Startups

Innovative data-collection service app, Shepper, is predicting a 900% increase in revenue in 2022, compared to 2020, as demand for real-life, tangible data insights and side hustle incomes skyrocket.

Cryptocurrencies are all the rage right now. Bitcoin, in particular, has seen an astronomical increase in value over the past year, and Ethereum and Litecoin are not far behind. So it’s natural for business owners to ask whether they should invest in crypto. What a business needs is a way to determine if investing in crypto is right for them. This will depend on various factors, including their current financial situation and the nature of their business. This article looks at some of the reasons you might want to consider investing in crypto.

Nocturnal Pictures, an independent film production company specialising in action, horror and sci-fi movies has been selected for Creative Enterprises investor programme “Evolve” due to it being a highly promising screen business that has proven its readiness for growth capital.

The global identity verification and compliance tools provider, iDenfy, struck a new deal with CoinBeam, the digital banking platform, helping banks, credit unions, and financials to generate revenue in cryptocurrency.

Businesses aren’t doing enough to help midlife and older workers retrain, presenting a huge threat to the UK’s bid for economic growth, says think tank Phoenix Insights.

Iomob (short for Internet of Mobility), a UK and Spain-based technology start-up, is expected to launch the world’s first seamless mobility technology later this year, after more than three years of research and several pilots. The new platform will be integrated into existing transport and mobility websites and apps all over the world, allowing providers for the first time, to include third-party mobility connections— with a focus on sustainable options— enabling passengers to book and pay for a complete door-to-door journey involving multiple modes of transport on just one website or app.  

Shares, Europe’s first social and community-based investing app, has announced that international tennis champions, Venus and Serena Williams, have been appointed the first ambassadors of Shares as they become shareholders in the company. This news comes shortly after Shares has closed on its $40 million Series B funding round led by Peter Thiel Fund, Valar Ventures.

Booknet (Ukraine) has signed publishing publicity agency, Literally PR, to introduce its popular literary social media network, self-publishing platform, and Bookscription sales concept to the UK following rapid growth in parts of Latin America and Eastern Europe.

When you’re just starting your business, learning the difference between some key terms can be extremely complicated. If your business is based in Hong Kong, you’re probably wondering about the difference between business registration, company registration, and trademark registration.

Full-service event company Creation is celebrating monumental success having ranked 29th in The Sunday Times 100 following a record-breaking financial year and staggering growth.

Deliverect, a global scale-up that simplifies digital orders for more than 27,000 locations across 40 markets, today announced new global research, which revealed that more people are purchasing takeaway or delivery orders today than they were before the recent increase in cost of living. The survey, which was commissioned by Deliverect and conducted by Censuswide, found that 57.34% of consumers are now purchasing up to three takeaways in a week now, in comparison to 49% prior to the inflation increase.

Norwegian augmented-reality educational platform Ludenso announces $1m in seed funding to support its creation of the world’s first augmented-reality universe designed for educational publishers.

Enate, a fast-growing and pioneering intelligent automation platform, announced it has received a follow-on investment round of £2 million from Mercia, a growth-focused investment firm with experience backing innovative SaaS businesses.

The retail industry has experienced a huge shift in recent years. The power now lies with the customers. Yet, some brands have been slow to understand the gravity of this situation and find themselves falling behind as a result.

Swedish-Ukrainian IT company Sigma Software Group is scaling up their Femmegineering initiative to build a female tech community across emerging European tech markets. The organisers will launch educational events, and provide free access to IT courses at Sigma Software University and mentorships by industry leaders to female refugees and local women in Europe.

Acquisitions can be an ideal way for founders to accelerate growth, enhance market share and achieve higher valuations. However, startups considering an acquisition need to think carefully about their objections and plan for all eventualities if they want a merger or acquisition to be a success. 

Sküma Water has raised £300,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by early-stage focused venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners. Multiple angel investors also participated in the round, including William Ripley, a notable investor in sustainable technology and ex-director of product strategy at Philips

Birmingham not-for-profit hibretOne is hosting an official launch event on Monday 10th October 2022. The free event is a continuation of the company’s efforts to help UK businesses, having already supported entrepreneurs to access £4m worth of grants to date.

EasyTip, the UK’s leading online service for collecting tips in the hospitality industry, is announcing a new partnership with Samtouch Software, bringing fairer and quicker tip payments to staff at over 7,500 hospitality venues across UK. Technological innovation has become vital in driving the post-pandemic recovery of the sector and enabling the administration of staff tips to be more efficient, cheaper, and less time consuming is a significant component of such a trend.

KOOS, an Estonian-based start up, has today announced $4M worth of seed funding led by high profile investors at Plural Platform with participation from investors including LocalGlobe, Tiny.vc and Matt Clifford.