Dan Thomson, Founder and CEO of AI digital replica startup Sensay, has argued that AI’s ability to transfer and retain organisational knowledge within businesses will be its biggest value-driver over the next five years.
Digital Catapult, a deeptech innovation organisation, welcomes ten AI-led startups to its accelerator programme as part of the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme, aimed at driving the practical application of artificial intelligence (AI) in high-growth sectors.
Cambridge Tech Week 2025 is set to return from 15–19 September, with a focus on global collaboration and a bold ambition: to showcase Cambridge as the deeptech capital of Europe and a driving force behind some of the world’s most transformative technologies.
The North West continues to prove a hub for innovation and enterprise, with new data finding that 33,000 new businesses were launched in the region throughout 2023.
Capably, the intelligent automation platform, has raised $4 million to help businesses effortlessly delegate work to AI across their organisations.
WSense – the Italian ocean tech company enabling the Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) through its proprietary “subsea wifi” systems – has successfully closed a €7.2 million pre-Series B Round.
Team performance in any workplace isn’t solely about talent or motivation. It’s also deeply rooted in the safety and wellbeing of the employees.
With landmark initiatives announced to forge new frontiers in Europe’s digital sovereignty, including the €200bn AI pledge and unprecedented emphasis on quantum, cloud, semiconductors and data storage, a sense of urgency is sweeping across the continent to reimagine the status quo and reshape critical tech infrastructures.
TDK Corporation has announced that its corporate venture-capital subsidiary TDK Ventures has launched Fund 3, a $150 million commitment to catalysing the next generation of iconic deeptech startups.
Southeast Asia’s (SEA) entrepreneurial landscape, backed by its flourishing technology startup ecosystem, is primed to experience significant activity and heightened investor interest. With Statistics Research projecting regional VC funding will reach US$13.7 billion in 2025 and Citigroup estimating Asian tech funding will expand by 10% this calendar year, SEA-based startups are poised to enter a vibrant new phase – empowered with new access to capital, talent, and global attention to scale solutions across industries.
You’ve hired sharp Gen Z talent, handed them ownership, stacked your roadmap … and then, six weeks later, they’re burned out, disengaged, or thinking about leaving. Sound familiar?
April’s Stress Awareness Month is a timely reminder that the wellbeing of globally mobile employees is more than just a tick-box exercise – it’s a business essential. For expats adjusting to life overseas, the stresses and emotional burden of relocating can be subtle, slow-burning, and all too easily overlooked.
In today’s high-speed business landscape, entrepreneurs face unprecedented pressure. The demands of building companies while navigating technological disruption create unique stress patterns that traditional wellness advice often fails to address. After working with founders for over 15 years, I’ve developed a “flexible mindfulness” approach that fits the entrepreneurial lifestyle.
Scaling a startup is an exciting yet daunting challenge. While product-market fit and funding are critical, leadership is often the deciding factor between success and failure. In fact, approximately 70% of startups fail within their first 10 years, with many of these failures attributed to ‘people issues,’ including leadership challenges.
In the world of business, your brand is more than just a logo, a colour palette, or a catchy slogan. It’s the sum of how people perceive your business, the value they associate with it, and the emotional connection they feel toward it. This collective perception is what we call brand equity and it’s one of your most valuable business assets.
When it comes to making our homes more sustainable, most of us think of solar panels, smart thermostats, or better insulation, and although this can be the case, beyond the well-known solutions, the UK is home to a wave of lesser-known innovations that are quietly transforming the way we live.
An initiative which helps innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-focused scaleup companies to maximise their full commercial potential is now open for 2025 applications.
When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. When it comes to mergers and acquisitions amid Trump’s tariffs, however, it could be more like Covid. According to Iain Lownes, a partner in the Corporate Finance practice at professional services firm S&W, the pandemic could provide a guide as to what we’re likely to see in the market.
New research has revealed that almost a third of workers believe there is a generational divide in their workplace, with different generations sharing wildly opposing views on what constitutes “appropriate” workplace conduct.
The 2024 EIB Investment Survey reinforces market trends supporting a shift in Europe’s current investment landscape. Economic changes and geopolitical uncertainty are placing more significant stress on business owners. Where some industries struggle to adapt, digital innovation is seeing a renaissance through private equity (PE) support.
