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PitchBook, the data provider for the public and private equity markets, has released 2023 All In: Female Founders in the United States (US) and European Venture Capital (VC) Ecosystems. This is PitchBook’s fifth annual report on the US market and its first European edition, both examining how female founders and investors are stacking up in the broader VC industry.
On the 6th March, the highly anticipated Spring Budget was unveiled. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt disclosed a series of initiatives that have been designed to support startups and SMEs, as well as providing support for technology adoption.
Nuke From Orbit, a UK-based fintech startup, has successfully raised £500,000 in a pre-seed funding round to launch its product. The company, which seeks to transform mobile security, has drawn attention from prominent investors for its novel method of safeguarding financial accounts and personally identifiable information (PII).
Wobble Genomics, a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh that is pioneering a novel RNA sequencing technique, has secured £8.5 million in funding to commercialise its breakthrough technology.
Solivus, a developer of innovative lightweight solar solutions, has secured a three-year contract to engineer, procure, construct, and install PV Solar Systems for bp and its clients, following an intensive and competitive bidding process.
The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA), the official body for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), has applauded the Chancellor’s decision to retract the January amendments to the definitions of High Net Worth and Sophisticated Investors in the Spring Budget 2024. This reversal is seen as a pivotal signal of support for entrepreneurs and early-stage investors.
SMEB, a banking and fintech company dedicated to supporting small business, has secured critical approvals and certifications ahead of its planned launch to help Britain’s small businesses and towns.
Zama, an open-source cryptography company specialising in advanced FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) solutions to safeguard privacy within the blockchain and AI sectors, announced a £73 million Series A financing round.
Fluent, a data analytics platform transforming the way decision-makers access and use business data, has announced the close of a $7.5 million seed investment round.
Purple Transform, an innovative AI developer focused on enhancing human outcomes, has joined forces with the Olive Ridley Project (ORP) to bolster sea turtle conservation efforts in the Maldives.
Building trust within a workplace is of utmost importance, and managers and business owners need to know how to build trust within their workplace and amongst teams.
Phlux Technology, a manufacturer of avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors, has announced that it has won a six-figure (GBP) value export contract and is now shipping production quantities of its 1550 nm InGaAs avalanche photodiode sensors.
The total value of infrastructure, transport, and building projects across the MENA region stands at approximately $2.5 trillion. In a bid to facilitate connections between construction businesses and suppliers of building materials, pioneering B2B construction tech startup BRKZ, specialising in materials procurement for construction projects, has announced an $8 million investment to empower contractors in reaching their full potential.
A software platform, developed in Scotland and powered by artificial intelligence (AI), is poised to transform global land management practices.
Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, and Mistral AI, a European provider of AI solutions, has announced a global partnership. This collaboration aims to bring Mistral AI’s most powerful language models directly to Snowflake customers in the Data Cloud.
Q5D, a developer of wire harness automation equipment for additive manufacturing, has been awarded £918,169 in grant funding to enhance the software powering its CY1000 wiring automation robot.
Theia Insights, a deeptech startup based in the UK, founded by former Amazon Alexa scientist and solo entrepreneur, Dr Ye Tian, has secured £6.5 million in funding. This investment is a testament to the growing interest of US venture capital in the UK’s innovative technology sector.
Recent findings from Novuna Business Finance indicate that 75% of small business owners experiencing sleepless nights, with market volatility being their top concern for the second consecutive year.
Initially emerging from a scientific paper on Memory Cells in June 2019 within Lancaster University’s Physics Department, the startup Quinas laid the groundwork for ULTRARAM technologies, a cornerstone of its commercial strategy.
