Startups

QVentures Invests in Presentient Technologies

Venture Capital firm, QVentures, announces their latest pre-seed fund investment into Presentient Technologies, a software platform developing innovative tools for companies running clinical trials.

Why Do Startups Fail and How Can You Avoid These Mistakes?

Startups are a profitable business in the United Kingdom, raising £15.6 billion last year.

Web 3.0 company brandXchange acquires content agency to fastrack its global wellness ecosystem

brandXchange, a web 3.0 consultancy today announced that it has acquired specialised health, fitness and leisure agency aim Content Marketing and Public Relations (aim).

Record 45% of funding raises led by women at SETsquared Bristol

A record 45% of total funds raised by companies at tech incubator SETsquared Bristol were led by women, according to their 2022 impact results.

Glovo launches Impact Fund, a first-of-its-kind initiative to address socio-environmental challenges

Glovo, one of the world’s leading multi-category apps, has today announced the launch of Impact Fund, a first-of-its-kind in the rapidly growing delivery industry where a small amount of Glovo’s earnings from every order will be dedicated to boosting Impact & Sustainability projects.

Global Event Site Uses 3D Digital Mapping Technology For the World’s Most Iconic Venues

OnePlan, the world’s leading live event site and venue planning platform, today announced it has raised $6M in a new strategic investment led by Elysian Park Ventures and Verance Capital.

A new way to explore cities and build communities

In a city like London, local knowledge is everything.

StudentFinance secures €39m to democratise upskilling and launch in the UK

StudentFinance, a career mobility platform that helps people upskill for new career opportunities in the most in-demand market sectors, such as data, technology, engineering, artificial intelligence and climate/green economy; has raised €39m in Series A funding to provide access to skills-based training in Europe.

See you at the Startup Growth at The Cloud Expo on March 9th!

Just one week to go until startups magazine exhibits at the 2023 Cloud Expo at the Excel Centre in London on March 9th, at 11:15am, get your tickets here!

Startup taking shipping industry paperless sails to six-figure Pre-seed round

eTEU, a SaaS platform that removes the need for physical shipping paperwork, has secured a new round of funding from early-stage focused venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners alongside Larix Equity, Pinto Ventures, and a number of angel investors including Nils Wemhoener, former Head of Logistics for Amazon Europe, Joao Monteiro, former VP of New Business at Kuehne + Nagel and Sandi Fatić, Co-founder of Calimero and first infrastructure engineer at NEAR Protocol.

Hustle awards 2023: Meet the judges

The Hustle Awards 2023 are upon us, taking place on July 20th, 2023 at The Steel Yard in London. Enter the awards HERE.

Google, Apple, BT and Arm executives to speak at the world’s first Cambridge Tech Week

Cambridge will host the inaugural Cambridge Tech Week (CTW23) from 8-12 May 2023, celebrating the ideas of the future in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors and quantum technologies.

Robin AI raises $10.5m led by Plural to scale its unique ‘lawyer-in-the-loop’ AI model

Robin AI, the generative AI startup, has raised $10.5m led by Plural, with participation from Episode 1.

The UK’s first single parent dating app, Playdate, closes a £250,000 investment

Playdate, the Uk’s first dating app aimed solely at single parents and a bootstrapped family business, is building on an extremely successful first year of trading by closing its first external investment round,

ESG is now the future of business transformation

Marketing and Business Transformation consultancy Chesamel has announced its partnership with the Corporate Governance Institute (CGI), the leading provider of corporate governance education.

Investment in UK industrial safetytech startups tops £150m

Investment in emerging technology startups focused on industrial safety and risk has soared in the UK since the end of 2020, according to Safetytech Accelerator, a non-profit technology accelerator focussed on safety, risk and resilience in industrial sectors.

PLANETARY TECHNOLOGIES PUBLISHES INNOVATIVE OCEAN-BASED CARBON REMOVAL

Today, Planetary Technologies (Planetary), the world leading innovator in ocean-based carbon removal, announces publication of its measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) protocol, for use in accurately quantifying ocean-based carbon removals.

Harrogate Business Community Taps into Spa Heritage

Since 1571, people flocked to Harrogate for its medicinal waters, now the spa town’s business community is tapping into its feel-good vibe.

UK HEALTH-TECH PLATFORM FLORENCE ANNOUNCES FURTHER GROWTH WITH EXPANSION INTO CANADA

Florence, one of the UK’s fastest-growing healthcare technology companies, has today announced its expansion into the Canadian market.

IWD: Supporting employees during the menopause

As we approach International Women’s Day, it seems like an appropriate opportunity to discuss menopause in the workplace. Menopausal women are the fastest growing demographic in the workforce, with 8 out of 10 menopausal women in work.