One year on from the launch of Chat GPT, new data from Slack based on 10,000 global workers (including 1,000 the UK) reveals that UK companies believe there is greater urgency to adopt Generative AI at work than US companies – yet uptake remains cautious in both markets.
Harriet, the groundbreaking full-stack AI solution designed to ready companies’ internal data for the AI revolution, relieve People teams of their daily administrative burdens, and provide personalised HR assistance to every staff member, has successfully raised a £1.2 million pre-seed funding round.
Slush is one of the world’s biggest startup and tech events, held annually in Helsinki, Finland. Over the days, Helsinki became a bustling hub of activity, with startups, entrepreneurs, investors, and many more flocking to the beautiful city to attend this event and make connections within the industry.
Rotor Technologies, a player in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, has announced the launch and commencement of production for the R550X, the market’s largest uncrewed civilian helicopter.
A problem-led approach, i.e. offering a menu of therapies and services, rather than taking a holistic solution-led approach, risks letting people down, says RedArc, the nurse-led health and wellbeing company.
Klarytee, a software platform dedicated to embedding security within data for large organisations handling sensitive information, has successfully completed a £700,000 pre-Seed funding round.
Slush is one of the world’s biggest tech startup events, so there was no way Startups Magazine was going to miss out on the 2023 edition of the event!
Algorithmiq, a scaleup developing quantum algorithms to solve the most complex problems in life sciences, has successfully run one of the largest scale error mitigation experiments to date on IBM’s hardware.
Graduates of the University of Cambridge’s highly acclaimed entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship programme, ‘impulse’, continue to excel as the enrolment period for the 2024 cohort opens.
The City of Helsinki and the startup event Slush have continued to share a common goal. They aim not only to support the startup field but also to increase international industry operators’ awareness of Helsinki, which was highly ranked for its startup ecosystem and quality of life.
GoMetro, a rapidly expanding South African tech firm specialising in fleet management, has recently completed a £9 million Series A funding round.
VivaCity, the transport technology scaleup, has recently declared a strategic alliance with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). This partnership aims to enhance road safety in the West Midlands.
Scaling up a business is no easy feat, and can present the founder with many hurdles to overcome. But scaling is a journey worth taking, as it takes your startup to new heights. A fantastic example of this is Monzo.
Anglia Components has unveiled plans to expand its Anglia Live eCommerce platform across Europe, driven by substantial investments in its logistics and website development.
Extraordinary women from across the country have been unveiled as the 2023 finalists in the everywoman Entrepreneur Awards, UK’s longest-running recognition programme for female entrepreneurs. One of these amazing women is Jenny Garrett, TEDx speaker, award-winning coach, author, and Co-Founder of Rocking Ur Teens, who is a finalist in the Entrepreneur for Good category.
1nhaler, a Scotland-based drug delivery device developer, has raised £2 million to develop its unique single-use dry powder inhaler (DPI).
QuantumDiamonds, the quantum sensing company, announces the raise of €7 million in seed funding led by IQ Capital and Earlybird.
Failup Ventures, an emergent venture capital fund operating globally, recently announced the initial closing of €30 million for its new early-stage fund, which has a total size of €50 million. This fund was established by three Finnish entrepreneurs – Jesse Heikkilä, Topias Soininen, and Oscar Andersin.
Europe’s first and most active proptech-focused venture capital (VC) firm Pi Labs has expanded internationally through the creation of a new Hong Kong outpost.
Made Smarter, a scheme supporting SME manufacturers in accessing technology and digital skills, is set for a national rollout.
