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Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has launched its first Growth Programme aimed at supporting high growth technology scale-up businesses.
A specialist international business network is calling for greater opportunity to enable blue economy entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs to scale up and fulfil their growth potential.
Tees Valley-based data science specialist company, SeerBI, announced it has joined NVIDIA Inception, a programme designed to nurture startups that revolutionise industries with advancements in AI and data science.
Hybrid studio and digital fitness platform BLOK has secured £3.75m in a funding round led by ACF Investors, with additional investment from Elcot Capital and The Santon Group.
NeuroCreate has raised £150,000 of SEIS funding from investors including Jenson Funding Partners for the further development of its AI-driven platform, which augments creativity, enhances cognitive health and helps employees to attain peak performance.
With the creative industry retaining its reputation as a vibrant sector and demonstrating fortitude against the ever-evolving challenges of the pandemic, print and design experts Solopress have investigated the best place to work in the UK within the creative industry for those ready to take their next professional steps.
The UK’s fastest growing gut health food brand, Bio&Me, created by The Gut Health Doctor, has closed a £1.4million funding round in a record 72 hours. The fundraise was supported by a number of high profile investors including England captain Harry Kane.
Over 100 days since the COP26 conference took place in Glasgow, data by Tech Nation shows the impact this global flagship event had on driving growth in climate technology and urges for this momentum to continue.
The G-Cloud 13 is a framework of approved tech suppliers which can be utilised for government purposes and therefore spending.
Metasky, a platform aimed at the intersection of Web3 and the creator economy, has raised $1.8m in a pre-seed token sale round led by Sequoia Capital India and Woodstock Fund. Metasky positions itself as a bridge to Web3 – working with influencers, creators, and brands closely to form a Web3 strategy for their followers with the help of its user-friendly tools for buying, storing, and using NFTs.
Global technology company IBM and Plexal, the innovation company founded by Delancey, have developed new technology with SMEs in response to the UK government’s innovation and technology priorities.
Lifesaver Power, the cleantech startup on a mission to provide fairer and cleaner products to individuals and businesses, has relaunched its Lifeline to the Frontline campaign to supply power banks to Ukrainian refugees. This comes as the situation in Ukraine continues to worsen, with two million people now reported to have fled the country and no end to their plight in sight.
Smart Retail Tech Expo 2022 brought together an unrivalled collection of exhibitors, speakers, judges, partners and visitors eager to get inspired from and share to the very best in the retail sphere.
The first AllBright NFT mint coincides with a launch featuring AllBright members including Laura Whitmore and Nimco Ali to open up NFT investment opportunities for women.
On this, International Women’s Day (Tuesday 8 March), Peppy, the digital health platform, reports there has been a significant change in employers’ attitudes to offering workplace menopause support:
London bespoke office space provider, WorkPad, plans to double the size of its business in the next two months and launch new service lines for landlords and occupiers, as the London office market continues to heat up following the pandemic.
Nearly a fifth (17%) of women in the UK are considering starting a business following the pandemic, with almost half (48%) citing a desire for more money as the biggest driver, followed by 46 per cent wanting the freedom of being their own boss.
The new initiative cements Dubai’s global appeal as a destination for investment by offering investors and VCs agile set-up and engagement solutions.
Uppbeat has announced a £4.6m investment following a successful first round of funding for the disruptive free music platform for YouTubers and content creators.
A sustainability skills programme to help small firms realise their growing climate action ambitions is being launched following the COP26 summit.
