At COMPUTEX 2024, Xia Zhang, Enterprise Strategist at AWS, delivered a compelling presentation on the transformative potential of generative AI and AWS’s comprehensive data strategies. Zhang emphasised that data is the cornerstone of generative AI, outlining AWS’s integrated and secure solutions that span from silicon to software.
In today’s challenging economic climate, startup eCommerce brands are finding it increasingly difficult to attract and retain customers. The landscape has shifted, and traditional PR and marketing strategies are no longer sufficient.
International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), celebrated each year on 23rd June, is more than just a day of recognition; it is a pivotal moment for startups to reflect on and embrace the invaluable contributions of women in engineering.
Myria Biosciences AG, a pioneering drug discovery company based in Basel, has successfully closed its pre-seed funding round, surpassing its initial undisclosed target.
SurrealDB, the multi-model database, has secured a $20 million investment round led by FirstMark and Georgian, with contributions from Crew Capital and Alumni Ventures, bringing its total funding to $26 million.
To secure funding startups endure an extensive due diligence process. Take the example of a startup courting a VC and vice-versa. The startup is put through its paces with accountants, lawyers, and even the investors themselves trawling through everything from corporate records to business plans, financial agreements to bank accounts, employee contracts, intellectual property, insurance policies and more… It’s normal for this process to take months before all shareholders are happy.
We live in a world with an ever-increasing throwaway culture and the property sector is no stranger to waste. You might be shocked to discover that old or not fit-for-purpose office furniture is putting a cumulative burden on our landfills and ultimately on our environment – this contributes hugely to the 300 tonnes of waste sent daily to UK landfills and will ultimately create between 30-40% of an office building’s entire lifetime greenhouse gas emissions.
Zendesk, known for delivering comprehensive AI solutions for customer experience, has officially unveiled its global venture fund aimed at supporting AI-centric companies enhancing customer and employee experiences.
Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has published its Geo Semi-Annual Report: UK Tech H1 2024. This report, leveraging Tracxn’s extensive database, offers a detailed analysis of the UK tech sector.
Global venture capital firm Pi Labs has successfully concluded its twelfth annual growth programme for early-stage startups, resulting in the participating companies securing $7.5 million in seed and pre-seed funding.
Streetbees, known for its large-scale qualitative and quantitative audience insights through conversational research, has unveiled new research that delves into consumer sentiments and expectations regarding brand engagement during Pride month.
A DIGITALEUROPE study has highlighted critical deficiencies within Europe’s technology sector, pinpointing significant gaps in skills, investment, and innovation across key areas such as AI, quantum computing, and space technology.
Ever since social media burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, ad spend has increased year on year. Social media is currently driving better cost-effectiveness and reach on target audiences than traditional broadcast TV, and it’s estimated that this will only rise further, with social spend reaching $219.8 billion by the end of 2024.
Amazon has announced the expansion of new generative AI listing tools and capabilities, designed to empower SMEs.
Email marketing is probably older than you think. The very first email marketing blast was sent in 1978, by Digital Equipment Corp employee, Gary Thuerk.
The Corporate Governance Institute (CGI) has formed a strategic alliance with Acacia Training, a provider of specialised career packages, to offer transformative corporate governance education aimed at enhancing the career prospects of Acacia clients.
In the rapidly evolving business landscape of 2024, building high-performing teams is more critical than ever. As companies navigate complex market dynamics and technological advancements, well-knit, professional teams are the core element that drives their successes. Brand appeal, sales, customer satisfaction, innovation – all of these factors are influenced by the quality and cohesiveness of teams that business owners put together.
iStock, an e-commerce platform offering images, videos, and illustrations to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and enterprises (SMEs), has unveiled new data-backed tips to help businesses of all sizes navigate the use of generative-AI in marketing to customers.
With a dedicated Startup Village and a startup pitching stage, MOVE 2024 was the place to be as a mobilitytech startup. With innovations in every area of mobility, Startups Magazine has picked its top 10 mobilitytech startups that were at the show!
At MOVE 2024, Marcus Behrendt, Managing Director of BMW i Ventures, discussed how the innovation ecosystem could be levelled up to match the model that is currently seen in North America.
