Ira Guha is the founder of Asan, an award-winning social venture committed to reducing period product waste and ending period poverty.
Monumo, the deeptech company coupling AI and machine learning (ML) with traditional engineering expertise to redesign the electric motor, has achieved an 11.4% reduction in the bill of materials (BOM) including a 23% reduction in magnet volume from an EV powertrain and without compromising efficiency.
Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for transport, the built environment, cities and local growth, announced on 20th May that applications are open for the latest Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) programme which will award up to 40 projects up to £45k each.
Treefera, the AI-enabled data fabric for supply chain resilience, has announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding to drive product development and expansion across North America, APAC, and Europe.
For founders trying to find their way through the world of investment, the language alone can feel like a closed shop: SEIS, Series A, VCT (venture capital trust), syndicates, ARR (annual recurring revenue), traction. But understanding these terms – and the logic behind how investors make decisions – can change how you approach pitching entirely.
“I was fidgeting through life in outfits – and identities – that didn’t quite fit.”
In 2025, women entrepreneurs across the UK are entering a new phase of ambition and growth. Momentum is building – and it’s measurable.
Over two-thirds (68%) of SME leaders believe their business is resilient and prepared to withstand challenges, with a similar proportion (69%) feeling confident in their ability to recover quickly from setbacks.
With AI adoption racing ahead, outdated systems are holding organisations back as technical debt is rapidly becoming one of the most expensive challenges facing enterprises today, costing them more than just money.
Less than two-thirds (57%) of employers are ‘very confident’ that their pension scheme is compliant with automatic enrolment regulations, according to new research by Towergate Employee Benefits. This is leaving businesses open to the possibility of non-compliance notices and fines.
deepdots, the end-to-end AI platform for streamlining customer feedback analysis, has raised a €5.5 million seed funding round led by Dawn Capital, one of Europe’s specialist B2B software investor, with participation from Maki.vc and angel investors including Geeta Schmidt (former CEO and Co-Founder of Humio).
Fintech startups often underestimate the complexity of scaling revenue, sometimes fatally. Mistakes made during this critical stage frequently drain resources, halt momentum, and can even lead promising companies to fail entirely.
In the world of business, change is constant and forward planning is challenging. But, despite all this, one thing remains the same – the ambition to spend smarter.
As an entrepreneur navigates their startup from the helm, they will have an optimal view of financial health and the direction this is heading in. While navigating a business is no smooth sailing, witnessing the first signs of financial strain can be distressing, however, when acted upon early, the business owner can shore up finances by seeking professional insolvency guidance.
In a world increasingly preoccupied with AI displacing jobs and automating roles, one question dominates headlines and boardroom discussions alike: Will AI replace people? As the founder of Solvora.ai, a platform building agentic AI co-pilots for solopreneurs and small businesses, my answer is clear: AI will not replace people. But it will radically replace how people work.
In an industry that is driven by innovation, resilience, and determination, recognition matters. Recognising your accomplishments is key to maintaining drive, and allows for a moment of reflection for all you have achieved so far.
A growing number of UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are taking cybersecurity more seriously, with over half increasing their cyber defences in 2024, according to new research from Bionic.
Nearly half of business leaders have seen an increase in employee turnover after delaying pay rises for professionals and white-collar workers, according to new research from global talent solutions business Robert Walters.
Spanish startup Dedge Security has raised a €4 million seed funding round, led by venture firm Tritemius, to strengthen its position as a leading security platform for developers and companies building on Web3.
I want to be honest straight off the bat, resilience isn’t just some fluffy buzzword we throw around to sound inspirational. For women running businesses, especially those doing it while juggling kids, self doubt, the dreaded imposter syndrome, deadlines, caring responsibilities and the pressure to show up looking polished for Instagram, resilience is often the quiet force that gets us through the day. We never think much about it until after the fact, only when looking back on what we have waded through, that Resilience in it’s true form is appreciated!
