Symbe raises £1.2m to help sales teams win deals

Symbe, an AI-powered platform that helps sales teams win more deals by automating the creation of tailored business cases, has raised a £1.2m pre-seed round led by Concept Ventures and joined by Pact VC, Notion Capital, and a range of leading angels through Nodes Ventures.

Tuza secures £4M to compare business card payments

Tuza, the UK platform changing payment processing for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has successfully secured £4 million in a seed funding round led by Connect Ventures, with investment from Northzone, Triple Point, and Entrepreneur First.

Pleo secures €40M debt financing from HSBC Innovation Banking

One of Europe’s leading spend management platforms, Pleo, has secured a €40 million debt financing facility from HSBC Innovation Banking UK, the specialist financial partner for the innovation economy.

Startupbootcamp recognised in Emerce 100 list for 2024

Startupbootcamp, a startup accelerator in Europe, announces its inclusion in the Emerce 100 list for 2024.

HR platform levels playing field for SMEs with AI update

Employment Hero, an employment lifecycle platform for SMEs, announces core updates to its technology stack, implementing AI across multiple areas of the platform.

The best European countries to work in SEO revealed

The UK is the best country in Europe to work in search engine optimisation (SEO), a new study has found.

UK’s most significant insurtech centres, outside of London, revealed

A fintech report* released last week has revealed one of the UK’s most flourishing insurtech hubs outside London.

UK businesses have lowest global confidence in tackling AI threats

Ping Identity released the findings of its new survey shedding light on the concerns of businesses over their fraud prevention strategies in countering AI threats.

Conversational AI insurtech PeppercornAI raises £3.25M

Insurtech PeppercornAI has raised £3.25 million in its latest funding round. The funding, of which Wealth Club raised £1.9 million, included high net worth investors, existing investors EHE Capital, and Angels Invest Wales. The round was heavily oversubscribed despite reports from KPMG showing investment into UK fintech and insurtech was down 34% last year.

Just 19% of professionals in the UK think their workplace is sustainable

New research from recruitment company Robert Walters has found that despite 48% of the companies surveyed stating they have clear, business-wide sustainability goals – efforts still seem to be falling short.

Unlocking business resilience through diversification

Recently, Superdry announced a massive restructuring project which will see the company implement a range of cost-cutting measures, including delisting from the London Stock Exchange.

Pioneering entrepreneur launches ventures to help protect the planet

An entrepreneur has launched a series of ventures aimed at helping protect the planet by improving the sustainable practices of businesses and individuals.

SHEIN ranked most successful startup of the decade

SHEIN is the most successful startup of the decade, ranking in the top three for valuation, public perception, growth, and number of employees.  

EIT Food Accelerator Network announces new cohort of agrifood startups

EIT Food has announced its new cohort of 58 startups for the EIT Food Accelerator Network (FAN), one of its entrepreneurship programmes.

More than £6m AI upskilling fund launched to help SMEs

Starting from 1 May, SMEs across the UK are invited to apply for a share of a £6.4 million fund aimed at enhancing their workforce’s AI skills, thereby increasing productivity and efficiency.

Vivalyx secures seed financing to improve donor organ quality

Aachen-based Organ Vitality Tech company Vivalyx has received an investment of €5.4 million led by TechVision Fonds (TVF) and Brightlands Venture Partners (BVP) in an oversubscribed seed financing round.

Leaders need more clarity on UK AI regulation
Leaders need more clarity on UK AI regulation

As the UK government shows signs of accelerating the regulation of AI locally, Vanta has released new data from its State of Trust study revealing that over half of UK leaders (56%) say they would be more likely to invest in AI if the technology was regulated.

Accounts Payable professionals willing to pay more for automated payments

New research from embedded finance specialist Weavr reveals that a staggering 94% of Accounts Payable (AP) professionals would prefer their AP software to be able to execute payments, not just prepare them.

Pitfalls to Avoid When Setting Your Business Purpose

The key task of a leader is to articulate purpose and ambition in a way that speaks effectively to others, building commitment, motivation and action. Every individual you lead needs to feel included and be crystal clear on their contribution to achieving the purpose and goals that have been set.

About:Energy enters technical partnership with McMurtry to enhance battery technology

About:Energy, an innovator in battery development software has announced its partnership with McMurtry Automotive, an innovator in electric vehicles, to further enhance the battery technology for their McMurtry Spéirling and Spéirling PURE customer cars.