Anna Wood

Anna Wood is the Editor of Startups Magazine. She joined the team in June 2023 as Deputy Editor, and has since been promoted to Editor of the publication. When it comes to the startup sector, Anna has a keen interest in spacetech, biotech, medtech, anything that flies, and shining a light on the gender and diversity funding gap. Outside of work hours, you can find Anna tucking into a book, a nice meal, and playing her Switch!

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Factorial acquires YC-backed Fuell and expands into expenses management

Factorial, the all-in-one Human Resources (HR) platform for SMBs, announced today the successful acquisition of Fuell, an Expense Management startup. This transaction marks the unicorn’s first major acquisition and product expansion in support of its mission to transform the HR industry and empower employees everywhere.

Applause joins Tech Barcelona as a Corporate Partner

Applause, a player in testing and digital quality, has joined forces with Tech Barcelona, the independent and non-profit association –with more than 1,300 members– dedicated to establishing Barcelona as a leading technological and digital hub.

Qobra announces major funding round to accelerate development
Qobra announces major funding round to accelerate development

European variable pay management player Qobra has announced a new €10 million funding round. This follows an initial fundraising round of €5 million in March 2022 and the remarkable adoption of the solution by major companies.

Immerse Education: Creating Transformative Educational Experiences

In a rapidly evolving educational landscape, one company is committed to redefining learning experiences. Immerse Education, founded in 2012, is on a mission to revolutionise education for students aged 13-18.

The best UK areas to start a business

Cambridge is the best place to start a new business in the UK outside of London, according to an index created by tech startup DeliveryApp.

Startup PR specialist Sam Pepper shakes up ‘old-school’ PR with launch of PR on a Tin

PR specialist Sam Pepper, who has advised hundreds of startups and scaleups over the past 25 years has launched PR on a Tin. The new business offers fellow startups and growing businesses a more agile and smarter way approach to their PR budget and creating the right campaigns for their brand.

Startups Magazine at Chatbot Summit 2023

Startups Magazine is excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at Chatbot Summit at the ExCeL London on the 12th October! Come by stand B.400 to pick up a copy of the latest magazine and have a chat with the team.

New platform launches to show how much parental leave companies offer

A new UK-based platform has launched to offer greater transparency on company maternity and paternity pay and policies.

Tune Insight secures $3.4M in funding round

Despite the ever-increasing data dependence for all critical business decisions and the never-ending need for data to feed machine learning, companies are prevented from collaborating on and valorising sensitive data because of cyber risks, fear of losing competitive edge and regulatory constraints.

HiBob Surpasses 100 Tech Partners

HiBob, the company behind Bob, the HR platform transforming how organisations operate in the modern world of work is excited to announce a tremendous achievement in its journey of transformation and growth, with the recent addition of its 102nd tech partner.

UK Startup Setmixer Wins The First Global MediaTech Pitch Day

UK-based Setmixer was the standout among 10 finalists selected from over 400 startups, emerging as the champion of the first Global MediaTech Pitch Day, hosted by Raw Ventures on September 28.

Resourcify raises €14m Series A funding to reduce companies’ waste

Resourcify, the waste-management and recycling platform, has raised €14 million Series A funding, signalling confidence in its business model of reducing companies’ waste and promoting a circular economy.

CrowdStrike Launches Startup Accelerator with AWS

CrowdStrike has announced the launch of an equity free Amazon Web Services (AWS) and CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator for EMEA-based startups. Created to foster and fuel cybersecurity’s next market-defining disruptors, the new AWS & CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Startup Accelerator cohort, will offer customised mentorship, technical expertise and partnership opportunities, as part of AWS Startup Loft Accelerator (SLA) program.

Kyero launches affiliate programme with currency exchange firm Lumon

Kyero, the UK-based international property portal, today announced the launch of a major new component to its business model as it unveiled a new affiliate programme.

Business confidence dips 5% in September

Business confidence has dropped 5% in September, showing a score of 36% meaning confidence has taken a dip and businesses are feeling less optimistic than in August, according to the latest Lloyds Bank’s Business Barometer survey.

Skills Bootcamps can encourage upward social mobility, says employment charity

The employment charity, Generation UK, has released its first Social Impact report, which demonstrates how Skills Bootcamps can improve the job prospects and the lives of three million UK people who are out of work.

National Inclusion Week: Top Tips for Startups

In an increasingly interconnected and diverse world, the value of inclusivity cannot be overstated. It is the foundation that vibrant and thriving communities, organisations and societies are built.

In Good Company launches platform to revolutionise ethical consumerism in London

In Good Company, a tech-for-good startup committed to promoting ethical, sustainable, and socially-conscious businesses in London, has announced the official launch of its new web platform, now available to the public at ingood.app.

FuturePlus Partners with Expect to Reduce 500 Megatonnes of Carbon by 2030

Sustainability and ESG management and reporting platform FuturePlus is working with AI-driven Climate Action Platform Expect AI, to solve the complexities of carbon accounting and data accuracy across all industries, and in businesses of all sizes. Expect’s mission is to reduce carbon by 500mt (megatonnes) this decade – the equivalent of 22 years’ worth of annual emissions from a company like Apple Inc.

Rightcharge welcomes raft of new hires

The electric vehicle charging company Rightcharge has appointed automotive industry veteran David Betteley and business growth experts Grethe Skundberg and Julia Stent to its board, to further accelerate its UK operations and set sights on international expansion.