The first time I laid eyes on artificial intelligence, it was like looking at a shiny new toy with a gazillion instructions. Mighty promising, but not so easy to master. Now, with chatbots being more than just a tech buzzword, we’ve got ChatGPT shaking things up in the digital bazaar. If you’re a CEO or a VP aiming to ride the digital wave, this is your surfboard.
Thunes, the global B2B payment infrastructure platform, has announced the addition of three prominent investors – Visa, EDBI, and Endeavor Catalyst – to its Series C funding round, supporting its mission to address the inefficiencies of moving money internationally and create a next-generation payment system that is secure, instant and transparent.
Wing Cloud, the company behind the open-source Wing Programming Language (Winglang), launched out of stealth with $20 million in seed funding led by Battery Ventures, Grove Ventures, and StageOne Ventures; with participation from Secret Chord Ventures, Cerca Partners, and Operator Partners. Angel investors include Amit Agarwal, President at Datadog; Armon Dadgar, Co-Founder and CTO of HashiCorp; Benny Schnaider, Co-Founder of Salto; Zack Kanter, Founder of Stedi; and other industry leaders.
Tomislav Lang is the Founder and CEO of Flyv (Flyvbird GmbH), a tech aviation startup that is focused on making sustainable air mobility easy and accessible for everyone.
Raising capital during an economic downturn can be a challenging endeavour, as the fear of dilution and the need for financial stability become paramount. Attempting to raise during a downturn presents various hurdles including longer timelines, risk-averse investors, and downward shifts in the company valuation.
Startups was lucky enough to interview Jay Dodds, co-founder of new dating app BONKERS about all things online dating, safety, and what the future holds. Bonkers is the first UK app to welcome people of all sexual orientations to search for both casual fun and long term dating whilst integrating personal safety technology into its user experience.
Hands In, the group payments solution provider, is excited to announce its strategic partnership with inai, the APAC regional payment specialist. This pioneering collaboration aims to spearhead transformative growth in the travel, leisure, and hospitality sector, offering innovative payment solutions to clients in Europe and expanding into the Asia-Pacific, Australian, and China (APAC) markets.
“We have shrunk their repair times from weeks to days, and even to just a few hours” is what Fitim Mehmeti Co-Founder & CSO of Timely, the Swiss-German based, pan-European inventory management startup said it saved HAUSER refrigeration technology in Austria in its first year. Now, having grown to over 300 clients across Europe serviced by a 30+ team, it is coming to the UK to help our businesses do the same.
UKG, a provider of HR, payroll, and workforce management solutions for all people, has completed the acquisition of Immedis, a global payroll provider with technology and services supporting more than 160 countries and 120 currencies.
Envy is a common emotion that can be triggered by a variety of factors, such as seeing someone else with something we want, feeling like we’re not good enough, or are not given the same opportunities for different reasons or being reminded of our own shortcomings. While envy can be a fleeting emotion, it can also become a more persistent problem that can negatively impact our self-esteem and well-being.
Since ChatGPT burst onto the scene late last year, AI has been dominating headlines around the world.
The B2B landscape is incredibly competitive. Add to this the fact that many B2B companies operate on a tight marketing budget, with little margin for error, and it quickly becomes clear how important an effective strategy is for creating awareness and generating qualified leads.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and InspiredMinds ™ flagship product World Summit AI (WSAI), one of the world’s leading AI events, are announcing a new partnership to co-locate CES Unveiled Amsterdam at global tech summit – World Summit AI this October.
Cloud communications and contact centre provider Ringover, has announced that it has been rated a High Performer in the G2 Grid Report for Contact Centre, Call Tracking, and VoIP Services for Spring 2023.
Santander is offering early-stage startups across the UK the opportunity to win up to £25,000 equity-free funding and business support through the Santander X UK Awards 2023.
I will not be the first to tell you how things are for startups. The rising interest and inflation rates and the turbulent geopolitical situation are pressing, and the business environment cannot help but feel it already.
Data-rich generative artificial intelligence (AI) will drive modern day business automation, says Lee Chin Jian, Vice President at DAI Magister.
Debt funding can be a crucial form of growth financing for start-ups and scale-ups, many founders do not consider it as an option when raising capital. Yet with the right product – and often when combined with equity investment – debt funding can help supercharge a promising company’s growth opportunities, taking them from startup to a market leader.
Public, a US-based multi-asset investing platform, has launched in the United Kingdom, entering its first market outside the United States. With the firm’s UK expansion, Public aims to be the preeminent place to invest in US-listed equities, offering over 5,000 stocks, deep data and insights, and a simple and transparent fee structure with zero commission trading and low FX fees.
BrainBox AI announced the close of its fundraising round at $30 million, furthering its mission of delivering scalable AI-driven solutions to decarbonise the built environment.
