XPANCEO, a deeptech startup that is focused on redefining computing through smart contact lenses, has confirmed the close of its $250 million Series A funding round, pushing its valuation to $1.35 billion and marking its entry into unicorn territory.
Helsinki-based e-mobility tech startup, Donut Lab, continues its remarkable journey with a busy and productive first half to 2025.
Belfast-based digital health technology company Cumulus Neuroscience has successfully closed a £3.25 million equity funding round that will be used to scale up its commercial operations.
Arago, a Paris and Silicon Valley-based deeptech startup pioneering a new class of energy-efficient AI chips powered by light, has raised $26 million in seed funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its photonic processor, codenamed “JEF”.
LADbible Co-Founder Arian Kalantari is launching Plus1 Assembly, a global innovation agency designed for brands that want to lead culture, not follow it.
Norrsken VC has invested €5 million in Barcelona-based healthtech startup Biorce, revolutionising clinical trials with AI to bring treatments to patients sooner. The funding comes just seven months after Biorce’s €3.5 million first round in November 2024, led by healthtech specialist YZR Capital and Mustard Seed Maze.
A fund of €700,000 has been secured to trial next-generation methane-reducing technologies on 10 additional dairy farms in West Cork, expanding the reach of Carbery’s Farm Zero C project – a research and demonstration initiative aiming to create a blueprint for an economically viable, sustainable dairy farming model.
AI-powered lending technology platform Abound has more than doubled revenue in a year and delivered a twenty-five-fold increase in profit.
upLYFT, a startup in the smart technology sector, is excited to announce the successful completion of a £500,000 investment through the Deepbridge Capital UK Innovation Seed Fund, alongside TIME Interconnect (HK) Limited.
Applications are now open for Purina Europe’s BetterwithPets Prize (BWPP). Nestlé Purina Petcare Europe is calling for organisations and social entrepreneurs who help improve the health and wellbeing of people in vulnerable situations to apply for the prize.
New research from Boostworks, a provider of employee reward, recognition, and benefits solutions, has revealed that Generation Z workers are facing significant financial strain, and they are increasingly turning to their employers for practical support.
UK rental services provider, Housing Hand, has partnered with tech startup VerbaFlo, the conversational AI platform for businesses, to unlock faster, smarter conversations with students and partners at every touchpoint.
New research from global employment platform, Employment Hero, has revealed the emergence of an “AI advantage gap” across UK small businesses, with senior leaders far more likely to use and benefit from AI than junior staff.
Tracxn has released its United Kingdom Tech H1 2025 Funding Report, offering a comprehensive overview of the country’s tech investment activity during the first half of the year. The United Kingdom emerged as the second-highest funded country globally in H1 2025, surpassing India and Germany, with the United States being the only country ahead in terms of total funding.
Startup founders in the UK are earning £21,000 a year more than the average worker, according to new insights from HSBC UK.
Dr. Krishna Dubba is the Co-Founder and CTO of CoVent, an AI-powered marketplace designed to transform the way sponsorships are discovered and evaluated. He is a serial entrepreneur and deeptech innovator with over a decade of experience at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and product development.
Finnish hyperspectral satellite and AI-powered insights company Kuva Space is launching a pilot with the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) to test the use of hyperspectral satellite data and AI-driven insights in improving the monitoring and identification of algae blooms in Finland’s lakes and coastal waters.
As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes the workplace at unprecedented speed, new insights from Instant Offices suggest that Gen Z employees are already embracing AI tools far more fluently than many of their employers, highlighting a critical knowledge and leadership gap that UK businesses must urgently address.
London-based Zango has raised $4.8 million in a round led by Nexus Venture Partners. Other participants in the round include South Park Commons, Richard Davies, CEO of Allica Bank, Alan Morgan, former head of Financial Services at McKinsey (EMEA), Mark Ransford, Notion Capital, No Label Ventures, and Start Ventures.
New research shows a growing wave of anxiety amongst office workers. As more firms order workers back to the office, more than a third (36%) of European workers worry that being ‘out of sight’ means that they are ‘out of mind’ when it comes to career progression or advancement opportunities, a figure which is even more pronounced in the UK (40%).
