UK tech innovators pitch to South Korea’s maritime giants

Seven UK scaleups offering innovative technologies for the maritime sector have pitched their offerings to five of South Korea’s largest shipbuilding and ship owning corporations during a trade mission to the UK.

In 2024, cutting edge tech will make-or-break workplace culture

2024 is a year that demarcates some significant anniversaries in the world of technology. 40 years ago, in 1984, Michael Dell founded Dell Technologies as a college student with 1,000 dollars in his bank account. And today, the company is valued at 102 billion dollars, with a philosophy of innovation and risk-taking still driving forwards much of its approach to product development.

From startup to scaleup: unlocking the potential of digital freight forwarding

Shipping products efficiently can be a major pain when you’re starting a business, and these problems only intensify as order volumes increase and you have more customer demands to meet.

Five ways to stand out in front of investors

With more than five million small businesses estimated to be operating in the UK, standing out from the crowd has never been more important.

TIS2024 is calling tourism experts to share trends and strategies in tourism innovation

The dynamic tourism sector is in constant transformation, driven by rapid change and emerging innovations. Technological evolution, a focus on sustainability and changing traveler preferences are setting the future of tourism. To excel in a highly competitive market, tourism businesses and destinations must adapt nimbly to these trends, ensuring their relevance and future success.

Rare Founders Demo Day a huge success

On the 22nd April, Rare Founders brought together a staggering number of investors and founders under one roof. This created a dynamic environment brimming with opportunity for the founders that had the opportunity to pitch their innovations.

London Climate Technology Show 2024 Returns For Third Edition At ExCeL London

Following the resounding success of its previous editions, the highly anticipated London Climate Technology Show is poised to make its triumphant return to ExCeL London from November 27th to 28th, 2024.

New £150 million Green Future Fellowships programme

Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, the Royal Academy of Engineering has received a £150 million endowment from government to launch the Green Future Fellowships programme in 2024.

Businesses must understand difference between AI research and AI engineering projects

A high proportion of businesses have undertaken an AI project in some form, with research from McKinsey revealing that 55% of organisations actively deployed an AI solution last year. However, in order to fully understand what an AI strategy can achieve in a given time period, business leaders must consider which category it falls into.

Lemon Secures £500K Pre-Seed Funding to Cut SMB SaaS Costs

Manchester-based fintech startup, Lemon, has successfully closed its pre-seed funding round, raising £500,000 to propel the next phase of its development.

C-suite compliance crisis: 49% Only Moderately Confident in Anti-Money Laundering Processes

Nearly half (49%) of C-suite executives only have moderate confidence in their company’s anti-money laundering (AML) processes, as revealed by a recent survey conducted by First AML, an anti-money laundering scaleup.

DocuWare Announces Acquisition of Software Startup natif.ai 

DocuWare, a provider of document management and workflow automation solutions announces its acquisition of natif.ai.  

Langdock Raises $3M to Boost Workplace Productivity with LLMs

Langdock, the platform empowering companies to leverage large language models (LLMs) while staying in control of their data, has raised a $3 million seed round led by General Catalyst alongside La Famiglia.

Salesforce Brings Slack AI to All Paid Customers

Salesforce announced that Slack AI, which utilises a company’s conversational data to aid users in working more efficiently and intelligently, is now accessible to all paid Slack customers, with expanded language support.

Story Locker moves memoirs into the digital age with personal podcasts

From This is Your Life to Who Do You Think You Are? Brits have long been fascinated by the life stories and family history of others.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SUSTAINABILITY, MOBILITY: THE BEST IN TECH TO MEET AT VIVATECH IN MAY 2024

The eighth annual edition of VivaTech, Europe’s biggest event dedicated to startups and tech, is taking place 22-25 May in Paris at Expo Porte de Versailles.

Five Essential Skills of a Leader in the Digital Age

Vitaly Gerko outlines the key skills modern leaders need for success and how to incorporate them into their everyday lives.

British Video Game Developers Secure Multi-Million Pound Support

Grants of up to £150,000 from the UK Games Fund (UKGF) will help 22 high-potential games companies in hiring additional staff, securing publishing deals, and unlocking more private investment.

Senoptica Technologies receives FDA approval for US trials

Senoptica Technologies, a sensor technology and analytics company, announced that it had received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enter the United States market.

UK Omnichannel Marketing Analysis: 2 Billion Emails, 8 Million SMS, 13 Million Push Messages

Omnisend, an omnichannel marketing platform used by over 100,000 merchants, studied more than 2 billion messages sent by British ecommerce businesses in 2023, including email, SMS, and push notifications.