Where I’m investing my money this summer: deVere CEO

Savvy investors around the world are using the ‘summer markets’ period to consider rebalancing their portfolios and, speaking in a recent social media post, the CEO and Founder of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations said this summer he’s investing in three key areas.

Microsoft is helping startups to build, grow, and scale

Microsoft UK supports startup scaleups, software companies, digital native businesses – you name it! – across each stage of their life cycle and makes sure that startups, in particular, have the right pathways to learn and leverage the best that the company has to offer.

Béa Fertility raises £2.5m to roll out at-home fertility treatment

Béa Fertility, the pioneering fertility tech startup making clinical-grade fertility care available at home, has raised £2.5million to release its first at-home fertility treatment to early adopters in the UK.

Funding female founders is so much more than ticking a checkbox

Regina Lau, Chief Financial Officer at Weavr.io, a plug-and-play finance solutions enabling businesses to integrate any financial service anywhere their customers need it.

Startups and scaleups urged to apply for Super Connect for Good competition

Startups and scaleups from across the UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia New Zealand, and Asia, are being urged to apply for the annual Super Connect for Good Competition. The competition encourages entries from companies that are bringing about positive social change and impacting people’s lives through technology.

Why is Europe struggling to support its entrepreneurs?

Europe needs to lead not just on purpose but both in tech and capital if we want to seize the opportunity of the next decade to bring a huge positive social and economic impact to the continent.

Break universities’ monopolies on academics’ ideas to turbocharge UK spinout success

An innovation-focused think tank, The Entrepreneurs Network, has published a new report calling for a radical rethink of how academic research is commercialised in the UK. With explicit reference to the Prime Minister’s aim of making the UK a science and technology superpower, it urges the Government to explore the idea of Professor’s Privilege to boost spinout creation and growth.

The world’s first conversational AI insurance assistant

Infused with the power of Natural Language Understanding (NLU) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), Nigel Lombard, CEO and Founder of Peppercorn – the world’s first conversational AI insurance assistant – is shaking up the future of motor insurance in a way that is benefitting everyone.

A room with a HomeView

Olly McGinn, Co-founder of HomeViews, an independent platform showcasing London’s best residential developments, allowing prospective buyers and tenants to read, and users to post, verified reviews, to ensure trust and transparency.

Embracing adversity: the journey of a fintech founder and podcaster

Meet Sarah Malter, the entrepreneur behind Kapitalise and Creative Adversity. Hailing from New York, Sarah’s upbringing around technology and her passion for performance paved the way for her diverse educational journey, which led her to the world of fintech, female founders, and entrepreneurship.

Los Angeles: making a name for yourself in this sun-soaked city

Since the days of silent movies, Los Angeles has been synonymous with Hollywood and creating great cinema. But red carpets and dazzling spotlights are no longer the only art form claiming authority over Tinseltown. Since the name Silicon Valley was penned in the 1970s, the tech world has also been making a name for itself in this sun-soaked city.

Cyber security: prevention is better than cure

A Gov UK survey, published in April 2023, revealed that 32% of businesses have suffered a security breach or cyber attack in the last twelve months.

A cashflow focus: a brave new approach for building a  sustainable business

Isn’t it funny how two opposing things can be true at the same time … ?

So, when it’s said ‘there’s never been a better time’ to start a business as a woman, that’s absolutely true, and the stats show us that more women than ever are taking that bold leap into entrepreneurship to start something of their very own …

Working abroad is more than sun, sea and sand

From Airbnb to Zopa, more and more businesses are leading the way in allowing employees to work from abroad throughout the year. This is a positive step forward for a more inclusive, borderless approach to work. However, many of the conversations around these benefits focus on swapping your home office for the beach.

Blueshift Memory: accelerating memory access

Blueshift Memory is a proprietary new architecture design enabling up to 1,000 times faster memory access.

Entia raises $16m for cancer therapy monitoring solution

Healthtech company Entia has closed a successful £16m Series A financing round. The round was led by BGF and Parkwalk plus other existing investors, with the capital earmarked for the UK commercial rollout and US regulatory approval of the company’s flagship innovation, Liberty – the most comprehensive remote patient monitoring solution for people undergoing cancer treatment.

Startups rely on AI and sustainability for new partnerships

Following a marathon of pitches, 41 startups from 13 countries, including Germany, Austria, Singapore, USA, UK, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Israel, Spain, and Estonia were selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation programme.

How digital manufacturing supported an award-winning wheelchair

The next-gen modular wheelchair by German startup PARAFREE has won the esteemed iF Design Award 2023 in the healthcare category. The wheelchair, intended for both athletic and everyday use, stood out as one of the most exceptional products, among approximately 11,000 submissions from 56 nations. It represents the efforts of a team that dedicated over 5000 hours to its creation.

Wavemaker UK and DBT help British SMEs make it ‘Big in America’

Wavemaker UK has collaborated with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), responsible for promoting UK trade across the world, on a five-part documentary series to be premiered and hosted on LinkedIn’s ‘Live Events’ platform.

Bringing the Silicon Valley mindset to London’s biggest stage

As the University of Southampton’s on-campus start-up accelerator, our goal at Future Worlds is to help researchers and students transform their ideas into globally scalable and impactful tech startups providing them with the tools, skills, and enabling environment they need to become successful founders.