New Venture Builder set to invest €1.5M equity-free to address funding shortages and growth difficulties among deeptech startups in CEE

Today at the European Innovation Council Summit, Wolves Summit, Acceler8 and Anthology Ventures announce the launch of Ventures Thrive – a new pan-European venture building studio to accelerate deeptech startups with equity-free funding and a curated growth programme. The initiative is funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and is set to address funding shortages and growth difficulties among deeptech startups in CEE.

First-time exhibitors flock to ISE 2023

In a sign of the ever-growing and widening appeal of ISE, the 2023 show is set to welcome more than 900 exhibitors, including around 120 first-time exhibitors who will take up 3,630sqm of floorspace at the Fira.

The 7th Edition Connected Banking Summit – East Africa will be held on 7th of March in Nairobi, Kenya

Global Executives, experts and leaders will take stage, as we return with the 7th Edition Connected Banking Summit in Nairobi, Kenya on March 7, 2023. The Connected Banking Summit Series focuses on building future-oriented banking models by accelerating the pace of digital transformation and delivering a delightful customer experience in line with policy and regulations while ensuring the highest standards of privacy and security.

Stage2 to offer 10 new places in its acceleration program aimed at industrial tech start-ups

Stage2, the first Spanish accelerator for start-ups in the industrial space, launches today a new call for applications to its industrial-tech acceleration program, which is based in Barcelona.

A third of employers do not record the impact that sickness absence has on their business

Research1 from GRiD, the industry body for the group risk sector, shows that although 85% of employers record the sickness absence of their staff, only 63% measure the impact that employees’ sick leave has on their business.

2022 marks a pivotal year of growth for MANGOPAY

MANGOPAY, the platform-specific payment infrastructure provider, today announces figures showing another strong year with more than 35% of growth.

Nine out of 10 fintechs will hire more fraud experts in 2023

World-leading digital ID verification company OCR Labs Global has today revealed the results of a new research survey, ‘Fighting Identity Fraud in an Economic Downturn’.

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Not8 raises €100k to help IT companies save time on product review

The term PLG (product-led growth) has been gradually gaining popularity over the past few years, to a large extent thanks to the success of companies such as Slack, Dropbox, Calendly, Miro and ClickUp.

Not8 raises €100k to help IT companies save time on product review

The term PLG (product-led growth) has been gradually gaining popularity over the past few years, to a large extent thanks to the success of companies such as Slack, Dropbox, Calendly, Miro and ClickUp.

Q&A with Sam Martin-Ross, MD of Digital Uncut

Sam Martin-Ross is Managing Director of Digital Uncut, a digital marketing agency that delivers data-driven campaigns for scale-up businesses. We sat down with Sam to discuss the different components of SEO, and how B2B firms can develop an effective SEO strategy to generate leads.

EVENING STANDARD SME XPO; CELEBRATING AND SUPPORTING THE SCALEUP COMMUNITY WITH INSIGHTS FROM ENTREPRENEURS, LEADING CEOS & INDUSTRY EXPERTS

Building on the success of its launch event, the Evening Standard’s SME XPO 25-26 April 2023 at ExCeL London, once again invites founders, entrepreneurs and business leaders to attend an action-filled two-day programme and exhibition connecting the scaleup community, a vital part of the UK economy.

PropTech1 Ventures completes first closing of its second fund for startup investments in transformative real estate technologies at €44 million

The independent venture capital platform for transformative real estate technologies PT1 – PropTech1 Ventures has completed the first closing of its Fund II, with a target size of €100 million. €44 million has already been raised in the first closing, which is more than three times the volume of the first closing of the first fund.

Live demonstrations to bring new Content Production Technology Zone to life at ISE 2023

This year, ISE 2023 sees a dedicated shift to embrace content production and distribution as part of the globally important proAV and systems integration exhibition.

National Strategy for drones presented to the UK Government in landmark White Paper

The UK Government has today been presented with a landmark national strategy for drone technology across land, sea and air to rapidly, safely and efficiently accelerate growth by capitalising on an industry estimated to be worth over £45 billion to the UK alone by 2030

Signed, sealed, not delivered: 73% of customers lose faith as cost-of-living crisis sees porch poacher problem

The survey, consisting of 1,000 UK consumers, found that 63% have experienced a delayed order in the past six months, while over two fifths experienced a delay of more than two weeks.

Kuai Commerce Raises $2.4m for its Social Commerce Solution for Brands Entering China’s $1.7tn Ecommerce Market

Kuai Commerce is delighted to announce the closing of its oversubscribed Pre-Seed Round, raising $2.4m to build its social commerce solution for D2C brands looking to sell in the world’s largest ecommerce market, China.

London retains crown as Europe’s leading hub for tech investment

Global tech investors continue to put their faith in London, with latest end of year VC investment figures from Dealroom and London & Partners showing that the UK capital’s tech firms raised an impressive $19.8bn last year.

AI platforms are vital in stopping SMEs from lagging behind

AI platforms are vital in stopping SMEs from lagging behind in terms of technological advancements and are vital to ensuring the future of many of these companies, according to new research from emlyon business school.

Ringover launches Cadence to transform multi-channel prospecting for SMEs

VoIP provider Ringover has announced the launch of Cadence, its new multi-channel sales prospecting product designed to meet the requirements of SMEs.