Four UK startups join this year’s Amazon Sustainability Accelerator, a Europe-wide programme that helps new businesses with innovative ideas create a more sustainable future.
UK SME confidence in growth opportunities is currently riding high. Today, more than three-quarters (87%) of SME decision-makers plan to invest in their businesses in 2025 and two-thirds (66%) expect their sales to rise over the next six months – a notable uptick in sentiment.
Large companies like Google are pulling employees back to the office in hybrid arrangements, requiring staff on-site at least three days a week. Many corporate leaders fear that productivity or culture will suffer if people aren’t physically together.
Elevating a business from startup to scaleup is something research widely suggests will only be achieved by around one in 200. That means, of the 900,000 companies which launched in 2023, only 4,500 will reach that next level of success.
As major corporations reinstate return-to-office mandates, smaller and more agile companies are taking a different path. While Amazon, Apple, and other large employers ask workers to resume full-time office presence, startups across Europe and beyond continue to embrace remote and hybrid models, not as a short-term fix, but as a deliberate growth strategy.
Working in tech often comes with its own set of challenges, leading to high levels of stress. Driven by tight deadlines, imposter syndrome, and the constant need to prove oneself in a male-dominated field, emotional wellbeing can take a hit.
Risk management has long been the Achilles’ heel of business strategy. Even with sophisticated forecasting models, businesses have often struggled to identify and action potential disruptions before they have impacted performance.
Ulla Technology has secured £500,000 in private investment to unveil Ulla, an AI-powered assistant designed to revolutionise meeting management. The innovative tool transforms how businesses in law, government, accounting, and corporate services manage meetings, enhancing productivity while prioritising data security with a privacy-first approach.
WineFi, the wine investment fintech which offers investors a data-driven approach to investing in fine wine, today confirmed it has raised a £1.5 million seed round.
When startups think about scaling, their minds often go straight to funding rounds, growth metrics, and major product launches. But while these are all important, they’re not what determines success in new markets.
Following a critically acclaimed opening day where capacity crowds examined Asia’s tech revolution and innovation leadership, GITEX ASIA x Ai Everything Singapore again showcased the region’s digital transformation trajectory on an action-packed event programme where AI dominated the in-depth discussions.
For just about any business, one of the main goals is to grow. But none are perhaps as focused and dedicated to growth as startups. When startups think about growth, they tend to focus on big-picture goals like funding rounds, new hires and expanding into fresh markets. However, one thing that is usually overlooked is their IT system.
The C-suite is undergoing a seismic transformation.
RepAir Carbon has secured $15 million in Series A extension funding. The round was co-led by Taranis Carbon Ventures and Extantia Capital, with participation from renewable energy player Ormat Technologies, and Repsol.
Weavr has partnered with global accounting company Paperchase to integrate its Embedded Payment Run (EPR) solution into Paperchase’s platform.
As the working world rapidly evolves in an effort to keep up with fluctuating trends, AI advancement, and automation-driven changes to the employment landscape, the resulting skills shortages are hitting SMEs the hardest.
In the heart of every successful and healthy partnership between investors and IT companies lies the art of negotiation, a crucial element in today’s ever-changing landscape of tech investments.
Hyperion Robotics, a startup driving smarter, faster, and greener construction, is reshaping the way the UK approaches infrastructure projects. By integrating cutting-edge 3D printing technology and proprietary low-carbon concrete materials, the company addresses some of the construction industry’s most pressing challenges, including project timelines, costs, and sustainability.
United has announced an investment in blended wing body (BWB) aircraft startup JetZero.
Crypto Quantique has announced a new lightweight root-of-trust (RoT) IP block to enable security feature implementation in resource-constrained microcontrollers and IoT devices.
