VISARUN.AI, an AI-powered visa-as-a-service platform, has raised $700,000 in pre-seed funding from Swiss and UAE-based angel investors with extensive experience in e-commerce and trading. The investment will fuel the company’s platform development, sales team expansion, and strategic market penetration initiatives.
In today’s global economy, businesses are increasingly affected by geopolitical developments. From economic shifts driven by trade agreements to the ripple effects of conflicts, climate change agreements, sanctions on migration and resource availability, global decisions shape the business world in surprising and complex ways.
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and partners have launched a three-year project with Oulu Port aimed at enhancing secure situational awareness in critical cyber-physical systems.
When I set out to launch my business, I didn’t just want to create another consultancy, I wanted to change the way companies think about accessibility and inclusion. Today, Tania Gerard Digital UK helps businesses bridge the gap of communication between employee, employer and client.
Austrian synthetic data startup MOSTLY AI has announced the release of the world’s first industry-grade open source toolkit for producing synthetic data from real customer data. The open source toolkit is freely available now.
Some of the most exciting and groundbreaking startups call Europe home. From Berlin to Barcelona, innovators are crafting cutting-edge solutions set to change the future. In early 2024 alone, European startups attracted more than €47.3 billion in investments, including €18.7 billion in debt funding.
A new service that has been recently launched makes it easy and fast for innovative banks of any size to unlock the transformative potential of digital asset-backed lending.
Let’s talk about money. More specifically, let’s talk about why women struggle to secure it for their businesses.
Both big business and startups have much to bring to the table when it comes to supercharging the energy transition. Massimo Muzzì, Head of Strategy, Business Development and Sustainability at ABB Electrification, explains how taking the best of both worlds can lead to genuine progress.
The UK is a world leader in producing fast growing, ambitious entrepreneurial businesses. According to analysis from the ScaleUp Institute (SUI), the country ranks fourth globally in terms of number of scaleups per 100,000 population, with half of these ambitious businesses operating and thriving on a global scale.
The UK has long been a beacon of scientific and technological innovation. With its tech ecosystem valued at $1.2 trillion and $16.2 billion raised in 2024 alone, the UK continues to lead Europe in venture capital investments. A significant driver of this success is the robust support from international investors, particularly from the United States. In 2024, US investors accounted for 42% of the total funding and 58% of all late-stage funding over $100 million. This substantial influx of US capital is crucial in maintaining the UK’s status as a global innovation leader.
Following the overwhelming success of the 2024 edition, the International Franchise Show is set to return to London’s Excel on the 11th & 12th of April 2025. This year, the event promises to be bigger, more dynamic, and even more engaging as we continue to lead the way in the global franchising industry.
London based firm, High-Velocity Startups which was established in 2012, through its STRIVE Acceleration Fund has awarded the founder of Jim, Isham Broer, a University of Exeter student, with a £2,000 grant and accelerator support, for his startup business.
“Nobody said it would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.” – Harvey Mackay
Mindstone, a global training platform and community focused on the practical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for non-technical staff, and Gamma, the San Francisco-based provider of an AI-powered presentation platform, have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of AI presentation tools among non-technical professionals.
AI business owners must adopt a forward-thinking mindset and remain adaptable if they are to successfully secure investment, experts told attendees at Ai Everything Global 2025. The event, packed with engaging discussions, also featured a venture capitalist who shared his story behind the decision to invest in Elon Musk’s latest AI venture.
Over one in four (26%) organisations have no formal data strategy in the UK and the US, despite increasing AI usage, creating an ‘AI Paradox’ for businesses, research has found.
Efforts to boost AI use will be undermined if key people and organisational factors aren’t properly understood, the CIPD says as it begins a government-backed programme to help bridge the gap between AI innovation and responsible implementation.
In an age of distrust, it’s more important than ever for your business to cultivate a strong reputation for reliability, honesty and trustworthiness with consumers, as trust in particular impacts brand engagement. The latest research by Trustpilot found that over four-in-five (82%) agree that a strong Trustpilot score makes them more likely to trust your brand, and a further 83% say it increases their likelihood of making a purchase.
Sellectronics, a manufacturing company based in Cornwall, has been crowned SME of the Year at the National Manufacturing Awards, in a ceremony held aboard the iconic Dixie Queen paddle steamer on the River Thames.
