The EMERGE International Tech Conference is now accepting applications for the annual EMERGE STARTUP CHALLENGE, designed to help emerging markets’ startup founders gain visibility with global investors and fundraise. Over the past six years, EMERGE startups have raised over €30 million, with notable participants such as Vochi (now part of Pinterest) and AI Factory (now part of Snapchat). The winners will be announced and awarded by Founder Institute GCC, the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator on the EMERGE Founders’ Stage during the conference, which will take place in Yerevan on September 25-26.
hofer powertrain, a global company in efficient drivetrain solutions, has announced an initiative aimed at slashing electric drive design time by 80% using advanced AI and deeptech innovations.
In this changing world of business, building a great brand is more important than ever. Brands become definitive for companies willing to leave their mark. Hiring a UK-based branding agency can be nothing but a game-changer. But what exactly makes working with a UK branding agency particularly beneficial?
Aghanim, a fintech company specialising in mobile gaming, has announced a strategic partnership with Adyen, the global financial technology platform favoured. This collaboration will enhance Aghanim’s direct-to-consumer platform, providing mobile game developers and publishers with robust payment processing capabilities worldwide.
Women’s Equality Day isn’t just a celebration – it’s a call to action. A call to have a career on your terms. In the week of Women’s Equality Day, Angela Lane and Sergey Gorbatov discuss navigating a career with personal balance.
The business sector has the fifth lowest tenure in the UK, according to a new study into employee retention. The ‘Employee Retention Report’, compiled by equity management platform, Vestd, analysed a total dataset of 398,006 employees from 1,400 UK companies on LinkedIn to determine the average median employee tenure across 14 industries.
Have you ever thought about how something as simple as a conversation could be an opening in your life? I’ve seen it time and time again in my work coaching leaders, and in my own life… how talking with someone can be the catalyst for life cascading down a different, more exciting path than if we’d stayed silent.
Buy now pay later fintech Klarna has announced that it is planning on axing almost half of its employees in the coming years, attributing these cuts to efficiencies gained through its investment in AI.
The demanding modern job market often sees startups facing big companies. As a new business will have fewer resources and less reputation, how does it stand out? One way is to create a challenger brand that challenges the status quo in the contemporary market. Below is how startups can create a brand and compete with established companies.
The Adaptavist Group, a global technology company with its North American headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, has announced the launch of its ‘Adapting for Tomorrow’ incubator programme.
Gen Z employees see business travel as a key career booster and are actively seeking more opportunities to travel for work, according to recent research by American Express.
Sunswap, a UK-based clean-tech startup focused on decarbonising cold chain logistics, has secured £17.3 million in a funding round led by investment company BGF.
As a founder, you’re always on the hunt for information – whether it’s understanding a new market, finding ways to outsmart competitors, or figuring out how to get your content to rank higher on Google.
You aim to create a startup that will become successful. The product has to be the centre of attention, but the marketing will help generate leads, nurture them, and convert them into customers. Different sales funnel strategies will help you master this game.
Aurora Media Worldwide, a multi-award-winning production house providing content services across live and non-live channels, has just announced its expansion to Saudi Arabia and the opening of its new office, facilitated by AstroLabs, the Gulf’s leading expansion platform.
19 July 2024, a date for the ages, when millions of computers worldwide were disrupted by the infamous ‘blue screen of death’ following a faulty software update from CrowdStrike.
As we celebrated Women’s Equality Day, it’s important to remember the ways we can enable fair and equal accessibility in the workplace.
The European automotive industry is facing a slowdown, with sales dropping nearly 19% last year and early-stage funding for automotive startups plummeting from $12.2 billion in 2021 to $3.7 billion in 2023. This has led to many OEMs struggling and startups shutting down.
Discovering Safety, a programme of work delivered by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Britain’s health and safety regulator, has started work with Safetytech Accelerator, a technology accelerator specialising in safety-critical industries, and a group of technology providers and construction organisations to help develop products that use its regulatory information to accelerate productivity and compliance in construction.
Recent research highlights the substantial impact of immigrants on the UK’s entrepreneurial landscape, revealing that 39% of Britain’s top 100 fastest-growing companies were founded by individuals born outside the UK.
