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Sheffield Hallam reveals health-tech businesses set to join its accelerator programme

A Finish startup that delivers online postnatal exercise programmes to help new mothers recover safely after childbirth is part of the cohort of health businesses accepted onto Sheffield Hallam University’s latest Wellbeing Accelerator. 

Woman vs. Machine: The Ultimate Showdown

LitiGate, the AI-powered litigation lifecycle management platform, has announced the results of a new, ‘peer-reviewed’ study that compared the abilities of humans and artificial intelligence to manage, explore and analyse a legal dispute.

Breathe – we’ve got your back – Hustle Award’s deadline extension!

We’ve been completely blown away by how many of you have entered this year’s Hustle Awards – thank you! As we are a compassionate bunch and Easter is upon us, we’ve listened and decided we’d give you a little more time to complete your entries. 

Huge impact on careers with lack of relevant digital skills

New research by Santander has revealed that the average UK worker believes it’s too late to change careers by the age of 45 – because they can’t keep up with technology.

The AI Summit returns to London Tech Week

The headline AI event, The AI Summit will be returning to London Tech Week in June. Held at London’s Tobacco Dock on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 June, the AI Summit is where commercial AI comes to life. It is supported by tech innovators and global authorities, driven by powerful use-cases from world-business leaders.

Empathetic leaders are key to employees navigating the cost of living crisis

With the constant stream of stories relating to the rise of living costs, from heating homes to commuting to work, it is evident that everyone is being affected. As companies face increasing transportation costs, higher employer national insurance contributions, and rapidly growing operating costs due to increased energy prices, there are also emotional and physical consequences for their workers.

Ultimate virtual fitness challenges inspired by Lord of the Rings

The Conqueror Virtual Challenges, an international sensation of gamified virtual fitness events, along with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, announces today a brand new series of five consecutive virtual challenges inspired by the universe of the beloved THE LORD OF THE RINGS film trilogy. 

SkyParlour Announces Partnership with Fintech Week London 2022

Fintech Week London 2022, the leading event for the fintech community, has re-appointed SkyParlour as its official PR and media relations partner.

Global hunt for transformational technologies

Wincanton, a leading supply chain partner for UK business, has launched the fourth edition of W2 Labs, an innovation lab designed to discover emerging ideas and tackle some of the industry’s toughest challenges. Created and run in collaboration with corporate innovation partner L Marks, W2 Labs is Wincanton’s innovation programme which encompasses a number of initiatives to foster supply chain innovation and bring together an ecosystem of industry-leading partners.

SME Banking Needs an Overhaul

Open Banking Platform provider, BankiFi has published a new whitepaper, which highlights the need for a radical overhaul within the small-to-medium sized enterprise (SME) banking sector.

Qureos secures $3m funding round to accelerate 100 million careers

UAE-based EdTech and Future of Work marketplace Qureos has raised $3m in its pre-seed round led by Dubai-based early-stage VC COTU Ventures and New York-based early-stage VC Colle Capital as it seeks to fast track growth and democratize “Learn to Earn” opportunities for talent globally.

TechNation Rising Stars 4.0 FinTech Award Winner

itsettled, the pioneering automated credit control platform, has been announced as this years TechNation Rising Stars 4.0 FinTech Award winner.

Cost of living crisis and employee burnout causes worker flight risk

Research released by Employment Hero has found that British small businesses are facing a rocky road ahead as only 40% of employees feel fairly paid for their work and over half of the workforce have a work-life balance that is average or poor.

iProov expands team with new Chief Information Officer

iProov has announced that Miguel Traquina has joined the organisation as Chief Information Officer.  

SME confidence plummets: issues exacerbated by Russia’s invasion on Ukraine

Vistage has released its quarterly UK SME CEO Confidence Index for Q1 2022. The report sees the business confidence index hit 99.3 points, a 18% decrease since the last quarter.

Foodles provides businesses and their employees fresh food

Foodles, the French scale-up that provides fresh, chef-prepared, affordable food for employees at any time of the day through its connected fridges, has entered the UK market to change the way that people eat at work.

Rattle raises $26m to revolutionise revenue team work

Rattle, the SaaS company pioneering revenue orchestration, today announced $26 million in Series A funding led by New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners with participation from GV and existing investors Sequoia & Lightspeed.

Angela Spang announced as CEO of EveryBaby

EveryBaby, the UK-based startup behind a game-changing preterm diagnostic device, has appointed Angela Spang as its new CEO. Angela brings over 20 years of experience in the biomedical sector to the company, with the aim of getting this revolutionary point-of-care instrument into the hands of healthcare professionals as quickly as possible.

Inflation and supply issues exacerbated by the war

Vistage, a business performance and leadership advancement organisation for small and medium sized businesses, released its quarterly UK SME CEO Confidence Index for Q1 2022. The report sees the business confidence index hit 99.3 points, a 18% decrease since the last quarter.

Mission to make reusable packaging as simple and affordable as single-use

The cost of reusable packaging can be up to five times more than single use. However Again, a London-based clean-tech startup, is on a mission to shift billions of units of FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) packaging into the circular economy by building a decentralised network of automated, micro cleaning facilities, called CleanCells.