Numarics raises over €10m to build business OS for SMEs

Swiss FinTech startup Numarics has raised a €10.2M seed round for its automated accounting and administration solution tailored to SMEs.

isla partners with Event Sustainability Live

Event Sustainability Live (ESL), which makes its debut at ExCeL, London in November, has announced an associate partnership with isla, which was put together by sector professionals in 2020.

50% of traditional UK enterprises consider themselves ‘tech companies’ since pandemic

The pandemic years forced traditional industries to digitise their operations at speed, but three years on, non-tech enterprises across the UK – from sectors including finance, advertising, manufacturing, and more – are actively embracing the ‘tech mindset’ more than ever.

User experience in the Metaverse

The intriguing sphere of the Metaverse has captivated the minds of digital enthusiasts worldwide.

Distil.ai, the customer data platform that helps boost online sales, raises £1.1m

Distil.ai – a customer data platform that helps e-commerce businesses to understand customers’ behaviour and boost sales – has raised a further £1.1m in a funding round led by Mercia Ventures and supported by angel investors.

Kyero announces new Chief Executive Officer

Kyero, the UK-based international property portal, announces the appointment of Gemma Coles as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect.

Decarbonisation challenge offering $1M pilot prize for startups and SMEs

The Decarbonisation Technology Challenge is a global competition to find innovators that are reshaping the global energy landscape.

Revolutionising healthcare: the potential and challenges of AI!

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make strides in various industries, the potential for transforming healthcare seems more promising than ever.

Dutch startup, StellarUp, successfully closes €500k seed funding

StellarUp, a global HR SaaS solution that enables better knowledge sharing through structured and unstructured learning tools, has announced a seed funding of €500K.

uMed raises £9.8m to boost participation in clinical trials

uMed, the health and research technology company, has raised £9.8 million in its latest venture capital funding round.

Startups programme launches in the UK making real-time data easy

Confluent, the data streaming pioneer, has announced its Confluent for Startups programme. The programme offers a risk-free way for the UK’s rapidly growing startup community to deploy the power of Apache Kafka on Confluent Cloud, giving access to advanced real-time data streaming for up to a year, at no cost.

Danish Unicorn Pleo almost doubles revenue in 2022

Pleo has announced revenue and transaction volumes almost doubled in 2022, launching 10 new markets.

Fintech: how financial technology is benefitting businesses

Is your business operating as efficiently as it could be? For smaller businesses and startups, maximising efficiency can be the difference between surviving and thriving.

Greening the supply chain journey with technology

Sustainability has become a top priority for many consumers, and retailers are responding. Shopping centres, convenience stores, retailers, and supermarket chains are transitioning to greener and more sustainable operations.

First global Chat GPT-bot for European fintech industry

Infobip and digital insurance company LAQO by Croatia insurance became the first to adopt a GPT-enabled digital assistant for customer support in the European fintech industry.

AI to boost UK economy by £400bn, says Google report

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to boost Britain’s economy by £400 billion by the end of the decade, according to a report by Google.

Fintech startup ZIPZERO relocates to Aberdeen

UK fintech startup ZIPZERO has relocated its head offices from London to Aberdeen, Scotland, in a bid to accelerate its growth.  

Salford Business School pledges support to city’s entrepreneurs

University of Salford Business School is supporting some of the region’s rising entrepreneurs to further bolster their businesses through management training, amidst the current challenging climate for employers.

Fostering the revolution of AI hardware

The Hardware Pioneers Max expo is back, showcasing a lineup of talks on AI hardware, providing exclusive insights from top thought-leaders.

Plexal opens Cyber Runway applications for cyber startups and scaleups

The UK’s cyber accelerator, Cyber Runway, delivered by Plexal and funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in partnership with Deloitte and the Centre for Secure Information Technologies, is accepting applications for its Grow and Scale streams, with submissions open until 14th August.