Funding for Middle East’s largest AI digital health platform

Altibbi, the Middle East’s largest AI-based digital health platform, announces a $44m, Series B fund raise; the largest single financing round for a regional Digital Health company.

Doctify raises growth round to accelerate ambition to help 100 million patients

Doctify launches global benchmarking tool to rank doctors and hospitals across borders after strong engagement through COVID

AQRU announces partnership with Maple Finance

AQRU, an incubator specialising in decentralised finance has announced its partnership with Maple Finance, an institutional lending platform in the decentralised finance sector, to offer AQRU customers access to enhanced yields in decentralised finance. 

How to help employees stretch their salaries

The number of people finding it hard to keep up with bills and credit commitments has doubled since the start of the pandemic, leaving many with an unsustainable burden of debt.

Making the most of customer feedback

Successful companies are built on happy customers. A satisfied customer not only provides the best marketing opportunity for your company, but your biggest informants can also guide you on ways to improve and evolve.

Sustainable future for automotive industry

At a time when the climate emergency continues to be a focus for many, the second annual Dealer Tech university competition by Keyloop provided hope for the automotive industry.

Flux opens up its offers platform to the majority of cardholders in the UK

Flux – the UK’s leading digital receipts and offers platform – announces a partnership with Fidel API that will facilitate access to its retailer offers and receive real-time cashback for all UK customers using payment cards connected to the UK’s largest card networks.

Connecting female entrepreneurs with resources, funding and coaching

Vista has announced a partnership with IFundWomen (IFW), a funding marketplace for women-owned businesses.

The growing threat of cyber warfare: a guide to protecting your business

Worried about cyber warfare? You’re not alone. With the threat of imminent attack from overseas malware and state-sponsored hacks increasing, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is calling for UK businesses of all sizes to “strengthen their cyber resilience” in response to the ongoing situation in Ukraine. But what does cyber resilience mean, and what actionable steps can businesses take to bolster their defences?

Solving Europe’s labour shortage

HeyJobs has raised $47m in Series B financing led by Digital+ and FMZ ventures, with participation from existing investors Notion Capital, Heartcore Capital and Creathor Ventures.

5 ways to improve your workplace culture

A healthy workplace culture is an important part of any successful business. A positive workplace culture not only improves teamwork and raises morale, but it also helps everyone to be more productive and efficient. 

The threat to the successful return to the office for workers

Research shows a lack of planning and investment in hybrid working is threatening to derail a widespread successful return to the office.

Transferable skills to look out for whilst recruiting

When you’re recruiting, it’s likely many candidates won’t fit the bill on paper, but they might be a great candidate for the job, showcasing a range of transferable skills that suit what you are looking for.

Geovation named as a finalist in the Go:Tech Awards.22

Geovation, Ordnance Survey’s (OS) geospatial innovation hub, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Incubator or Accelerator Programme Award category at the Go:Tech Awards.22.

How to Successfully Manage a warehouse
This article is part 2 of 10 in the series Shipment and logistics for startups

Warehousing is an essential activity that promotes the orderly storage and distribution of finished products inside factories or even in places intended for this purpose and is crucial in the supply chain process. Successfully managing them is vital if you want your business to thrive.

Music tech and XR company Volta closes initial funding round

Volta, the novel music tech and XR (extended reality) company, has closed its initial round of funding, bringing in support from major players in the music and tech industries. 

Consumers less concerned about their data privacy than 10 years ago

Latest industry research reveals age as a key factor behind consumers’ attitudes to data sharing, as well as the rise of the consumer capitalist mindset

Future Planet Capital launches €20m Blue Ocean mandate

Future Planet Capital, the international venture capital and impact investor, is pleased to announce the close of a new €20m Blue Ocean mandate aimed at tackling key issues affecting the world’s oceans.

Payhawk becomes first ever Bulgarian unicorn after raising $100m

The fintech will use the funds to further grow its product team, double down on its efforts to build best-in-class enterprise features, and expand the sales and marketing team for new market penetration in 2022

Business school teams up with entrepreneurs to boost Europe’s development of scaleups

IESE, a business school for executive education has launched the School of Founders (SoF) to foster the development of founders and their teams at fast-growing small and mid-sized companies.