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Accountancy firm Buzzacott recently brought together a diverse group of people to discuss whether government funding initiatives are doing enough to encourage innovation in the technology sector. The group was made up of SMEs who had previously claimed R&D relief, SMEs who were interested in claiming R&D relief, venture capital experts, lawyers, and industry experts.
Burning Heroes Founders Association announces the opening of the application process for startups for the London Pitch Competition. Selected startups will pitch to investors from top VCs, such as Begin Capital, Future Planet Capital, Main Set, Mercia Ventures, Palta, Ultra.VC, Wayra and others. The final pitch will be on 10th February 2025 at the Home Grown Members’ Club.
SOME of the world’s largest employers are planning to scale back hiring in 2025 as they focus on raising salaries and upskilling their existing workforce, according to a new report.
The UK has seen a slowdown in overall venture capital activity in deeptech since 2022, but key sectors like healthcare and AI continue to drive significant deals, according to a report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub on the State of UK Deep Tech.
In 2024, PRNEWS.IO, a startup connecting brands with publications to place branded content in a cost-effective and predictable way, recorded an important milestone by paying $3.3 million to publishers worldwide throughout the year.
VirtualExpo Group, the French company behind six specialised marketplaces, has just revealed the winners of the 2024 i-NOVO Awards.
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, and for most, ensuring everything is perfect is a top priority. For bride @laurenaveryh, this included her wedding makeup. However, in an unexpected turn, Lauren found herself washing off her professionally done makeup just 20 minutes before tying the knot.
Hello Tomorrow has officially unveiled the 80 most promising deeptech startups from across the globe that have been selected as finalists for the 2025 Hello Tomorrow Challenge.
Elite Business Live is back for 2025, and this year, it’s bigger and better than ever. Taking place in person on the 12th and 13th March at St Paul’s London EC4V 5AJ and live-streamed throughout Britain, Elite Business Live is bringing together some of the biggest names in business to offer guidance, inspiration, and support to SMEs and fast-growing companies.
UNCAGED Innovations has bolstered its team with the appointment of Noel Kinder to its Board of Directors.
SandboxAQ announced a partnership with Google Cloud to integrate and optimise its platform of Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) on Google Cloud while enabling seamless procurement and deployment of SandboxAQ’s solution through Google Cloud Marketplace.
After its first edition, Expo AgriTech 2024, the agricultural event dedicated to presenting the latest technological solutions for the sector, has compiled the nine trends that will mark the agritech panorama this 2025.
Flo Health, the women’s health app worldwide with 73 million monthly active users and the first European femtech to be valued at over one billion USD, announced the appointments of three cybersecurity leaders to its Privacy & Security Advisory Board: Chief Information Security Officer of Teladoc, Sara Hall; Chief Security Officer of SAP Fioneer, Oran Hollander; and former Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Manchester, Heather Lowrie. With these appointments, Flo remains focused on protecting its 73M monthly active users’ data at the highest level.
FastBull Finance Summit is thrilled to announce its debut in Dubai, taking place on April 16-17, 2025, at the iconic Coca-Cola Arena, the summit will bring together industry leaders, investors, and financial experts for two days of insightful discussions, groundbreaking trends, and unparalleled networking opportunities.
E-commerce Berlin Expo is one of Europe’s leading events for the e-commerce and digital industries, providing a platform for professionals to network, learn from industry leaders, and explore the latest trends shaping the sector. Its 9th edition will take place on February 19 and 20 in Berlin. In addition to an exhibition showcasing 290 service providers presenting the latest solutions, the event will include an extensive conference program featuring e-commerce professionals from the DACH region and beyond.
The Government has injected £60 million in funding into hundreds of creative businesses and projects as part of its modern Industry Strategy to grow the UK economy.
Science and innovation campus, Discovery Park, in Sandwich, Kent has launched applications for the fourth cohort of its immersive business growth competition, ‘Discovery Spark’.
New research from Trainline Partner Solutions, the B2B arm of Trainline, reveals over three quarters of UK SMBs expect to increase both domestic travel volumes (76%) and business travel budgets (79%) in 2025 according to their business travel decision makers.
Employers should be focusing beyond Blue Monday, 20 January 2025, and ensuring mental health is given enough attention and support throughout the year, according to Towergate Employee Benefits.
Unreasonable, a new growth marketing agency co-founded by Brad Mac, has launched from cocreatd, the venture studio founded by Oliver Yonchev.
