Where are they now?: Walk With Path

Walk With Path is on a mission to create inclusive innovations that make a positive impact and create products to empower people to take charge and move forward.

Workspace of the issue: Platf9rm

Brighton and Hove is a city of vibrant art, an exciting nightlife scene, and an eccentric personality. The city is also the second- highest ranking startup city in the UK, just behind the capital.

Startup hotspot: Malta’s Market

The Maltese Archipelago is made up of a number of beautiful islands, Malta, the largest mainland, Gozo, and Comino. These three are the only ones inhabited, but there are smaller islands that make up the entirety of Malta.

Neurodiversity is not a superpower

Neurodiversity is not a superpower. Although well-meaning, the tendency to romanticise neurodiversity as a collection of extraordinary abilities overlooks the very real struggles neurodiverse people face in their personal and professional lives.

infinitSpace launches first German flexible workspace location in Berlin

infinitSpace, a technology-driven provider of flexible workspaces, has forged a management partnership with prominent Central European investor Peter Korbačka to introduce its inaugural German flexible workspace in the new Quartier Heidestrasse development in Berlin.

South Summit Brazil to hold its third edition in Porto Alegre from 20 to 22 March

South Summit Brazil 2024, the leading meeting of the entrepreneurial ecosystem co-organized by IE University and the Government of Rio Grande do Sul, will hold its third edition from March 20 to 22 in the city of Porto Alegre.

Business value a blind spot for third of UK SME owners

A third (33%) of business owners in the UK don’t know how much their business is worth, according to new research from Marktlink, one of Europe’s largest independent international M&A advisory firms for SMEs.

Tapping into Scottish talent

Scotland has a hidden secret… and it’s about time we started sharing it. Our nation is already well-known for its concentration of world-class universities – higher per head of population than any other country – but what we don’t shout about enough is the stream of innovative students, graduates, and staff at those universities who are turning their ideas into global businesses.

Mission Zero Technologies raises £21.8M to scale versatile direct air capture technology worldwide

Mission Zero Technologies, a developer of innovative modular direct air capture (DAC) technology, has successfully secured £21.8 million in Series A funding.

Debt Awareness Week: Top tips for helping employees manage finances

It’s Debt Awareness Week (18 – 24 March). While debt is often portrayed in a negative light and seeking help can be daunting, it is essential to understand that debt can be a valuable financial tool if handled with care.

Okoora launches app marketplace to ease currency management for small businesses

The fintech startup okoora has unveiled an App Marketplace for its Automated Business Currency Management (ABCM) platform, offering businesses a secure and intuitive platform to purchase additional services that augment the primary capabilities of its cloud-based solution for currency management.

Apple acquires Canadian startup DarwinAI

Apple has acquired Canadian AI startup, DarwinAI, adding more technology to its collection, ahead of its big push into generative AI in 2024.

Melt&Marble expands with new state-of-the-art HQ

Melt&Marble a Swedish precision fermentation company, has transitioned to its new headquarters in Gothenburg. This move brings with it advanced precision fermentation innovation facilities, including cutting-edge molecular biology and microbiology laboratories, bioreactors that reach pilot scale, and a food application test kitchen dedicated to culinary experimentation.

The Hustle Awards: Social Impact Hero(es)

The Hustle Awards are back for 2024, and Startups Magazine is here to help you through the entry process.

CryoLogyx Completes £500k Seed Funding Round

CryoLogyx, a University of Warwick spinout redefining cell technology through cryopreservation, has concluded an oversubscribed seed funding round, amassing an investment of £500,000.

AI in the workplace contributes to lower quality of life

New technological innovations are being introduced to our lives all the time, but it turns out, these may not be as good for workers as traditional technologies.

Marketers: it’s time to turn the mirror back on yourself

We are all biased, and this isn’t a good thing for marketers. As humans, we are creatures of our evolution, life history and current environment, and therefore prone to subconscious assumptions and biases. Biases that risk harming our marketing results.

£3.7 billion: the cost of internet failures to UK businesses

UK businesses lost over 50 million hours and £3.7 billion due to internet failures in 2023, according to a new report from Beaming, a specialist business ISP. Reliance on connectivity for trading and operational activities has increased among businesses in the last five years, and the cost of missed sales, lost productivity and other disruptions due to downtime has risen by 400%.

Namecoach Announces “Say My Name” Campaign

Namecoach, the technology company solving name mispronunciation in critical settings, announced its “Say My Name” campaign, a strategic initiative to enlist two million new users committed to promoting inclusivity and respect in educational and corporate settings.

SETsquared ranked in the top three startup hubs in Europe

The SETsquared Partnership has been ranked as the third leading startup hub in Europe and the top entry from the UK and Ireland by the Financial Times and Statista’s Special Report on Europe’s Leading Startup Hubs.