Denmark’s DeafTawk and the UK’s Vochlea stood out as the winners of the Global MediaTech Pitch Day, selected from a pool of over 400 contenders. The event, part of the Annual Mediatech Investment Programme, was hosted by Raw Ventures on 26th September.
Lopay, a London-based payment processing app known for its quick payouts and low fees, has announced a new partnership with YouLend, an embedded financing platform. This collaboration aims to offer flexible and accessible business financing to over 40,000 Lopay customers.
Business Show Media ends the year excited to launch into their next chapter; a golden 50th edition of the expo that started it all, the longest-standing business event; The Business Show London.
Skillsoft, a platform for transformative learning experiences, has introduced several platform enhancements to help organisations transition to skills-based talent strategies.
The highly anticipated 4th edition of the Electric Vehicle Innovation Summit (EVIS) is set to take place from April 21-23, 2025, at the prestigious ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. As the Middle East’s premier event dedicated to electric vehicles (EV) and sustainable mobility, EVIS Abu Dhabi continues to solidify its reputation as a pivotal platform for global industry leaders, innovators, and policymakers.
Cyclic Materials, a startup specialising in advanced recycling of rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical materials, has announced the closure of a $53 million oversubscribed Series B funding round.
Chris Buckley – founder of digital agency Pixel Kicks – shares his insights into starting an ecommerce business in the UK.
DeepOpinion, a startup focused on automating enterprise processes with AI, has secured €11 million in a Series A funding round. The company’s technology uses AI agents to handle complex, knowledge-heavy business tasks, marking a new frontier in process automation.
Oxylabs, a leading web intelligence platform, has unveiled OxyCopilot, an AI-powered assistant designed to streamline web data collection. Integrated into the Oxylabs Web Scraper API, OxyCopilot simplifies the process of extracting public web data, helping users save both time and money on complex scraping tasks.
Two entrepreneurs from Northamptonshire, Marie Cox and Daniel Lister, have teamed up to launch a web design agency focused on delivering low-carbon WordPress websites.
Oslo-based startup Findable, which automates building documentation through AI, has raised €9 million in a Series A funding round. The investment, led by Point Nine and supported by KOMPAS VC, Construct Venture, and Lake Eight, will fuel the company’s expansion into new markets, enhance its technology, and support team growth as it continues its mission to transform the property management industry.
A smartphone app, Parkinson’s ON, created by Kuhan Pushparatnam, a man living with Parkinson’s, and his partner, Helen, has emerged as the UK’s most popular app for managing the condition.
As a technology founder, I’ve realised the immense importance of navigating the digital landscape effectively to ensure the success and growth of my business. The challenges we face in technology and digital product development are monumental, but they also present opportunities for strategic growth.
Being a founder or working as part of a startup is challenging – raising funds, hiring an unstoppable team, and launching a new product or service are all up there. But there’s one area that’s often like kryptonite, for even the most confident business leaders – external communications. The elevator pitch sounded great in your head but then you spoke to that important journalist and your message went up in smoke.
Understandably, many companies are keen to use AI to help with hiring – 42% of companies use AI in recruitment and HR, according to IBM research. The right tools can help to accurately identify top candidates faster.
Business consultancy, Bula Partners, has gained momentum by supporting service-based brands in scaling their growth through specialised offerings.
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is reportedly planning a significant restructure that will transform it into a for-profit benefit corporation.
South Summit Korea, the leading event for the verticalised entrepreneurial ecosystem in AI and Deep Tech, co-organised by IE University in collaboration with the Gyeonggi Provincial Government and GBSA (Gyeonggido Business & Science Accelerator), has inaugurated its first edition today in Suwon (Gyeonggi-Do province). “Today marks a new chapter for entrepreneurs and innovators, as South Summit and South Korea will form the perfect partnership to continue connecting ecosystems from around the world,” said María Benjumea, president and founder of South Summit, at the opening of the event.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformational technologies of our generation, tackling some of humanity’s most challenging problems, augmenting human performance, and maximising productivity. A research study from Strand Partners and commissioned by Amazon Web Services, showed that the number of UK companies adopting AI has increased by 31% from 2022 to 2023. Thanks to the acceleration in AI adoption, digital technology could add £520 billion to the UK economy by 2030, up from £413 billion in 2022.
Stability AI, a startup focused on transforming visual media through AI, has announced that renowed filmmaker, technology innovator, and visual effects pioneer James Cameron has joined its Board of Directors. The announcement was made by Stability AI CEO, Prem Akkaraju.
