Startups

Retail investing startup Midas raises $45 million

Midas, the fintech startup that brought retail investing to millions of people in Turkey, announced that it has raised $45 million in equity funding.

The Estonian data protection startup utilising AI to comply with GDPR requirements

An Estonian startup operating in the data protection field, GDPR Register, is developing an AI-based solution that helps companies escape the time-consuming routine obligations arising from the General Data Protection Regulation.

Story Locker moves memoirs into the digital age with personal podcasts

From This is Your Life to Who Do You Think You Are? Brits have long been fascinated by the life stories and family history of others.

The best startup dating apps in the UK

Dating apps in the UK have become the norm. It is no longer ‘weird’ to have met your partner on Tinder, Hinge, or any of the other dating apps that are out there.

Orbital Composites: redefining the boundaries of manufacturing

Orbital Composites stands at the forefront of technological innovation in the realm of additive manufacturing, a field that’s rapidly transforming the landscape of industrial production. Specialising in 3D printing technologies, this startup is pioneering the development of composite materials for space and aerospace applications.

How a self-taught engineer built his son a prosthetic arm

I first met Ben Ryan, Founder of Ambionics, at an engineering exhibition back in October 2023. It was there that I learnt about his mission to build his son a better prosthetic arm – using YouTube, a 3D printer, and off-the-shelf components.

Hailo closes new $120 million funding round

Hailo, the chipmaker of Edge AI processors, announced it has extended its series C fundraising round with an additional investment of $120 million.

SydeLabs traps rogue AI as it raises $2.5m funding round

SydeLabs, a security and risk management startup, announced that it had secured seed funding of $2.5m to develop solutions designed to protect GenAI systems within enterprises.

Smart wearable device combats hair loss

niostem, a German healthtech startup, is ready to shake-up a rather static industry that has not seen any major innovation for the past 30 years.

Europe’s most promising cybersecurity startup

ONEKEY is Europe’s most promising startup in the field of cybersecurity: the jury of the ECSO Startup Award has chosen the Düsseldorf-based company as the winner of the ECSO Award.

Stayf raises $700K to prevent employees from burnout

Stayf is dedicated to enabling organisations to focus on the wellbeing of their employees, aiming to create a productive and positive workplace culture.

Dragons’ Den’s EV charging startup begins trials in Scotland

Kerbo Charge unveiled the installation of under-pavement charging channels in Stirling, marking the first such deployment in Scotland.

ABB Robotics and tech startup deliver affordable housing

ABB Robotics has announced a partnership with the UK-based tech startup AUAR to push forward the development of robotic micro-factories dedicated to the construction of affordable, sustainable, and energy-efficient timber homes.

AI meets US healthcare fax machines as Tennr lands $18m from a16z

Fax machines are older than telephones and the Internet. Despite being a legacy technology, the healthcare industry still sends nine billion faxes a year because they are more reliable than telephone calls and emails.

Health tech Tonic App raises €10.85M to enter the UK and Germany

Tonic App, the digital health startup that makes the day-to-day of physicians simpler by aggregating all the resources they need in a single platform, has just closed a Series A investment round of €10.85 million.

QPT’s Crowdcube funding round passes £1M milestone

QPT, a specialist in developing highly efficient GaN-based electric motor controls, has announced that its Crowdcube funding round has just passed the one-million-pound milestone.

Stix Mindfulness: the journey for mental wellbeing

In today’s world, where mental health and wellbeing are vital to ensuring long term happiness and better career outcomes, learning to identify and deal with key stressors is an essential tool to have in any person’s toolbelt. But, what about the mental wellbeing of children?

Hoopsy: bringing health and sustainability together

Startups are a unique breed, where passion, innovation, and the daily grind intersect. One such startup that embodies this spirit is Hoopsy, a company on a mission to change home-based testing kits by eliminating single-use plastics

Bioniq: making multivitamins for the individual

“ I was born in a family where you either become a professional athlete, or you become a poet or a writer.” Co-founder and CEO of Bioniq Vadim Fedotov tells Startups Magazine. Although sports and writing don’t really seem to relate, to reach excellence in either requires a certain quality. Fedotov chose to become an athlete, but following a career cut short by injury, he turned that pursuit for quality to his next passion: health. First focusing on his own, then on health as a whole, this saw Fedotov found a startup offering ‘the world’s most personalised supplements.”

BackHug: giving consumers control to treat their back pain
BackHug: giving consumers control to treat their back pain

If you’ve ever had backpain, you know its no fun. Social occasions, exercise, work, the shadow of back pain hangs over all of them. But not only is the fear of a flare-up real, but should one occur, then the costs, both physical and material, can be devastating. In the UK, reports highlight how lower back pain costs the country’s National Health Service nearly £5 billion annually from GP appointments alone.