Tracxn just released its Q1 2025 United Kingdom Tech Funding Report, revealing that the country ranked as the 2nd highest funded globally in the quarter, behind the United States and ahead of India and Germany.
The UK’s SME XPO is back for 2025, a dynamic two-day event dedicated to powering scale-up business success. The show promises a transformative experience for entrepreneurs and innovators with an exhibition bringing together a diverse range of businesses, investors, from early stage/ angel investors to VCs, as well as resources to foster growth, innovation, and collaboration.
Ecocem as part of a consortium of Europe’s leading academic and industrial leaders, has announced it has been awarded €4 million in research funding the European Innovation Council (EIC)’s.
The Sustainable Times EIS Forum, taking place on 24th April 2025 at The Royal Institution, is fast approaching. This week, the four innovative companies set to pitch have officially been announced. From radical renewables to character-fuelled kidswear, the latest cohort at the EIS Forum are out to disrupt industries, drive sustainability, and deliver serious returns.
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, renowned entrepreneur Sháá Wasmund MBE and Scott English, Brand Director at CE Marketing Group (CEMG), announce the return of “The Rise of the Female Entrepreneur” (RISE), a transformative annual convention designed to empower women to grow, scale, and successfully exit their businesses. The event is set to take place on the 9th May 2025 at Howden, One Creechurch Lane, London.
Conduit, the AI-powered operating system revolutionising residential property management, has secured $3.1 million in seed funding to expand its full-cycle tenant engagement platform worldwide, with a new focus on hotels and long-term rentals.
An invention that enables smartphones to film grassroots football matches by automatically following the play has won a share of £72,000 at a University of Bristol pitching competition.
Small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK are being given a unique opportunity to give back on a global scale by joining an exclusive club launched by SOS Children’s Villages, the charity focused on supporting children and young people who don’t have, or are at risk of losing, parental care.
TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives markets, announced a $25 million Series B investment led by Citadel Securities. BlackFin Tech and existing investors also participated.
Ryft announced a successful £5.7 million Series A round to fund the development of technology that will empower acquiring banks, like Clearhaus, to compete with Stripe Connect, Adyen, and similar payment providers in the market.
Trint has secured a growth funding package from Virgin Money’s Venture Debt team. This investment will further accelerate Trint’s growth and help enhance its technology, solidifying its position as one of the leaders in the media and broadcasting industry.
I said something in a meeting once. When I was just a Junior FX broker trying to make it in an extremely male-dominated industry. It was an idea I believed in, one I’d thought through, one I knew had value. Silence. Then five minutes later, a man repeated it almost word for word. Suddenly, it was “brilliant.”
City based startup GK Financial Recruitment has been named a finalist ahead of the London final of the UK StartUp Awards.
Tech founders in the UK are routinely working 60 hour weeks and they sacrifice salary and work-life balance to have a chance of success, according to a new study conducted by Antler, the most active early-stage VC firm in the world.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has published its annual report and financial statements for the financial year 2023 to 2024 following its annual general meeting.
elementsuite, a Zellis company, HR and workforce management provider, announces new research into the state of HR in 2025 in the UK.
What Directors Think 2025 – an annual survey conducted in partnership with Diligent, Corporate Board Member, and FTI Consulting – has found that succession planning is rapidly rising up the board agenda, but directors don’t feel prepared.
In a previous study carried out by CIPHR, it was found that financial worries are the joint main cause of stress in the UK. Also, this year’s Quids in! ‘Cost of Living Survey’ highlighted that financial anxiety is impacting many of us – 40.6% feel scared, worried, or sad about money, and one in five (22%) say stress has made them physically ill.
Sipay, the payment and embedded finance platform for businesses and consumers in Turkey, has announced a $78 million Series B funding round, achieving a valuation in excess of $875 million.
Starting a business has never been easier. Platforms like Shopify, Stripe, and Notion mean anyone can go from idea to execution in a matter of days. And now, with AI tools automating everything from customer service to product descriptions, the speed at which digital businesses can be launched, and scaled, is staggering.
