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Skynopy, a French NewSpace startup providing ground station services for low Earth orbit satellites, has completed a record fundraising round less than 18 months after its creation.
An initiative designed to help propel growth for startups and protect their ideas has been launched by law firm Myers & Co and intellectual property specialist Pure Ideas.
Founded in 2013 by Jennifer Davidson from her bedroom and without external investment, the business was built on the belief and drive to build something different. Since then, Sleek has grown into a global force, delivering some of the biggest events and experiences in the world from their London headquarters.
DejaBlue, the French electrification startup building a platform to optimise flexible energy loads, including EV charging and on-site solar, announced an $8 million seed round led by redalpine, with the participation of Zeno Ventures and Bpifrance.
Zama, the open-source cryptography company building Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solutions for Blockchain, announced a $57 million Series B funding round co-led by two US-based investment firms Blockchange Ventures and Pantera Capital, bringing Zama’s total funding to over $150 million, and its valuation to north of a billion USD.
Antler Bio, an AgriTech company transforming dairy farming with gene expression technology, has announced a $4.3 million investment to scale its world-first EpiHerd system.
Talents.Kids has officially launched the first multi-agent AI platform built to discover and nurture children’s hidden talents – offering a breakthrough in how we understand and support child development.
As the UK searches for sustainable and inclusive paths to economic growth, one powerful answer lies in plain sight, small and mid-sized businesses. Often hailed as the backbone of the economy, small and mid-sized businesses are uniquely positioned to drive the economy. But only if we give them the support they need to shift into high gear.
The old saying ‘patience is a virtue’ seems almost laughable now as the world speeds up. In wellness, many turn to drugs to sharpen their thinking and injections to lose weight faster, overlooking the risks of addiction and even potential mental disorders.
There is just one week left for founders to submit their applications to be considered for Bits & Pretzels European Pitch Contest where they can put their business in the spotlight in front of 1,500 potential investors from across Europe at the annual Bits & Pretzels festival that takes place in Munich in September.
New research from Dropbox, in partnership with YouGov, reveals a surprising reality: UK office workers could be spending an estimated 11.3 billion hours a year on administrative tasks like emails and scheduling.
Ahead of the government’s small business review expected this summer, new research reveals that nearly three in five SMEs (58%) feel their concerns are overlooked by politicians, despite the recent manifesto pledge to support small business owners.
Alibaba.com announces the launch of CoCreate Pitch – a new competition for UK and European SMEs to realise their ambitious product dreams and compete for a prize pool worth nearly £750,000.
Gen Z may be the most digitally fluent and socially conscious generation to ever enter the workforce – but right now, many of them are quietly struggling. Beneath their adaptability and innovation lies a workforce increasingly burdened by burnout, anxiety, and uncertainty.
New data from Fiverr’s third annual UK Future Workforce Index reveals that over a third (35%) of UK businesses are saving over £40,000 per month by turning to freelancers – with the average monthly saving exceeding £33,000 – highlighting the hard value of workforce flexibility in today’s challenging economic climate.
The idea for Moth came from a simple yet radical idea: what if quantum computing could be placed directly in the hands of artists? For this London-based startup, co-founded by CEO Ferdi Tomassini, the answer was clear – bring the creative industries into the quantum era.
For over a century, electric motors have been designed in much the same way. Their efficiency has improved incrementally, but at their core, they remain a collection of individually optimised components, bolted together. But every dog has its day, as they say, and Monumo is challenging this approach by using deeptech AI to reimagine the motor systems as a whole. The result? Higher efficiency, lower costs, and a reduction in the use of rare earth materials – achievements that have not been possible before.
Inbolt announces its expansion into the US and Japan as it plans to replicate the successful footprint it has built in the European market, where it is powering computer vision-aided robots at major manufacturers including Stellantis, Renault, VW, Ford, and Beko.
Navigating the journey from concept to mass production can be overwhelming for startups, university spinouts, and technology investors. Anglia Unicorn steps in to make this path smoother and more achievable, providing support and resources to turn innovative ideas into market-ready products, all free of charge.
