Making stress work for you – a founder’s guide

Stress is the ultimate multiplier: it manifests in so many, often imperceptible ways. As human beings, we each have individual triggers and a whole swathe of vulnerabilities to it. Stress is hugely personal.

Former Royal Marine raises £1.6m seed for Loopin

Loopin has raised £1.6 million in seed funding from high-net worth individuals and angel investors.

Geo quarterly report: UK startups raise $2.4bn in Q1

Tracxn, a global SaaS-based market intelligence platform, has released its Geo Quarterly Report:  UK Tech – Q1 2023. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, provides insights into the UK Tech space.

Imagery training could give esport athletes a competitive edge

Esport athletes can use mental imaging techniques to enhance performance and achieve optimal mental and emotional states while competing.

Why cloud calling needs a touch of AI

According to Salesforce, simple tasks like data entry and paperwork once took up so many hours that sales teams only spent one third of their time actually making sales.

Startups need to offer benefits to win the war for young talent

Founders need to offer smart workplace benefits to win the talent war and attract Gen Z staff – the lifeblood of the start-up economy – new research has found. 

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This article is part 1 of 4 in the series Keeping it in the startup community

In the first of a four-part series, Startups Magazine has teamed up with Sam Perry, Founder of Ensemble, to look at how startups can leverage each other to survive the current challenges in the European startup funding arena. Hector Mason, General Partner at Episode 1, Co-Founder of Focal, Co-Host of Riding Unicorns and Jon Butterfield, Head of Platform at Speedinvest also comment.

Longevity Partners appoints Chrystèle Dumont former Microsoft C-Suite as COO

Longevity Partners, the global multidisciplinary responsible business and climate advisory firm, has appointed Chrystèle Dumont as its Chief Operating Officer – Europe. Chrystèle brings a unique experience to the company. As a 17-year Microsoft veteran where she held positions as Chief of Staff to the President of Western Europe and COO of Microsoft Emerging Markets, covering 60 markets across Africa, Levant and Pakistan.

Surge in AI interest amongst UK businesses as searches increase

Fiverr, the company that is revolutionising how the world works together, today released its 7th Business Trends Index, a collection of trending searches for services on Fiverr’s platform. Among the millions of searches on the marketplace, AI and Accounting and Finance services saw the largest increase in the UK over the last six months.

Reclaim the Future at TNW Conference 2023

The Next Web Conference, the leading international tech festival, announces ‘Reclaim the future’ as the theme for this year’s event in Amsterdam on June 15-16. The theme is a call to action for the industry to come together in Amsterdam to shake off the negative around tech and once more put it at the centre of a hopeful future.

University of Cambridge green startups leading the way

Over 750,000 startups were registered in the UK between March 2021 and March 2022. Although that’s a 7% drop from the previous year, it was the second-highest on record. In simple terms? More than one company was created per minute in the last two tax years.

Are you guilty of these 5 counterproductive B2B SEO tactics?

SEO techniques are as varied as they are numerous, but when you’re at the mercy of the search engines, what was once standard practice can quickly see you falling foul of the algorithm.

Can your tech weather the economic storm?

According to the British Chambers of Commerce, the UK economy is set for a long period of stagnation that will leave it smaller than before the COVID-19 crisis until the final quarter of 2024.

Laylo: from a chance text message to everywoman ‘brand of the future’

Laura Riches, Co-Founder of Laylo, remembers the first time she thought about boxed wine in a professional context.

UK economy loses 360,000 hours of productivity every month due to manual house buying processes

The majority of people buying a house in the last three years had to take time away from work to complete admin tasks related to the purchase manually and in person, such as validating their identification at the post office or signing contracts in front of a solicitor. 

Scan.com raises $12m Series A to increase access to imaging diagnostics

London and Atlanta-based diagnostic imaging platform Scan.com has raised a $12 million Series A round co-led by Aviva Ventures, YZR Capital, Oxford Capital, Triple Point Ventures and Simplyhealth Ventures, with participation from Forefront Venture Partners. The business will use the funding to scale their US operations and develop bespoke products for UK insurers, accelerating healthcare referral processes to deliver life-saving imaging access and quicker results for patients.

How startups and scaleups can leverage web data for success

Data is touted as the lifeblood of the digital world, the new oil, and the DNA of the Internet – all rightly so. Organisations are increasingly tapping into the vast realm of web data and leveraging the power of data analytics to propel groundbreaking innovations.

Five steps on managing stress as an entrepreneur

As an entrepreneur in this ever-evolving era, managing stress is essential in order to maintain a healthy and productive mindset.

CleverTap launches Scribe

CleverTap has announced the integration of OpenAI with the CleverTap platform and launched its AI-generated content creator Scribe.

How to overcome imposter syndrome and take a leap into a tech leadership role

It’s important to celebrate the amazing progress and achievements of women, but also draw our attention to the barriers facing women in both their personal and professional lives – such as imposter syndrome. However, it’s not just today that we acknowledge these struggles, and we must work every day to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for all women.