New edtech partnership highlights importance of governance training

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.

Building High-Performing Teams is Key to Successfully Scaling Your Business

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.

AI is Transforming Small Business Marketing: How to Use it

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.

Shifting gears: boosting startup performance with pitstop principles

The Monaco Grand Prix epitomises racing prestige and performance. While drivers push their limits on the track, it’s the team behind them – the pitstop team – that frequently gets them to pole position.

Europe lacks ‘technical’ founders to produce tech giants

For the first time, a new generation of technical founders is emerging – set to build Europe’s first-ever tech giant.

European patent issued for insect protein tech

All Things Bugs, a pioneer in the development of sustainable eco-friendly technologies using insects and world’s first wholesaler of insect based food ingredients, is thrilled to announce the grant of a new European Patent on 20th December 2023.

EIT Food announces new cohort of its Seedbed Incubator programme

Leuven – EIT Food, the global food innovation community, has announced its new cohort of novel innovations for its Seedbed Incubator, one of its prestigious entrepreneurship programmes. EIT Food is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union.

Atticus banks $10.84M on tidal wave of global compliance demand

Australian verification software company Atticus has closed a $10.84 million minority investment from Skip Capital and Blackbird Ventures as it continues to lead the booming global market in fact-checking tools.

Investors are enthusiastic once again about Europe’s startup scene

Thanks to its spirit of creativity, immense cultural diversity, and rich tradition of free enquiry and scientific investigation, Europe has always been a hub for innovation. In more recent times, much of this innovation has taken place in the continent’s startup ecosystem, with tech entrepreneurs and companies, in particular, leading the way.

Gener8 closes £2M funding round, valuing company at £39M

Gener8, a free-to-use app empowering people to control and be rewarded from their data, has announced a £2 million funding round, valuing the company at £39 million.

The issues that could shift voters ahead of general election

As the general election approaches, insights from small business insurer Simply Business has revealed the most pressing issues within the sector.

Qualitative intelligence debuts predictive analytics with NEC tech

Consumer insights and personalisation platform Qualitative Intelligence (QI) has unveiled advanced new social sentiment analysis and brand risk management capabilities, powered by NEC’s Semantic Model Technology.

Small businesses battle with fraud

According to a survey conducted by regional bank KeyBank, small businesses are increasingly concerned about payment fraud.

Selecting the ideal country for your initial launch

When businesses venture into new markets, some encounter obstacles stemming from past failures, while others grapple with uncertainty regarding where to start or which direction to pursue. This challenge isn’t limited to startups; it also impacts medium and large companies alike.

Applications open for CV Labs’ accelerator

CV Labs has opened its application process for Batch_07 of the CV Labs Accelerator. With alumni from 21 countries across three continents, this programme invites forward-thinking blockchain and Web3 startups to apply and join an intensive ten-week journey of growth, innovation, and transformation.

XR startup Freeaim raises £250K for VR shoes

Freeaim, the startup designing wearable tech for virtual reality, announces the closing of a £250,000 pre-seed round.

EV owners can reduce the carbon impact of charging by 4.5x

Electric vehicle (EV) charging platform, Monta and climate tech startup Electricity Maps have joined forces to provide reductions of the carbon impact EV owners have when charging their vehicles.

Inflation drops for the first time in three years

The Bank of England has announced that inflation has reached its target of 2% for the first time in almost three years.

First technology for photorealistic spatial content

Gracia AI unveiled its AI-powered technology, designed for professional creators and media companies, to create first-of-its-kind photorealistic volumetric videos for Spatial Computing with 6 degrees of freedom viewing.

Bisly raises €6.2M to expand its smart building platform

Bisly, the startup providing next-gen smart building automation solutions, has closed a Series A funding round totaling €6.2 million.