Niyo Bootcamps to host Talent Expo to boost number of black women in tech

Niyo Bootcamps is to run its inaugural DistruptHER Talent Expo on 31 March 2023 to help improve the number of black women working in tech.

Women’s tech careers suffered due to cost-of-living crisis and COVID

Despite efforts of businesses to improve gender equality in the workplace, women are still unequally impacted by COVID and the cost-of-living crisis. The pandemic and current economic conditions have acted as major barriers towards women succeeding in technology related careers, new research suggests.

A new way to explore cities and build communities

In a city like London, local knowledge is everything.

Record 45% of funding raises led by women at SETsquared Bristol

A record 45% of total funds raised by companies at tech incubator SETsquared Bristol were led by women, according to their 2022 impact results.

Glovo launches Impact Fund, a first-of-its-kind initiative to address socio-environmental challenges

Glovo, one of the world’s leading multi-category apps, has today announced the launch of Impact Fund, a first-of-its-kind in the rapidly growing delivery industry where a small amount of Glovo’s earnings from every order will be dedicated to boosting Impact & Sustainability projects.

AI can speak human, but can humans speak AI?

It feels like artificial intelligence has developed more in the past week than it has in the last 10 years.

StudentFinance secures €39m to democratise upskilling and launch in the UK

StudentFinance, a career mobility platform that helps people upskill for new career opportunities in the most in-demand market sectors, such as data, technology, engineering, artificial intelligence and climate/green economy; has raised €39m in Series A funding to provide access to skills-based training in Europe.

25 Women Shaping The Future Of Sustainability Unveiled

ChangeNOW, the largest event of solutions for the planet, today revealed the 25 nominees for its Women Shaping Our Future programme, which aims to shine a spotlight on women set to have a significant positive impact on the world over the next 10 years.

Cyber leaders to debate rasomware threat in Parliament

Key figures from the cyber security industry will gather to address parliament this month to discuss the UK’s readiness to defend itself against the growing threat posed by ransomware.

NatWest and Meta to support female entrepreneurs

NatWest and Meta have launched a partnership to offer financial readiness training and other support to female business owners.

From crumbs of an idea to a tasty business Biscuit

My background is in R&D, marketing, and business strategy, so lends itself well to where I find myself today.

Femtech funding – why confidence is key 

We’ve got a femtech problem.

FIVE LESSONS FROM A FEMALE FOUNDER

Before I was a banker, I was a founder. 

See you at the Startup Growth at The Cloud Expo on March 9th!

Just one week to go until startups magazine exhibits at the 2023 Cloud Expo at the Excel Centre in London on March 9th, at 11:15am, get your tickets here!

Robots aren’t stealing mid-level jobs, they’re saving them

Following reports that white collar workers are allegedly now under threat by AI, specialist recruitment firm, Robert Half, has argued that the right implementation of this tech will in fact help both save and create new, higher skilled jobs, rather than replace people altogether. 

Startup taking shipping industry paperless sails to six-figure Pre-seed round

eTEU, a SaaS platform that removes the need for physical shipping paperwork, has secured a new round of funding from early-stage focused venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners alongside Larix Equity, Pinto Ventures, and a number of angel investors including Nils Wemhoener, former Head of Logistics for Amazon Europe, Joao Monteiro, former VP of New Business at Kuehne + Nagel and Sandi Fatić, Co-founder of Calimero and first infrastructure engineer at NEAR Protocol.

Hustle awards 2023: Meet the judges

The Hustle Awards 2023 are upon us, taking place on July 20th, 2023 at The Steel Yard in London. Enter the awards HERE.

Robin AI raises $10.5m led by Plural to scale its unique ‘lawyer-in-the-loop’ AI model

Robin AI, the generative AI startup, has raised $10.5m led by Plural, with participation from Episode 1.

How your business can benefit from an online marketplace partner

The phenomenal rise of online marketplaces in the last several years has seen eCommerce become a key strategic consideration for practically every retail business. Those wishing to launch, grow and reach new audiences need look no further than huge online marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay and many more.

The major international players in AI gather in Montréal

Now in its fifth year, World Summit AI Americas will return to Montréal on 19th and 20th April 2023 and once again bring together global AI leaders from enterprise, big tech, startups, academia, law, government and investment to tackle the most burning AI issues and set the global AI agenda.