Startups

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.

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.

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,

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.

Tech company Bizay releases insights into the impact of its four-day working week model

Bizay, the Lisbon-based global Operating System for Product Customisation, today revealed findings from its first assessment of the impact of moving to a four-day working week.

First faster processing card payments phone app ‘tapeeno’ launches in the UK

tapeeno – the first mobile card reader to use Faster Processing payments has launched in the UK.

Paleo raises €12M to bring the real taste of meat to plant-based foods

Food company Paleo has closed a Series A funding of €12M to scale up production of key ingredients for plant-based meat and fish alternatives through precision fermentation technology.

Bear Robotics Launches AI Robot to Tackle Staff Shortages

Leading AI company Bear Robotics is launching Servi, an innovative new robot set to revolutionise the food service industry.

Blackfinch Ventures bolsters portfolio with £625k investment in Tangle

Blackfinch Ventures has bolstered its portfolio with a £625k investment in Tangle, a flexible, scalable, enterprise-grade platform that delivers best in class apps 10-20 times faster than with traditional development methods.

BioTech company secures $16mil funding for development against previously untreatable disease

Biotechnology company Maxion Therapeutics (‘Maxion’) today announced the completion of its USD $16 million (GBP £13 million) Series A financing.

evulpo raises CHF 7.7 million in funding

The online tutoring platform evulpo has closed a 7.7 million Swiss franc deal in a seed financing round.

Trace.Space nabs $1.5M pre-seed to build AI-fueled software

Latvian SaaS Trace.Space has raised $1.5M in pre-seed funding to build AI-enabled, API-first software for complex engineering product development.

SEO is dead: A new dawn is here

Move aside SEO, a new era of search has arrived. Long gone are the days of relying on SEO to increase awareness. Brands, agencies, and organisations now need to wake up to a new era of ‘searchability’ – better harnessing the power of social rankings instead.  The time of relying on SEO are done…kaput…finito…Founder of KOMI Group, Andrew Trotman, highlights what’s keeping marketing directors awake at night in 2023.

eMobility Expo World Congress opens submissions for its startup competition

Startups will play a key role at eMobility Expo World Congress 2023, the innovation event for the electrified, autonomous, connected and sustainable mobility industry, which takes place in Valencia (Spain) from 21-23 March.

VYKING LAUNCHES IN-STORE AUGMENTED REALITY “MAGIC MIRROR” FOR FOOTWEAR

Virtual try-on startup Vyking.io today unveils its new in-store augmented reality (AR) solution, ‘Magic Mirror’, that will enable consumers to easily visualise footwear through an in-store smart mirror.