Accelerate Estonia, a government-backed innovation lab with a mandate to remove regulatory barriers for entrepreneurs, has partnered with Oxford-based consultancy Oxentia to extend its support to UK tech companies.
UK travellers will soon benefit from the ability to automatically reclaim VAT on overseas purchases via their smartphones, courtesy of a breakthrough in AI technology.
The sustainable mobility startup “Walk15” has secured a €1 million investment, marking its second investment in just three months. This health-focused startup, which connects over 640,000 users with 1,300 businesses and organisations globally, intends to use the new investment to spearhead its expansion into the German market. This month, “Walk15” inaugurated a new office in Berlin.
Siemens has completed the acquisition of Inspekto, a startup specialising in high-performance visual inspection, which was part of the portfolio of venture capitalist D11Z. Ventures (previously known as Zukunftsfonds Heilbronn). This transaction represented a notable milestone in the evolution of Inspekto.
Lynne Franks and Dorset based Lawyer Lucy Lafferty-Brown mark a significant milestone in the journey of women’s empowerment with the launch of Grow Coin – a new digital currency for women that will lead a new feminine driven economy.
Soul Padel, an ambitious padel operator in the UK, has bolstered its attractiveness to investors by securing seed investment status. Located in North-West England and established by Mark Hewlett, a former executive in retail and healthcare, the company has gained preliminary approval for the HMRC Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS).
This September, Cambridge Tech Week (CTW24) will return to Cambridge, Europe’s largest tech cluster. The event is set to attract tech leaders, innovators, and investors from around the world to showcase Cambridge and the UK’s global lead in tech innovations and advancement.
London-based startup Koalaa, renowned for its innovative soft prosthetic arms that enhance independence for individuals with limb differences worldwide, has successfully completed a $1.2 million (£925,000) funding round.
Revolut has announced the launch of an advanced scam detection feature to help protect customers from card scams.
Signal AI, a top-tier player in Reputation and Risk Intelligence, has acquired Social 360, a cutting-edge reputation intelligence firm with a global clientele in the USA, EMEA, and APAC.
Since 1998 private and under privacy laws like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies in the UK have been legally required to respond to Subject Access Requests, giving people the right to request all of the personal data that a business holds about them and to share this within 30 days of submitting the request (with some exceptions).
Dassault Systèmes has unveiled trends that present significant opportunities for startups and small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) to surpass larger corporations constrained by traditional processes and existing organisational structures.
Gong, a company in Revenue Intelligence, has unveiled new findings indicating that revenue teams significantly benefit from incorporating artificial intelligence into their processes.
KYND, a company in cyber risk management solutions, has announced a significant investment to fuel its expansion and continued growth.
In a significant development poised to transform the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector, Autrix, an innovative company in robotic automation, has been established with the goal of democratising automation for SMEs throughout the UK.
Nory, the AI-powered operating system designed for the hospitality sector, formed a partnership with SumUp, a provider of electronic point-of-sale (ePOS) systems offering both hardware and software solutions for processing customer payments.
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is a multi-Academy Award-winning director, journalist, and political activist, and is due to be the first female director of a Star Wars film. At ISE 2024, Obaid-Chinoy presented the opening keynote, “Seeing through the Eyes of Others: Redefining the Art of Storytelling.”
Pathways, an AI-driven sustainability platform which enables manufacturers to measure and reduce building material emissions, has raised $2.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Pi Labs and Zacua Ventures. Other investors included Blue Lion Global, Positive Ventures, Jetstream, Refashiond, Great Wave Ventures and Anglet. The round was oversubscribed by $1.5 million.
Over half (53%) of UK professionals would consider seeking new employment if their employer mandated increased office presence.
Since 2012, over 15,000 “Start Up Loans”, amounting to more than £100 million, have been awarded to young entrepreneurs aged 18-24. These loans are part of a government-supported finance initiative facilitated by the British Business Bank, which has disbursed over £1 billion to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the country since the scheme’s inception.
