Dr. Krishna Dubba is the Co-Founder and CTO of CoVent, an AI-powered marketplace designed to transform the way sponsorships are discovered and evaluated. He is a serial entrepreneur and deeptech innovator with over a decade of experience at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and product development.
Startup founders in the UK are earning £21,000 a year more than the average worker, according to new insights from HSBC UK.
Tracxn has released its United Kingdom Tech H1 2025 Funding Report, offering a comprehensive overview of the country’s tech investment activity during the first half of the year. The United Kingdom emerged as the second-highest funded country globally in H1 2025, surpassing India and Germany, with the United States being the only country ahead in terms of total funding.
New research from global employment platform, Employment Hero, has revealed the emergence of an “AI advantage gap” across UK small businesses, with senior leaders far more likely to use and benefit from AI than junior staff.
As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the workplace at unprecedented speed, new insights from Instant Offices suggest that Gen Z employees are already embracing AI tools far more fluently than many of their employers, highlighting a critical knowledge and leadership gap that UK businesses must urgently address.
Finnish hyperspectral satellite and AI-powered insights company Kuva Space is launching a pilot with the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) to test the use of hyperspectral satellite data and AI-driven insights in improving the monitoring and identification of algae blooms in Finland’s lakes and coastal waters.
Starting a business is always a leap of faith. But for refugees from Artsakh – an ethnically Armenian region forcibly depopulated in 2023 – it’s often a matter of survival. If you’re starting over after a career setback, bootstrapping a business during inflation, or trying to harness the power of AI, you may have more in common with these refugee founders than you think.
Entrepreneurs have more choice than ever before when it comes to where to set up their business. The UK’s business taxation regime means the country is becoming less attractive to startups and entrepreneurs and, as a result, more UK businesses – especially in the highly mobile services sector – are considering their options when it comes to where to locate their business.
Founder anxiety isn’t just real – it’s inevitable. When you’re building a business from the ground up, carrying the weight of responsibility for your team’s livelihoods and your company’s future, anxiety comes with the territory. The flexibility, autonomy, and ability to build something aligned with your values are incredible perks of being a founder, but they come at a psychological cost that many underestimate.
New research reveals that millions of UK workers are ‘holiday hoarders’, and it could be making them sick.
Robert F. Kennedy captured the essence of breakthrough thinking: “Some men see things as they are and ask, ‘Why?’ I dream things that never were and ask, ‘Why not?'”
As part of the open innovation strategy launched last year, Fincantieri announces the opening of its Innovation Antenna in South Korea, supported operationally by Mind the Bridge. The initiative marks a key milestone in Fincantieri’s open innovation strategy and reinforces the Group’s commitment to international collaboration on advanced maritime technologies.
Companies trading with the European Union can now access Tunley Environmental’s new CBAM Guide, developed to help organisations understand and respond to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation.
You know how it goes in the early days: two or three smart people, loads of coffee, big ideas, and no one’s really thinking about titles. Everyone’s just doing what needs to be done. You probably don’t have a full C-suite yet, and chances are, there’s no CTO.
The legal and business landscapes are becoming increasingly intricate and dynamic, particularly within the startup sector, where rapid evolution and growth are the norms.
New research shows a growing wave of anxiety amongst office workers. As more firms order workers back to the office, more than a third (36%) of European workers worry that being ‘out of sight’ means that they are ‘out of mind’ when it comes to career progression or advancement opportunities, a figure which is even more pronounced in the UK (40%).
London-based Zango has raised $4.8 million in a round led by Nexus Venture Partners. Other participants in the round include South Park Commons, Richard Davies, CEO of Allica Bank, Alan Morgan, former head of Financial Services at McKinsey (EMEA), Mark Ransford, Notion Capital, No Label Ventures, and Start Ventures.
With live entertainment and theatre marketing budgets squeezed, CEO of performance marketing agency SINE Digital, James Dale, explains how his business has quantified the financial burden of ‘boring’ in live entertainment, and looks at why brands are failing to invest in the quality creative needed to beat the ad algorithms
When we think of a founder, the image that often comes to mind is someone who had a lightbulb moment, got up one day and built a company from scratch, eventually taking it to a glorious, lucrative exit with a full set of growth stories and anecdotes to match.
Understanding and catering to diverse customer payment preferences is crucial for businesses. While data from the trade association UK Finance, shows card payments dominate, making up 61% of all transactions in 2023, and cash usage made up just 12% of all payments, there is a growing preference for multiple payment methods amongst UK consumers.
