PropTech startup Bright Spaces launched its first subsidiary abroad, in the UK. The startup, which creates advanced, end-to-end digital leasing platforms for commercial and residential real estate, already has two clients from the UK.
Arbor Steel has raised £200,000 in a pre-seed funding round to bring its digital identity citadel to customers. Developed following a £100,000 InnovateUK Grant, the platform provides a secure and efficient way to share personal data and interact with services whilst maintaining control.
Starting a business is an exciting time. You’re full of enthusiasm and excitement at all the possibilities. It’s fair to say you have big plans for your business – you wouldn’t be here if you didn’t.
A group of Teens, passionate about Martial Arts, want to go for an adventure. One evening, they explore some Karate classes in their local neighborhoods. But as they walk from one training centre to the other, they’re scared. Because they feel, they don’t have ‘flexible bones’ for a 180° stance. They won’t join these classes even though they’re very much interested in Martial Arts.
Health issues specific to women, including menstruation, menopause and pregnancy have long been treated as taboo topics resulting in them being overlooked and under-researched.
Starting a business isn’t an easy task. In fact, developing your idea and encouraging growth can be a journey filled with adversity.
Vaayu, the climate tech start-up that helps retailers reduce their carbon footprint in real-time, has closed an $11.5 million seed funding round led by Atomico, with follow on from CapitalT and participation from Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s firm Seven Seven Six, along with a select group of angel investors including Cristina Stenbeck, Chairperson of the Zalando Supervisory Board and non-Executive Director of Spotify and Bryant Chou, co-founder and CTO of Webflow.
Increasingly, the logistics industry is a technological one. The fortunes of the online retail sector is particularly interwoven with the growth of logistics – with both enjoying substantial growth during the pandemic.
Focus MRS, a mixed-reality virtual learning platform, has secured a £150,000 seed investment from Jenson Funding Partners, the startup investment firm.
SEON, a London-based Anglo-Hungarian startup that powers online fraud prevention raised $94m in Series B funding. Led by Silicon Valley-based IVP, the round also includes existing investors Creandum and PortfoLion, as well as, angel investors including founders and senior executives from the very best product-led tech companies: Aiven, Coinbase, DataDog, DoorDash, Figma, G2, GitHub, Public, Slack, Supercell, UiPath, Veriff, and Wise.
End-to-end payment ecosystem provider, Monneo, has simplified the process of making and receiving online cryptocurrency payments. Thanks to its recently launched service, Monneo is enabling online merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments natively through their websites.
GP Bullhound acted as exclusive financial advisor to Sellics Marketplace Analytics (Sellics) on its acquisition by Ascential (Ascential), the specialist information, analytics and e-commerce optimisation company.
Tramshed Tech’s award winning Startup Academy supported by Google for Startups runs three times a year – the next kick-starting 5th May 2022 with registration closing 25th April.
Data from Barclaycard Payments, which processes £1 in every £3 spent on credit and debit cards in the UK, shows that many online businesses are still not fully compliant with the new Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulation – which became mandatory for all transactions a month ago – and have lost out on £130m worth of sales as a result.
Hypervine, the cleantech construction startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology to provide end-to-end site data for construction and mining firms, boosting efficiencies whilst enabling massive reductions in carbon emissions, has won a six year Framework with Morrison Construction and Scottish Water.
Technology has enabled and connected people during a rough time these past two years. In fact, whilst often it does get a bad reputation, technology was for many a saviour. We are now fortunate to be in times where we can meet up in person, and this means events too.
IoT Insider, a sister publication sprung from the flagship, Electronic Specifier, is the perfect read for technological visionaries.
Businesses need to stay ahead of the game. Whether you market yourself as practical or technologically complex, it is vital that you keep up to data with the latest tech to further your sales.
How do you make sure your team is being productive while working from home? The move to remote working has left many businesses asking themselves this exact question.
These days, entrepreneurs and business owners are actively dealing with a dynamic economy and this presents a unique problem for them. It means that they need to look for ways to raise enough capital for financing their business startup. But raising capital is not so easy and you have to be well aware of what you are stepping into before you start seeing any results.
