BGF deployed £489 million in 2024, introducing 47 businesses into its diverse portfolio of 360 companies.
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has announced that its President, Yannis Ioannidis, will deliver key insights on AI at the AI Everything Global conference. The event, scheduled for February 3-6 in the United Arab Emirates, brings together more than 500 Chief AI Officers from companies like Amazon, Meta, and more to address the rapid acceleration of AI adoption worldwide.
Melt&Marble announces a strategic partnership with Valio, an innovator and biggest food and dairy company in Finland.
A little over a decade ago, the APAC payments market was lagging behind its US and European counterparts, predominantly due to a greater reliance on cash transactions and lack of payment infrastructure. Now the APAC payments landscape is undergoing a renaissance, driven by technological advancements, strong government support for real-time payments, efforts to integrate unbanked citizens into digital finance, and adaptive regulatory changes.
For startups, creating your branding can feel like choosing your personality. Deciding whether you want to come across as fun and frivolous, safe and serious, or peaceful and personable can be the difference between boom or bust for your company. Throw in the fact that trends come in and out of season, and suddenly the prospect of nailing your visual branding can feel like a daunting task.
It may have been 5 years since the pandemic wreaked havoc, but we are still feeling its ripple effects and will do so for the foreseeable. As a businesswoman, I know how resilient founders can be when facing economic adversity, but the challenges remain, and knowing how to weather the storm and thrive in unpredictability is not a given.
Construction is costly and time-consuming, and the need for homes is increasing. Automatic Construction is a New York based startup that has developed a method called Inflatable Flexible Factory Formwork (IFFF) to improve both of these factors.
Flowwow, a global gifting marketplace for local shops in 40+ countries, has shared new insights from its 2024 market research, revealing a remarkable surge in cross-border gift orders across Europe. The European personalised gifting market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.01% from 2023 to 2029, driven by disposable income increases and product innovations.
Smartify, the visitor engagement platform, has successfully raised £1.5 million to bring new technologies to the arts and culture sector and continue expanding its international presence.
HiBob has revealed the average British employee is working 215 hours of overtime per year. More than two in five (42%) workers do not receive any additional compensation for overtime worked, meaning these individuals work a yearly average of £4,022 for free.
When Fajer Mushtaq turned on the tap as a child in Delhi, one question always loomed: was the water safe? Today, that same question haunts communities worldwide as PFAS – toxic “forever chemicals” used in everything from non-stick pans to firefighting foam – contaminate water supplies at an alarming rate. Today, Swiss startup Oxyle has announced a $16 million funding round to scale its breakthrough solution to destroy, not just relocate, PFAS from wastewater. This builds on its $3 million pre-seed round in 2022, growing support for its mission.
IoT Tribe has launched the Flywheel Programme, an initiative designed to empower early-stage startups developing agentic AI and advanced technologies for the Aerospace and Defence sectors – developed in collaboration with Siemens Digital Industries Software.
The trickle down of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) requirements to small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) can represent as much of an opportunity as a burden if properly managed under a robust and scalable internal framework.
Social media in all its forms has become a marketing must-do. Its reach is enormous and its shareability potential far beyond any other marketing channel. But TikTok has a certain reputation. The younger sibling of the social media dynasty, it’s relatively new to the party, and largely associated with frivolous content – viral trends for Gen Z and the impressionable generations.
“In a busy marketplace, not standing out is the same as being invisible,” said Seth Godin.
Kore.ai, a company in enterprise AI, has announced AI for Process, a no-code platform that fundamentally transforms how enterprises automate and optimise knowledge-intensive operations.
Sports-focused investment company APEX, backed by professional athletes, has announced its strategic investment in Baller League. The concept is a trailblazing 6-a-side football competition that merges the worlds of street football and internet influencers in an innovative fusion of sport and entertainment.
Vessev, has announced that the first Vessev VS-9 hydrofoiling ferry, named Kermadec, has entered commercial service with Fullers360, one of New Zealand’s largest ferry transport and tourism operators.
SatVu has received €244,853 in funding from the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a feasibility study, in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, to enhance the analysis of building energy efficiency.
Younger workers are facing confusion in their pay, leaving many ill-equipped to manage their finances and reliant on their employers for support, according to research from PayFit.
