Startups

Vaonis: Where are they now?

Vaonis’s mission is to make the universe and astronomy accessible to everyone. The startup produces telescopes, or as the company likes to call them, “observation stations.”

Connecting the Space DOTS

The traditional method of testing materials for space applications is extremely expensive and time-consuming, often requiring several years and incurring expenses amounting to millions of pounds to bring those technologies to the market.

Top IoT startups at Hardware Pioneers Max 2024

Hardware Pioneers’ mission is to accelerate learning and facilitate business connections among the people who are building a smarter world.

EMSOL: on a mission to democratise pollution control

In a world where 80% of the population lives in cities by 2050, the quality of the air we breathe is more important than ever. Amidst the bustling energy and chaos of urban life, we all deserve to inhale clean, healthy air. Building a sustainable future means ensuring that the air in our cities is safe for everyone.

Dropalo revolutionises urban resilience with geospatial social messaging and smart infrastructure solutions

Dropalo UK, the geospatial social messaging and smart infrastructure platform, is proud to announce its ambitious vision to transform towns and cities across Europe into smart, resilient communities.

Jedsy unveils new drone for lab sample deliveries

Jedsy has announced the launch of its latest drone model, the Jedsy X, designed to revolutionise the delivery of laboratory samples. This innovative drone promises to transform urban and rural logistics and significantly improve operational efficiency under challenging conditions.

Tom Skinner Launches The Manifestation App with manifestation experts

Tom Skinner, entrepreneur and former contestant on The Apprentice, has joined forces with Robert Hisee, UK Unconscious Mind Therapist, and Ted Lawlor, manifestation expert known as ‘The Manifestation Guy’, to introduce The Manifestation App.

UK-based Werover digitises wind energy industry and transforms asset monitoring

Wind turbines are colossal structures equipped with blades that spin when the wind blows. This motion turns a generator inside the turbine, converting the kinetic energy of the wind into electrical energy. Each turbine is connected to a grid that distributes electricity to homes, businesses, and industries. Wind energy is a renewable resource, it’s clean and doesn’t produce greenhouse gas emissions, and it is environmentally friendly.

Pranjali Awasthi: From Coding at 7 to Founding Delv.AI at 16

Pranjali Awasthi is a remarkable young entrepreneur who founded Delv.AI, an AI startup, at the young age of 16.

Sersha’s Ruth Guest: A New Era in Social Media Safety for Pre-Teens and Families

Ruth Guest is the Founder and CEO of Sersha, a platform that is delivering simplified social media training for pre-teens and their families. Recently, Guest was crowned the winner of the Square Root Solutions and Factory44 Start-App Competition, which offered early-stage startups and entrepreneurs the chance to win a €20,000 prize package to bring creative apps or website concepts to fruition.

Hive Five: top startups to buzz about this World Bee Day
Hive Five: top startups to buzz about this World Bee Day

On World Bee Day, more attention is being drawn to the urgent need to protect these vital pollinators. Amid growing concerns over declining bee populations, a new wave of innovative startups is emerging, dedicated to supporting and revitalising bee health.

Dealing with stress as an entrepreneur part three

Over the last two articles we discussed how to identify the problems that cause stress and then how to measure their severity.

tiney raises £7.2m Series A to fix the childcare crisis

Tech-enabled childcare startup, tiney.co, set up by the founder of Teach First, has raised a £7.2m ($9m) Series A round led by Mustard Seed Partners and joined by PortfoLion, Sparkmind, and Rubio.

7 startups selected to reshape the Agri-food sector

ICONE, a project by GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation) promoting the competitiveness of Cambodian businesses, and Eatable Adventures, a Foodtech accelerator, collaborate to drive innovation in the agri-food sector in northwest Cambodia.

Lightstate reveals electrifying vision for EV charging

Lightstate, a rapidly expanding clean energy technology firm, has revealed an ambitious new strategy for EV charging infrastructure in the UK.

Top pitching startups of SIM: day two

The second day of pitching battles at the Startups & Investment Matching (SIM) conference was as fierce as the first! Once again separated by sector, day two saw healthtech and wellbeing, security and prevention, and agritech and & foodtech startups take to the stage to present their innovations.

The digital nametags we’ve always needed

Boomerang, a UK based startup focused on sustainable solutions, has launched an innovative new product, the BoomerangTag – a physical label with a QR code on it.

Plotline raises $2.6m as it harnesses AI to boost adoption

Plotline, a startup enabling consumer app companies to rapidly and effortlessly customise their apps, has raised $2.6 million from Elevation Capital to improve user adoption and loyalty in the super app era.

Top pitching startups of SIM: Day One

At the Startups & Investment Matchmaking (SIM) conference in Porto, the pitch battles have been intense. Separating startups by sector, three lucky startups per industry got the chance to pitch before an audience of investor jurors, hoping to secure funding for their innovations.

SHEIN ranked most successful startup of the decade

SHEIN is the most successful startup of the decade, ranking in the top three for valuation, public perception, growth, and number of employees.