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Grace Beverley joins HIDE as Co-founder
Grace Beverley joins HIDE as Co-founder

Food company HIDE has announced that serial entrepreneur, author and industry disruptor Grace Beverley has…

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AI EVERYTHING KENYA X GITEX KENYA to anchor new era of inclusive AI and digital sovereignty for East Africa

Kenya is set to catalyse a new phase of AI-driven digital transformation in East Africa…

Outdated finance tools slowing startup growth
Outdated finance tools slowing startup growth

New data from Wallester shows 55% of businesses cite manual processes as their biggest bottleneck,…

Happl closes oversubscribed $11M Series A to build global HR benefits platform
Happl closes oversubscribed $11M Series A to build global HR benefits platform

Happl, a global employee benefits operating system founded by Ben Towers MBE, has raised $11…

Tolemy Bio secures €1.4M to turn messy lab data into AI-ready intelligence
Tolemy Bio secures €1.4M to turn messy lab data into AI-ready intelligence

Tolemy Bio is a Cambridge-based biotech startup building an AI-enabled control panel for cell biology,…

Adfin raises $18M to fix UK’s late payment problem
Adfin raises $18M to fix UK’s late payment problem

Adfin, the London-based fintech, has raised an $18 million Series A round to build the…

Infineon Startup challenge puts humanoid robotics in the spotlight
Infineon Startup challenge puts humanoid robotics in the spotlight

Infineon is bringing together young deep-tech companies from around the world to drive innovation in…

ABB Startup Challenge 2026 winners drive AI-powered energy innovation
ABB Startup Challenge 2026 winners drive AI-powered energy innovation

ABB has once again put the spotlight on the next wave of AI-powered technologies with…

Quantum Motion raises $160M to scale silicon-based quantum computing
Quantum Motion raises $160M to scale silicon-based quantum computing

Quantum Motion has raised $160 million in a Series C funding round, as it pushes…

UNiDAYS names top 10 student founders
UNiDAYS names top 10 student founders

UNiDAYS announced the ten finalists of its nationwide Student Startup Accelerator programme, delivered in partnership…

The quantum race heats up as eleQtron closes €57M Series A
The quantum race heats up as eleQtron closes €57M Series A

eleQtron, a developer of trapped-ion quantum computers, has closed a €57 million Series A funding…

Agentic supply chain platform Corvera raises $4.2M seed round
Agentic supply chain platform Corvera raises $4.2M seed round

Corvera, the agentic supply chain management platform, has announced it has raised $4.2 million (£3…

Europe has a scaling problem for innovative companies, Podim hosts the debate on how to overcome it
Europe has a scaling problem for innovative companies, Podim hosts the debate on how to overcome it

Europe produces more engineering graduates than the United States. It leads globally in key research…

auryx raises $2M to transform earbuds into health monitors
auryx raises $2M to transform earbuds into health monitors

auryx has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding, which will be used to build a…

BioOrbit secures £9.8M to make drugs in space
BioOrbit secures £9.8M to make drugs in space

BioOrbit, the in-space drug manufacturing startup, has raised £9.8 million in seed funding. Founded by…

Aurora Ventures: the fund built on VC’s blind spot
Aurora Ventures: the fund built on VC’s blind spot

Aurora has launched Aurora Ventures, an early-stage investment programme targeting woman founders in emerging markets…

Cross-border volatility adds to UK SME leaders’ mental load
Cross-border volatility adds to UK SME leaders’ mental load

SME business leaders are operating close to cognitive overload, with a growing focus on cashflow…

Altair Semiconductor spins off from Sony Semiconductor Solutions
Altair Semiconductor spins off from Sony Semiconductor Solutions

Altair Semiconductor is now an independent company, following a strategic spinoff from Sony Semiconductor Solutions…

The Apprentice's final five star to speak at Hustle Awards 2026 Lawrence Rosenberg
The Apprentice’s final five star to speak at Hustle Awards 2026

The Hustle Awards have become one of the most coveted accolades in the UK startup…

£20Tn heads to London as investment flows shift to AI, defence, and deeptech
£20Tn heads to London as investment flows shift to AI, defence, and deeptech

Global investors representing approximately £20 trillion in assets under management will gather in London on…