Are you stepping into the fundraising ring with the right moves?
Our new report, ‘Venture fundraising landscape Q3-23’ (compiled through interviews with 40 UK-based early-stage investors), has identified some fascinating misalignments between the expectations of investors and realities of what founders are delivering when it comes to early-stage funding.
First ever report on the state of the national deeptech ecosystem from the Royal Academy of Engineering shows that UK deeptech is dominated by men.
According to a Forbes report, in 2024 one of the key factors people will value in a business is having a solid commitment to reducing their environmental footprint. It means that for a business to stay competitive, it must find new and innovative approaches to accelerate its sustainability efforts.
Every business contends with a level of ‘bad data’ – information marked by inconsistency, contradictions, and fragmentation across application silos.
In 2024 it will be 40 years since The Terminator movie hit the cinema screens. Next year another Hollywood icon, The Matrix, will mark its 25-year anniversary. Both films gave birth to decades-long franchises that delivered tremendous commercial success.
Two business support programmes dedicated to digital and quantum computing startups in the UK, have launched with a first call for participants.
Liberis, a specialist in embedded business finance solutions, has disclosed that UK small businesses (SMEs) are facing costs £10,000 higher than last year during the same period.
As the online world increasingly shifts from traditional text to video consumption, video content now constitutes 80% of today’s Internet traffic. Finnish-Luxembourgish marketing tech startup Videobot leverages this growing preference for video content by enhancing traditional website experiences with personalised, interactive video chatbots.
Being disruptive can have both negative and positive connotations, but in order to be a leader of influence, who shakes things up and is a force for good… disruption is often key. But, one may question is disrupting always good?
Humane, a company at the forefront of innovative user experiences, has recently unveiled Ai Pin and chosen Optiva’s comprehensive BSS solution to enhance billing, network integration, and value-added services for its users.
Myles Dickinson, Founder, Haze Cards, pivots to a SaaS company and successfully raises £250K at a £2.5 million post-money valuation, all before his 20th birthday.
Raw Ventures, a Venture Fund in Europe specialising in MediaTech innovation, has unveiled a bi-weekly online pitching programme exclusively for early-stage MediaTech startups.
BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland, has become a certified UK B Corporation (B Corp).
Reviva Softworks, the developer of tracking and smart alarm app, Sleepwave, has been granted a UK patent for its novel technology that enhances the detection of movements by a phone using inaudible sound waves.
MIDƐM+ makes an anticipated return to Cannes, France from 24—27 January 2024 and ahead of the main event the final details of the MIDƐM+ Startup Battles can be revealed.
PowerUP Energy Technologies, formerly specialising in portable hydrogen fuel cell generators, announces a strategic pivot to offer a hybrid solution to its clients.
Jargon is divisive, especially in business. Some embrace it – there’s nothing they like more than to touch base, deep dive or circle back. Then there are those who are seemingly revulsed by these workplace idiosyncrasies. Such phrases are readily mocked, easy fodder as they are for any satire of crap management.
In the late 1990s it seemed that only Fortune 500 brands (or those heavily funded) could afford to advertise on television. With TV’s reach being astronomical, no other distribution platform came close. With only a relatively few that wanted TV commercials, it was otherwise quite unheard of in the realms of B2B marketing.
About:Energy, a player in battery development software, has announced a technology licensing agreement with the University of Portsmouth and the University of Southampton. This partnership is set to advance battery modelling and expedite electrification in the automotive and energy storage sectors.
I run a recruitment business for startups, typically working with companies with 10–50 employees to help them make key hires and scale their team.
