The visibility and number of successful female founders has come a long way over the past two decades, but the funding gap remains the biggest challenge for women in business and is key to unlocking the UK’s economic potential.
Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, in collaboration with Innovate UK BridgeAI programme partners, has announced a cohort of nine innovative startups and SMEs participating in the first of five BridgeAI Acceleration programmes.
Factorial, the all-in-one Human Resources (HR) platform for SMBs, announced today the successful acquisition of Fuell, an Expense Management startup. This transaction marks the unicorn’s first major acquisition and product expansion in support of its mission to transform the HR industry and empower employees everywhere.
Applause, a player in testing and digital quality, has joined forces with Tech Barcelona, the independent and non-profit association –with more than 1,300 members– dedicated to establishing Barcelona as a leading technological and digital hub.
European variable pay management player Qobra has announced a new €10 million funding round. This follows an initial fundraising round of €5 million in March 2022 and the remarkable adoption of the solution by major companies.
In a rapidly evolving educational landscape, one company is committed to redefining learning experiences. Immerse Education, founded in 2012, is on a mission to revolutionise education for students aged 13-18.
Startups Magazine is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at Chatbot Summit at the ExCeL London on the 12th October! Come by stand B.400 to pick up a copy of the latest magazine and have a chat with the team.
A new UK-based platform has launched to offer greater transparency on company maternity and paternity pay and policies.
Despite the ever-increasing data dependence for all critical business decisions and the never-ending need for data to feed machine learning, companies are prevented from collaborating on and valorising sensitive data because of cyber risks, fear of losing competitive edge and regulatory constraints.
HiBob, the company behind Bob, the HR platform transforming how organisations operate in the modern world of work is excited to announce a tremendous achievement in its journey of transformation and growth, with the recent addition of its 102nd tech partner.
How long will we continue working from home if Zoom, the poster child of remote working, has ordered its employees to return to the office?
In a report published over the summer, the Treasury Committee recommended the government take swift action to promote diversity in the UK’s venture capital industry. With the proposed policies directly targeted at driving investment towards female and ethnic minority founders, as well as businesses outside of London, the report forms part of a growing momentum to expand access to venture capital (VC) in the UK.
Securing investment for your scaleup is a major step, signalling new growth and potential for your business. While the prospect of taking the exhilarating step of financing your scaleup is exciting, the challenge of winning over investors remains critical. In the current climate, it can be difficult to compete with other startups and businesses for investor trust.
PR specialist Sam Pepper, who has advised hundreds of startups and scaleups over the past 25 years has launched PR on a Tin. The new business offers fellow startups and growing businesses a more agile and smarter way approach to their PR budget and creating the right campaigns for their brand.
Preparation for retirement is a crucial component of your financial journey. It entails careful planning, strategic investing, and prudent asset allocation. Most people work for several decades, seeking enough savings to sustain their retirement for 25 years or more. Achieving genuine comfort requires a financial plan that accounts for various factors.
Recent studies show around 40% of Brits work from home, spending an average of 1.5 days at their home office desks.
UK-based Setmixer was the standout among 10 finalists selected from over 400 startups, emerging as the champion of the first Global MediaTech Pitch Day, hosted by Raw Ventures on September 28.
Resourcify, the waste-management and recycling platform, has raised €14 million Series A funding, signalling confidence in its business model of reducing companies’ waste and promoting a circular economy.
CrowdStrike has announced the launch of an equity free Amazon Web Services (AWS) and CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator for EMEA-based startups. Created to foster and fuel cybersecurity’s next market-defining disruptors, the new AWS & CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator cohort, will offer customised mentorship, technical expertise and partnership opportunities, as part of AWS Startup Loft Accelerator (SLA) program.
Kyero, the UK-based international property portal, today announced the launch of a major new component to its business model as it unveiled a new affiliate programme.
