Startup World Cup. This grand finale of the EU Startup League is happening during the Disraptors Summit (formerly Startup World Cup & Summit).

iDenfy partners with Payset to secure customer onboarding with full-stack identity verification

iDenfy, the tech startup that provides identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, has announced its partnership with Payset, a global payment platform that offers multi-currency accounts, prepaid cards, and currency exchange services. For Payset, collaborating with iDenfy will ensure a frictionless, four-step identity verification journey.

HiBob raises $150m Series D Up-Round led by General Atlantic

HiBob, the company behind Bob, the HR platform transforming how organisations operate in the modern world of work, has announced it has raised an additional $150m in growth funding, just ten months after raising a $150m Series C in October 2021.

Matchory raises €1.6m in seed funding led by Earlybird

ProcurementTech Startup, Matchory, has raised €1.6m in a seed funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital’s UNI-X team, alongside angel investors from industry and procurement.

Entrepreneur’s Handbook for spinouts

The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Enterprise Hub has published a new Entrepreneur’s Handbook to support founders of spinout companies.

Meet the woman making waves in the M&A market amidst gender bias burnout

With research showing that 70-90% of M&As fail even during favourable economic conditions, expert advisers have become even more critical in helping deals get over the line in the current climate.

Aerocloud brings operations management systems to international airport

AeroCloud Systems (AeroCloud), the 100% cloud native software platform dedicated to the support of airports, has won a contract to provide the Flight Information Display Systems (FIDS) and gate management systems (GMS) for the largest international airport in The Bahamas and the 4th largest airport in the Caribbean.

Norrsken Impact100: Klarna founder is on a mission to create the ‘Nobel Prize for Impact’

Companies tackling the world’s biggest environmental and social issues deserve recognition, but currently they receive less than 1% of all available funding [1].

Foundy secures £1.25M in funding
Foundy secures £1.25M in funding

Foundy, one of Europe’s fastest-growing startup acquisition marketplaces, has announced a £1.25m round led by Fuel Ventures, as it aims to capitalise on the strong market demand from startups interested in full and secondary buyouts or fundraising.

Entrepreneurs encouraged to share working realities rather than glamourised experiences

UK entrepreneurs are being encouraged to share pictures and videos of the realities they face as business owners, to raise awareness of the true experiences of running a small business.

elasticStage raises £3.5m with the latest closing of its seed round

On-demand vinyl platform, elasticStage, has announced the latest closing of its seed round which has now raised £3.5m in total for the British tech startup.