Odore, the customer engagement platform empowering direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands to streamline their marketing efforts, today announces its $5 million Seed round led by Fuel Ventures with participation from existing investors.
With the summer holidays in full swing, it is time to fill your Instagram feed with eye-catching photos to engage your followers and bring them along on your holidays. As design and visual communication play an increasingly significant role in our daily lives, it has never been easier to create captivating on-trend content for social media to keep everyone up to date on where you are and what you are up to.
From Airbnb to Zopa, more and more businesses are leading the way in allowing employees to work from abroad throughout the year. This is a positive step forward for a more inclusive, borderless approach to work. However, many of the conversations around these benefits focus on swapping your home office for the beach.
Newcastle-based data and test solutions provider Seriös Group has allocated 17.5% of its shares to employees, giving them a valuable stake in the future success of the high-growth business, based in Hoults Yard, Newcastle and Glasgow.
A groundbreaking research study conducted by campaign group Access2Funding, in partnership with leading organisations, has exposed the shocking disparities faced by disabled and neurodiverse entrepreneurs in the UK and the knock-on impact to the UK economy.
Savvy investors around the world are using the ‘summer markets’ period to consider rebalancing their portfolios and, speaking in a recent social media post, the CEO and Founder of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations said this summer he’s investing in three key areas.
Béa Fertility, the pioneering fertility tech startup making clinical-grade fertility care available at home, has raised £2.5million to release its first at-home fertility treatment to early adopters in the UK.
Startups and scaleups from across the UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia New Zealand, and Asia, are being urged to apply for the annual Super Connect for Good Competition. The competition encourages entries from companies that are bringing about positive social change and impacting people’s lives through technology.
An innovation-focused think tank, The Entrepreneurs Network, has published a new report calling for a radical rethink of how academic research is commercialised in the UK. With explicit reference to the Prime Minister’s aim of making the UK a science and technology superpower, it urges the Government to explore the idea of Professor’s Privilege to boost spinout creation and growth.
thymia, a healthtech startup building gamified AI tools to revolutionise how we assess and monitor mental health, has announced a $2.7 million seed round to expand the reach and capabilities of its pioneering technology.
NGP Capital, the global venture capital firm, has announced the results of its deep dive into the DACH startup ecosystem investment landscape. Comparing data from the beginning of Q1 (January) 2020 up to the end of Q2 (June) 2023, NGP Capital’s analysed over 3905 companies and 5644 funding rounds from across Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Liechtenstein, to show the latest trends in startup fundraising, dealmaking, and exits from across the region.
Healthtech company Entia has closed a successful £16m Series A financing round. The round was led by BGF and Parkwalk plus other existing investors, with the capital earmarked for the UK commercial rollout and US regulatory approval of the company’s flagship innovation, Liberty – the most comprehensive remote patient monitoring solution for people undergoing cancer treatment.
Following a marathon of pitches, 41 startups from 13 countries, including Germany, Austria, Singapore, USA, UK, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Israel, Spain, and Estonia were selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation programme.
The next-gen modular wheelchair by German startup PARAFREE has won the esteemed iF Design Award 2023 in the healthcare category. The wheelchair, intended for both athletic and everyday use, stood out as one of the most exceptional products, among approximately 11,000 submissions from 56 nations. It represents the efforts of a team that dedicated over 5000 hours to its creation.
Wavemaker UK has collaborated with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), responsible for promoting UK trade across the world, on a five-part documentary series to be premiered and hosted on LinkedIn’s ‘Live Events’ platform.
Home Grown, a London members’ club entirely designed for entrepreneurs, scaleup founders and their investors to socialise, connect, build ideas and relationships, has received a Butterfly Mark Positive Luxury accreditation.
An improvement in jobs and sales growth across UK small businesses in June has been largely offset by increasing late payments and a slowdown in wages growth, according to the latest data from global small business platform Xero.
UK and Singapore officials have agreed a pact for collaboration on FinTech and sustainable finance, emphasising the development of digital assets and currencies as well as sustainable finance, at a meeting in London.
The traditions of business networking are being redefined by TECH+TUNES — a new monthly hub of conversation, connection and soaring arias for London’s tech community. Behind the two unassuming doors of 213 Oxford Street, ambient mood lights, indulgent snacks and atmospheric live music offers an intimate alternative to conventional networking.
Networking: a dreaded activity for some, an enjoyable afterwork outing for others. But networking, when used effectively, can be the secret ingredient to helping you and your startup. We have complied five tips to help you succeed at networking.
