Bugcrowd secures $102 million in strategic growth funding

Bugcrowd secured £102 million in strategic growth financing to expand its AI-powered crowdsourced security platform offerings worldwide.

Simply Business announces three-year partnership with The Prince’s Trust

Simply Business, a provider of small business insurance in the UK, has unveiled a three-year charitable collaboration with The Prince’s Trust, a charity dedicated to assisting young people facing challenges by nurturing their confidence and skills for life, education, and employment.

CWIEME Berlin introduces new startup zone

The CWIEME Berlin event, a gathering in the global coil winding and electrical manufacturing sector, has announced the introduction of a dedicated zone for startups in its 2024 edition.

Frozen food startup gains £50,000 investment from Steven Bartlett STOCKED
Frozen food startup gains £50,000 investment from Steven Bartlett

Entrepreneurs Charlie Gilpin and Sam Moss from East London, founders of STOCKED, graced national television screens on Thursday, 8th February 2024, as they pitched their venture on BBC’s Dragons’ Den.

Lightyear launches advanced web app for businesses in neobroker sector

Lightyear announced the full launch of its web application, incorporating new stock screeners for businesses, a feature that had been eagerly anticipated on the platform.

Why do people become founders?

Since starting We Are Founders last year, I’ve been on a quest to uncover the answer to this very question: Why do some people embrace risk while others avoid it? And what motivates individuals to venture out on their own?

Gresham House Ventures invests £8.5M in Ozone API

Gresham House Ventures, a growth equity investor specialising in software and digitally-driven businesses in the consumer, healthcare, and service sectors, has invested 8.5 million in Ozone API, the open banking API platform founded by the team that designed open banking in the UK.

The impact of cannabis legalisation on the startup ecosystem

Globally, entrepreneurs consider the UK among the top startup environments to make their mark as a company. Here, startups thrive regardless of their industries, but some more than others.

Tech Summit Europe 2024: Transforming Tomorrow

The much-anticipated annual Tech Summit Europe is set to captivate industry enthusiasts on April 18, 2024, from 08:00 to 17:00 at the prestigious Postillion Hotel & Convention Centre in Amsterdam.

READY, SET, GO: THE E-COMMERCE BERLIN EXPO 2024 IS JUST DAYS AWAY!

Set in the heart of Berlin, the E-commerce Berlin Expo has become a key event in the e-commerce calendar, known for bringing together some of the brightest minds and most innovative ideas in the industry. In 2024, with an expanded venue and a lineup that’s more impressive than ever, this is the place to be for anyone serious about e-commerce. Discover the numbers that will play a key role in the upcoming edition.

Children’s storybook entrepreneurs win the hearts of all five Dragons

The latest entrepreneurs to pitch to BBC’s Dragons’ Den have made TV history by asking for just £1 in return for a 1% stake in their company – winning over all five Dragons.

Report reveals a lifetime ahead for global CEO gender parity

Sobering statistics show there is a 117-year wait towards gender parity at the highest levels of corporate leadership globally, according to Global CEO Turnover Index FTSE 100.

UK tech firms kick off commercial negotiations at SEMICON Korea

Seven British tech companies had 51 introductory meetings with South Korean corporations during SEMICON Korea in Seoul last week, as part of the Government-backed UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme.

Mapped: The happiest cities to live as an entrepreneur in the UK

Location can play a huge part in the overall success of a business. From foot traffic and talent, to commute time and costs, there’s lots to consider when deciding where to set up shop. But, where in the UK is the happiest place to live as a business owner?

DigitalOcean unveils enhanced data backups to strengthen business continuity

DigitalOcean Holdings, the developer cloud optimised for startups and growing digital businesses, has announced the next evolution of DigitalOcean Backups, an offering that protects users from data disruptions and supports business continuity through enhanced daily, system-level backups of DigitalOcean Droplets.

Notion Capital: Cloud Challenges 2024 Report & Cloud Challengers 100

The majority of top Cloud startup founders are already seeing improved appetite from VCs to allocate capital in 2024, according to Notion Capital research, despite a sharp fall in overall European business software investment last year.

Project 3 Mobility closes series-A investment round

Project 3 Mobility, a Croatian company developing a new ecosystem of urban autonomous mobility, closed its Series A investment round, growing the total amount raised from private investors to c. €100 million.

SMEs are being frozen out of the government procurement process

Most small businesses haven’t heard of the Social Value Act (SVA), but if they’ve ever been through the government procurement process, they’ll almost certainly have felt its force.

Employers do not have AI protocols for internal communicators

Despite the rapid uptake of AI across various sectors, Gallagher’s 2023/24 State of the Sector report reveals that 71% of organisations lack clear guidelines for their internal communicators on the appropriate times, locations, or methods for utilising this technology.

How can the right chatbot help charities?

Live chat chatbot systems have been evolving since the early days of the internet. However, their popularity and widespread availability started to increase significantly in the mid to late 2000s as businesses began to recognise the value of providing real-time customer support through online channels.