Elvie, the female-led femtech startup and creator of the Elvie Pump, has launched its newest innovation, the Elvie Rise, at CES in Las Vegas.
Siemens has launched Siemens for Startups, a new programme to empower early-stage engineering and manufacturing startups. Announced at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, the programme will enable new innovative companies to accelerate innovation, streamline development processes, and scale faster by providing venture-related services, while reducing the cost of access to Siemens software and hardware.
EIT InnoEnergy, the innovation engine in sustainable energy, has marked yet another milestone year in driving the energy transition forward, with its portfolio of cleantech startups and scaleups closing 56 rounds, raising €4.3 billion.
In 2024, AI unsurprisingly continued to take the business world by storm – with 72% of businesses integrating this technology into at least one business function. From AI chatbots to AI coding assistants – the possibilities of AI are endless, and businesses are grasping the opportunities it has to offer with both hands.
Deus Robotics, an innovator in warehouse robotic automation, has successfully closed a $3 million seed funding round led by U.Ventures, with participation from 1991 Ventures, SID Venture Partners, Sigma Software Labs, and SD Capital and is now valued at $20 million.
Almost half of UK adults (47%) are thinking about starting a business or side hustle in 2025, a 12% increase on this time last year.
First aid charity St John Ambulance has declared 2025 the year of holistic workplace health, warning that organisations must proactively address outdated approaches to first aid in the workplace to best protect their employees.
Alibaba International has announced that its AI-powered business-to-business (B2B) search engine for product sourcing, Accio, has reached a significant milestone since its launch in November 2024, currently boasting over 500,000 small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) users.
2024 was a year of seismic change with a new government coming into power and a UK budget that will undoubtedly impact the UK’s small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 2025. So, as we look ahead to next year, what technology trends will lead?
January can be about resolutions, but really, it should be about goals if you want to achieve anything.
As the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at Shoorah, Ferne McCann is a familiar face on UK television, known for appearances on popular shows like ITV’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins, and BBC’s Celebrity Best Home Cook. However, life in the spotlight is not without its challenges.
The healthcare system is under strain: overloaded doctors, mounting administrative burdens, and patient care pathways stretched to breaking point. As demand on services continues to grow, digital solutions are becoming more critical in transforming how healthcare is delivered. But what are the startups doing to address these real-time challenges?
At CES in Las Vegas, the startup ELHYTE specialising in the electrification of construction equipment will reveal E-CUBE, patented, interchangeable and universal battery compatible with all 2.5-ton compact mini-excavators on the market.
In a huge move for the UK’s advertising and technology sectors, Crumbless AI has joined forces with Cubet, a global tech innovator, to introduce the Autonomous Ads Agent – a solution that promises to end reliance on controversial cookie-based tracking. With the launch set for April 7th 2025, the waitlist for this revolutionary product is now open, but space is limited to just 100 priority spots.
The VTT LaunchPad is a business incubator established by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
Every year, Startups Magazine makes a list to highlight some of the incredible women in our network and 2024 was no different.
Over the past two years, rising interest rates, and inflation in the UK have forced many businesses to scale back operations. Recent tax increases outlined in the Budget have further compounded the issue, prompting almost half of businesses to plan workforce reductions and almost two-thirds scaling back hiring.
The days where people had a “job for life” are those of the past as people are changing jobs now more frequently than ever. PWC reported that a quarter of UK workers are expected to change jobs in the next 12 months which is often due to career changes and seeking out new challenges. With 468,000 new businesses started in the UK in 2024, January is a popular time for these new year’s business ventures.
During lockdown, remote working was mandated, with millions of British professionals having their first taste when introduced in March 2020. To sweeten the pill, the virtues of remote working were extolled by Government and business figures, and the nation laughed sympathetically, as clips of home-based public figures having video interviews crashed by children went viral.
I never thought my ADHD would become my startup superpower. For years, I watched other entrepreneurs follow traditional business advice that didn’t click with my brain. But here’s the thing about founders with ADHD: we’re not just managing challenges; we’re sitting on a goldmine of unique strengths that can revolutionise how we build and grow companies.
