Anthropic has completed a Series F funding round totalling $13 billion. This investment reflects Anthropic’s continued momentum and reinforces its position as one of the leading intelligence platforms for enterprises, developers, and power users.
Technology Secretary Peter Kyle is set to announce a £2.7 million government fund to support UK regulators in piloting AI systems to keep Britain at pace in the global race for tech leadership.
Kerbo Charge has acquired one of its competitors in the EV charging space, Charge Gully.
Demand is growing for the ability to collect and analyse the outputs of Generative AI (GenAI) tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity. These tools, which use Large Language Models (LLMs), are increasingly being used as alternatives to traditional internet search engines. For this reason, professionals working with search engine optimisation (SEO) and its new incarnation, generative engine optimisation (GEO), are keen to understand what sources LLMs draw from and how they present topics relevant to particular brands and industries.
CARE Dialogues, part of Trescon’s global climate action, renewable energy & sustainability event series, CARE, united top sustainability leaders, policymakers, and innovators from across the UAE to discuss ESG priorities, challenges, opportunities, and solutions to be covered during CARE MENA, taking place on November 26-27 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.
Egypt is accelerating its leadership in artificial intelligence across the African continent and beyond, backed by a national roadmap for AI-driven transformation. Ranked among the top 10 countries globally in AI and Machine Learning – and the only African nation in that tier, according to the 2024 GBS World Competitiveness Index – Egypt is embedding AI across vital sectors under its National Artificial Intelligence Strategy (2025–2030).
WheelsOn, the UAE’s mobile-first car rental platform, has closed a $12.5 million funding round, including $2.2 million in equity from a group of MENA-focused private investors, including partners of Xploration Capital, $6.5 million for a fleet expansion round, and $4 million financing from local banks. This latest round brings WheelsOn’s total funding to $12.5 million, pushing its valuation to $30 million.
Farmers and growers across the UK are set to benefit from £12.6 million in new funding, with two fresh competitions backing research and development of innovative agritech solutions that best cut costs, reduce seasonal labour, improve animal health, and tackle wider industry challenges.
Camera Intelligence, the startup building an AI-powered camera system for content creators and businesses, has closed its $2 million Seed funding round, which will accelerate the development of its integrated AI-native camera and content editing solutions.
Erik Rask is the Founder and CEO of MedBeat, but before founding the startup, he was a medical doctor at the Children’s Heart Centre in Lund, Sweden.
In the May/June 2025 issue of Startups Magazine, we introduced four startups that we believe are the ones to watch in the medtech space.
Phasecraft has announced it has raised a $34 million Series B funding round to accelerate its breakthrough work to transform quantum computing’s theoretical promise into practical applications.
ZERO, the B Corp Certified sustainable money app, has launched its second crowdfunding campaign via the Crowdcube platform following a landmark first six months of operations.
Disposable tech is out. Bang & Olufsen and BREATHE Battery Technologies are leading the shift towards lasting intelligent design. Together, they are reimagining timeless technology – where performance meets beauty, and longevity and circularity are engineered from the outset.
One year on from going live, the EU AI Act has moved from concept to reality, forcing businesses, regulators, and innovators alike to confront turning responsible AI into practice. The legislation has set a global benchmark, and its ripple effects are impacting industries, sparking both compliance challenges and new opportunities for competitive advantage.
In the startup world, the dream is often framed as a clean, glossy finish: the exit. The big sale. The headline moment.
AI has plunged us into the “post-click” era. Almost overnight SEO feels outdated, and people are flocking to Large Language Models (LLMs) for answers they once would have used a search engine to find. Who stands to benefit? PR.
Here’s the thing: voice-enabled building is different from attaching a mic to your app. It’s a stack, a series of product choices, and a series of legal requirements that feel inconsequential in a prototype and acutely real the moment you receive your first inbound call. When done right, voice accelerates time-to-value for users, opens up accessibility, and expands your funnel. If you hurry, you send lag, mishear, and trust issues that are difficult to overcome.
New research from HiBob, the company behind Bob, the HR platform transforming how organisations operate in the modern world of work, reveals how one resignation at a small or medium sized business (SMB) can destabilise an entire company.
Innovation has never been more essential, or more misunderstood. As UK businesses race to stay ahead in a dynamic global economy, they’re under mounting pressure to innovate while justifying every pound spent. In these circumstances, redefining what constitutes research and development (R&D) has become a necessity.
