Starting a business is a challenging undertaking but even more so in today’s economic climate. However, with adversity comes innovation. For founders and entrepreneurs, engaging with technology that is disrupting the rigidity of the finance sector can be the path to success.
RTP Global is an early-stage venture capital firm backing the founders who use technology to reimagine how the world works. Startups had the pleasure of interviewing Alex Pavlov, Partner, Europe, RTP Global.
The Hustle Awards 2023 promised to be THE event of the year, and it delivered on its promise! A night of celebration, innovation and pure excellence ensued, and it wouldn’t have been possible without all the startups that we were there to honour.
The Financial Conduct Authority is launching a permanent Digital Sandbox following two successful pilots to help support innovative business, startups and data providers from the 1st August 2023.
Quality Engineering Consultancy Roq has announced a new appointment, which sees Shirley Cooper OBE joining the business as a Board Advisor.
Nine in ten small business bosses would now consider extending their holidays to work abroad flexibly, by an average of six days, new research shows. The study, by Samsung For Business, and featuring responses from 500 small business owners and senior business decision makers, sheds light on the growing trend of bosses considering extending their holidays abroad to work remotely.
KaarTech, a global digital transformation consulting company specialising in SAP and S/4 HANA implementation, has raised $30 million from A91 Partners, an investment firm headquartered in Mumbai. Gautam Mago and Kaushik Anand from A91 Partners will join the Board of KaarTech.
New Wave Biotech, a bioprocess optimisation software company has joined the accelerator programme of Big Idea Ventures, the global provider of early-stage alternative protein and food technology investments, run out of the firm’s Paris office.
UK-based HR startup, Zelt has announced it has raised $3.5M in seed funding in a round co-led by Episode 1 Ventures and Village Global, with participation from a number of high-profile angels including Charlie Songhurst, Mandeep Singh, Felix Leuschner and Daniel Hegarty.
CIBC Innovation Banking has announced that it has provided €12 million in debt financing to Phrase, a global cloud-based localisation software provider, headquartered in Prague, that helps brands localise and translate content more efficiently and manage the end-to-end process at scale.
Just recently I led a PR workshop for tech startups focused on tackling air pollution. These startups and scaleups are on the Breathable Cities accelerator – a programme designed by Growth Studio and partnered by Impact on Urban Health to support UK air quality innovators.
The pandemic changed consumer shopping patterns, with 26% of all official retail sales now coming from internet sales. This transformation has prompted small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to redefine their customer engagement strategies, embracing innovative digital marketing approaches to captivate and retain loyal customers.
Qflow, the climate-focused construction tech company, has released a comprehensive report analysing the state of waste management in the construction industry.
Small businesses are being offered the chance to take over a shop on Oxford Street, rent-free, as part of a new project launched today by Westminster City Council, in partnership with New West End Company.
Visa, a global pioneer in digital payments and Exclusive Payments Technology Partner of FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023, launches a new campaign with England hero Fran Kirby to celebrate the power of ‘support squads’ helping elite female footballers and entrepreneurs achieve their professional goals, on and off the pitch.
Growing a business in the current economic climate is a challenge. With rising costs slashing profit margins and prohibiting growth, external investment has become almost a necessity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to expand.
Thalia, a prominent analogue IP reuse specialist, has announced the completion of a substantial funding round, propelling the company into its next phase of growth.
New data reveals that full-time staff now make up just 58% of the average UK company’s workforce, as businesses become increasingly reliant on part-time employees and freelancers, who now make up the remaining 43% of workforces.
Secure Code Warrior, the agile learning platform for developer-driven security providers, today announced it closed its Series C funding round, led by Paladin Capital Group. At $50M USD, this marks the largest investment since the company’s inception, bringing its total funding to date to over $100 million USD.
Seraphim Space, known as Generation Space in the US, which runs the dedicated accelerator for global startups in the SpaceTech industry, has opened its applications for its 12th cohort (Mission 12).
