What is the equivalent of the golf course for women when it comes to learning about investing opportunities, and where can women meet investors and vice versa?
Startups Magazine is pleased to announce the promotion of two key team members, Rachel Boswell and Anna Wood, who will be taking on new roles within the organisation.
Entrepreneurship presents vast opportunities for people looking to work for themselves and make their hobby or interest their career. According to a report by Lloyds Bank, 25% of entrepreneurs in the UK are disabled or neurodiverse.
Of 800 respondents to a new 1st Formations survey, 51% said they thought that the Tories are better for business (over Labour).
From 2007 to 2018, women-owned companies grew 58% in volume and 46% in revenue. Despite this growth, a significant challenge remains: estimates indicate a roughly $1.7 trillion financing gap for women-owned small- and medium-sized enterprises globally.
Valpas, the provider of a tech-based solution for bedbug-safe stays in hotels and rentals, has secured €4m in seed funding led by Zenith VC, alongside Icebreaker VC, Finnish Industry Investment, Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund, Activum SG Ventures, Houghton Street Ventures, Rockaway Ventures and Morrow Ventures.
UNISTELLAR, the innovator behind advanced and user-friendly smart telescopes, announces the Kickstarter launch date and new specs for its ENVISION smart binoculars.
People worldwide are concerned about plastic waste in the environment, especially in the oceans.
Workspace Design Show continues to innovate, expanding its diverse portfolio of exhibitors for the London and Amsterdam 2025 shows, and will feature Umbrella Furniture as the lead partner for the talks areas at the 2025 London edition, designed by Gensler and Ryder Architecture.
More than two-thirds (67%) of marketers are looking at Artificial Intelligence to help improve the way they manage video assets, as brands struggle to cope with the increasing volume of content to fuel multichannel campaigns.
Synthesia has introduced Synthesia 2.0, the newest iteration of its work-oriented AI-enabled video communication platform for the future of work.
Prewave, the AI-enabled sustainability, risk and compliance platform, has raised $67m (€63m) in its Series B funding round, led by the global investment firm Hedosophia, with participation from existing investors Creandum, Ventech, Kompas, Speedinvest and Working Capital Fund.
Nearly a third (31%) of UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have had to stop or pause an area of their business because of a lack of finance over the last couple of years.
Oxford University Innovation (OUI) will welcome more than 50 investors today (Tuesday, June 25) for the first ever Deep Tech focused showcase day in Oxford to connect them with spinout companies seeking investment and partnership.
Ability AI, a martech startup specialising in full-cycle paid marketing automation with the help of autonomous AI agents, announced that it has raised $1.1 million in pre-seed funding from SMRK VC as a lead investor, with the participation of other funds and angels.
For life sciences and biotech companies, access to affordable dedicated lab spaces is hard to come by.
New data reveals that 83% of UK businesses are willing to pay a higher wage to those with AI skills amid hiring challenges, with many moving their search away from fulltime staff.
MiddleGame Ventures (MGV), a Luxembourg-based investment firm focused on fintech startups, announced that it has raised a new fund targeting early-stage investments in Europe.
Net Zero Company, an impact company on a mission to make carbon removals more accessible, announces the completion of a $5.5 million seed round. The funding will be used to support global expansion and the launch of a new product suite, including the Carbon Removal Token, a real-world, asset-backed token.
In 2023, global spending on enterprise software exceeded $900 billion, according to Statista. In many cases, enterprise tech offers a quick, affordable solution to everyday business needs, but sometimes you’ll find yourself tied into frustrating, inefficient software.
