Q5D has raised $13.5 million in funding to advance its robotic cells that automate product electrification, bringing its total funding to $16.7 million. This new funding includes a $2.6 million grant (£2.0 million) from Innovate UK and a $10.9 million Series A co-led by existing investors, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Chrysalix, and Maven SWIF, with other investment from SOSV, UKI2S, UntroD, and CPI Enterprises.
Mobito, a Brussels-based mobility data analytics platform, has secured €1 million in funding to enhance its technology infrastructure and expand its footprint across Europe.
The Founder and Group CEO of AI and data upskilling firm Cambridge Spark has called for all C-suite executives to be sent on AI upskilling courses so that AI strategy can be implemented in every department of every enterprise.
In a world facing growing environmental pressures and global uncertainty, small businesses across the UK are stepping up – proving that meaningful change often begins closer to home.
Businesses that require flexible access to their cash are being penalised by low interest rates, according to analysis from investment platform Lightyear.
Guardz, the cybersecurity company empowering Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and IT professionals to protect small and medium-sized businesses, has raised $56 million in Series B funding led by ClearSky, with participation from new investor Phoenix Financial and existing investors Glilot Capital Partners, SentinelOne, Hanaco Ventures, iAngels, GKFF Ventures, Lumir and others.
German-born entrepreneur and investor Dr. David von Rosen is calling for the creation of a Federal Office for Entrepreneurship with one mandate: to make starting and scaling a business in Germany easier.
Sage and its partner Village Capital awarded six grants totalling $170,000 to select startups from the ‘Sage Impact Entrepreneurship Program’, powered by Sage Foundation. The grants were awarded at the Sage Impact Entrepreneurship Summit, a two-day event of learning and networking for the Core Cohort of the programme, which ran in Atlanta, USA, from 4-5th June 2025.
London & Partners and the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) have announced the launch of the Frontier Innovation Fellowship, an accelerator set to grow the next frontier tech giant.
A Harvard, MIT, and Wharton study revealed that VC pitches voiced by men were more than twice as likely to secure funding as identical pitches voiced by women.
One in seven businesses have lost a day or more to a cyber event in the last 12 months, according to global research[1] for commercial insurer QBE, which also emphasises that a major share of cyber attacks stem from a supplier’s vulnerability.
Pactum announces its Series C fundraise of $54 million. This round, led by global software investor Insight Partners, brings the company’s total funding to date to more than $100 million and will help bolster enterprise procurement with agentic AI solutions that work alongside humans to negotiate and close supplier deals at scale.
It is often stated that in the metamorphosis between a caterpillar and a butterfly there is a very ugly larval stage. Parallels could be drawn between this and the labour markets of the UK and Europe. While the power and ubiquity of technology is increasing, rules, regulations, and legacy attitudes are holding back the potential of entrepreneurs and startups.
Following its successful debut in 2024, the Startupland Conference is back for its second edition on 5th November 2025, once again setting the stage at RheinEnergieSTADION in Cologne.
A cohort of patients suffering from the UK’s most common cause of sight loss have become the first in the world to successfully use a pioneering new technology which could help prevent and manage the development of eye diseases affecting millions of people.
ReSpo.Vision has raised €4.2 million in its latest funding round. The investment will accelerate the company’s mission to reshape how fans experience football and how broadcasters, leagues, and federations deliver it – by bringing unprecedented insight and immersion to the game.
SETsquared Bristol, the University of Bristol tech incubator, has bolstered its team with the appointments of Caroline Thompson as Centre Manager, and Dr Becky Sage and Dr Kam Pooni as Entrepreneurs in Residence. They will be joining the incubator this month as part of Bristol Innovations, the University’s catalyst for innovation.
New startups from founders looking to change the landscape in healthcare, AI, and aerospace tech will get the chance to pitch to investors, mentors, and partners at the Future Worlds Demo Day on 11th June during London Tech Week.
An app that monitors changes in dementia symptoms and a device that keeps an eye on dehydration are a step closer to helping change the lives of people living with dementia, thanks to Alzheimer’s Society’s award-winning Accelerator programme.
As enterprise leaders race to integrate AI into every corner of their software stacks, software engineers are sounding the alarm with integration burden becoming a major source of frustration.
