Porto Alegre, the Capital of Innovation in Latin America with South Summit Brazil 2025

South Summit Brazil, the leading event of the entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem in Latin America co-organised by IE University and the Government of Rio Grande do Sul, inaugurated its fourth edition yesterday, Wednesday, April 9, in the city of Porto Alegre. South Summit Brazil 2025 will bring together the main protagonists of the global entrepreneurial ecosystem in Porto Alegre until tomorrow, Friday 11, which with this new edition consolidates its position as the capital of innovation and entrepreneurship in Latin America.

The 5 things to cover in your workplace mental health training

Most businesses now provide some form of mental health training for employees. But do you know what should be included in this training to ensure it is effective and impactful? With an estimated £42-£45 billion being lost each year due to presenteeism, sickness absence and staff turnover from poor mental health, mental health training can play a crucial role in the wider success, happiness and productivity of your employees.

Simple yet effective stress management tools for entrepreneurs

If there’s one thing that will trigger ALL your triggers, it’s starting your own business – or having children. Many of us choose to do both at the same time (I know I did!).

What your business needs to know about PCI DSS 4.0

Compliance with regulations or standards should not be seen as merely a tick-box exercise. It’s a crucial route to increasing trust among your customers, especially for startups.

Unlocking growth: helping UK startups scaleup

For most people, the idea of starting their own business is a daunting enough challenge to overcome. It’s only once it’s up and running that it becomes clear the greater challenge will be growing the business and, even more specifically, taking it from the startup to the scaleup stage.

Why the smartest founders are choosing regulation over hustle

We’ve glamorised burnout for far too long. In the entrepreneurial world, being ‘busy’ has become the gold standard. Stress is seen as a natural by-product of success, and exhaustion is practically a badge of honour.

Treble Peak secures £5M in growth capital

Over the past 18 months, Treble Peak has secured partnerships with leading private equity managers, including Passion Capital, Headway Capital, DN Capital, Episode 1, Seraphim Ventures, and Hanover Investors.

ABB Startup Challenge 2025: powering the next wave of innovation

The ABB Startup Challenge is an annual competition held by ABB to develop novel solutions for the most pressing energy challenges of our time.

Women don’t need to be louder, you just need to listen
This article is part 6 of 6 in the series Diversity Disrupted: challenging outdated narratives

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.”

The Rise of the Female Entrepreneur: Sháá Wasmund MBE and Scott English Announce Annual Event for Women in Business

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.

Airbnb AI software partner Conduit raises $3.1M

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.

Students’ AI football footage innovation wins startup funding

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.

Global children’s charity launches SME Club

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 secures $25 million Series B investment

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 secures £7.4M to boost merchant tech

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 receives growth funding package

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.

UK startups rethink software investment

A new survey of over 2,000 professionals reveals UK businesses are ditching cost-cutting in favour of smart decision-making, security, and long-term resilience.

Upstream Festival 2025: everything startups and scaleups need to grow

On 21 and 22 May 2025, Upstream Festival returns for the sixth edition, bringing together everything a startup needs for growth. More than 45 partners and a highly curated group of founders of startups and scaleups, investors, corporates and policy makers from all over Europe will gather for this one common goal. The main location for this year’s event is Rotterdam’s inspiring pop music venue Annabel.

Deel unveils seven products to streamline global workforce management

Deel has introduced a suite of AI-driven products designed to transform how companies hire, manage, and pay international teams. Deel’s latest innovations address inefficiencies caused by fragmented payroll, HR, and IT systems, integrating these functions into Deel’s all-in-one platform to help businesses operate seamlessly and compliantly across borders.https://startupsmagazine.co.uk/article-tips-help-employees-struggling-financial-stress

Top travel concerns for UK business travellers in 2025

Almost half (47%) of UK business travellers feel less safe travelling for work than they used to, with a majority (60%) believing business travel comes with more risks than in the past.