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RO Capital Partners invests in AI liquid sensor business

RO Capital Partners (“ROCP”), the RO Group’s venture capital arm, announces that it has led an investment round in InferSens alongside the Oxford Innovation Fund, and Bruce Melizan, the former MD of Interserve’s support services division.  ROCP’s contribution comprises £309,000 of the total £870,000 raised, which will be used as growth capital and to bring the product to market.

PillSorted raises $6m to revolutionise digital pharmacy experience

PillSorted, the personalised delivery pharmacy service, has raised $6m in Seed funding. The company provides a personalised, hassle-free way of delivering medication to patients, while setting forth the blueprint for the future of digital pharmacy care.

Meet the Hustle Awards 2022 Shortlist

This year’s entries raised the bar once again, showing the incredible talent and ambition within our great industry. When we created the Hustle Awards, it was all about celebrating startups, teams and founders and giving you a platform to showcase all the amazing work you are doing. 

Avatraxx: the workplace health app to empower users to prevent future health issues

Avatraxx is a workplace preventative health, lifestyle and wellbeing app that uses predictive health technology, proven psychological methods and data to bring inclusive health programmes to the workplace. It can also be used by individuals.

Protecting yourself from chaos caused by an internet outrage

Is there more businesses can do to help protect them and their teams from having an IT meltdown in the event of an internet outage? Stephen Whelan, Technical Director at Integrity IT Solutions, which looks after more than 300 clients across the UK, shares his expert advice.

South Summit Madrid selects the 100 finalist startups for its 10th edition

South Summit, powered by IE University, has announced the 100 finalists of its Startup Competition that will be present at the tenth edition of the event, which will take place on 8 and 10 June at La Nave Madrid.

Organisations look to outsourcing again post-pandemic

In a recent survey of 300 IT leaders, over half of business leaders are outsourcing to gain access to talent and save on costs.

Over 80% of employees consider HR tech important in their job

UNLEASH research reveals most employees believe HR technology plays a pivotal role in their working life.

PITCH AT MED-TECH WORLD SUMMIT BY SiGMA

Acceptance is the first step to change. Change that at the moment is needed in the world of health tech to continue to foster innovation and enable accelerated growth in start-ups looking to improve our health.

Mother and Daughter’s lockdown idea becomes a reality

Introducing The Zensory app – helping to “sensehack” your body for mood boosting efficiency, focus and creativity

Women at greater risk of cost-of-living crisis

Reed.co.uk research finds only 41% of women negotiate their salary when being offered a role compared with 61% of men

Oxford Drug Design receives $2.7 million in bridge round commitments

Oxford Drug Design receives $2.7 million in bridge round commitments from existing investors and angels ahead of Series A. Oxford University biotech spin-out will use funding to further develop its AI-based drug discovery programme for oncology therapeutics

BT means business with launch of new charter for UK enterprises and public sector

BT have unveiled a new Charter for its 1.2 million UK business and public sector customers, providing a blueprint for BT to accelerate a range of initiatives aimed at boosting  the growth of UKplc.

‘Finpowerment’ financial education strengthens the employer-employee connection

UK workers want more financial education resources from their employers and believe receiving it as a wellbeing benefit can strengthen their commitment to their jobs, according to the ‘Can We Connect’ report, released today by global financial wellbeing platform nudge Global.

Five tech jobs you didn’t know existed

As investment into tech booms across the country, many of us are familiar with web designers, IT managers, and sales engineers, but as the industry grows and adapts, so do the roles in demand. 

Data breach attacks costing SMEs without cyber insurance policies thousands

Small businesses across the UK are counting the cost of not having insurance policies protecting them against the increasing risks of cyber attacks or data breaches.

International employers must act or face a great resignation on global scale

The great resignation is not just an issue for the UK, it is a phenomenon happening around the world.

Revealed: Best UK cities outside of London to start a business

Edinburgh, Leeds, and Glasgow have been named as the best cities in Great Britain outside of London to start a business, according to a new study from NerdWallet.

MONET launches world first finance platform for creators, powered by Weavr

London-based revenue management Fintech, MONET, is proud to announce the beta launch of its revenue-based lending platform with dedicated Creator Business debit cards and accounts for creators, providing infrastructure that is a world-first in its field. The platform is facilitated by embedded finance specialist Weavr, using their technology to provide business banking and payments infrastructure.

CYL-HUB PALENCIA will be held on the 19th and 20th of May

CYL-HUB PALENCIA will be held on the 19th and 20th of May, connecting a large number of corporations and investors with startups from Palencia and promoting the culture of technological entrepreneurship.