Billions of dollars, pounds, euros, and yen are being poured into the development and productisation of quantum computing, with China hosting an estimated funding of £13.3 billion, Europe at £7.2 billion, the US at £2.1 billion, Japan at £1.8 billion, and the UK at £1.3 billion in 2022.
Tracxn has released its Q1 2025 UK FinTech Funding Report, capturing the funding dynamics in the country’s financial technology space. The UK fintech ecosystem emerged as the second highest funded fintech ecosystem globally after the US in Q1 2025. Despite this ranking, the sector experienced a significant contraction in overall funding compared to previous quarters and the same period last year.
Climatetech is an umbrella term for technological solutions that have been built to address the climate crisis. It can include solutions built to support decarbonisation, the energy transition, and reducing emissions. Startups within this space are working in a variety of sectors, such as electric vehicles, sustainable foodtech, battery recycling, clean energy solutions, and biomaterials.
Vienna is the heart of Austria, but the second-largest city, Graz, is a gem in itself. Its historic city centre is one of the best preserved city centres in Central Europe, and in 1999, it was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Graz was also designated the Cultural Capital of Europe in 2003. The city is filled with natural beauty and culture and should be top of people’s tourism wish list.
COMPUTEX 2025, as a global exhibition for AIoT and startups show, is set to take place from May 20 to 23 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Halls 1 and 2.
CUTISS, a late-stage clinical biotech at the forefront of tissue therapeutics and regenerative medicine, has announced a strategic partnership with Tecan, a global company in the development, production, and distribution of automation solutions for the life sciences and diagnostics sector.
RanMarine’s speciality lies in creating waterborne robots, also known as Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs), that focus on cleaning floating pollution out of waterways, both inland and coastal.
Four in 10 (43%) of UK businesses and 30% of charities experienced a cyberattack or data breach in the last 12 months, according to the latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey. While this marks a slight decrease from last year’s 50%, the threat level for medium and large businesses remains alarmingly high.
Tracxn just released its Q1 2025 United Kingdom Tech Funding Report, revealing that the country ranked as the 2nd highest funded globally in the quarter, behind the United States and ahead of India and Germany.
The ABB Startup Challenge is an annual competition held by ABB to develop novel solutions for the most pressing energy challenges of our time.
Small businesses in London are the most worried in the UK (78%) about current economic instability including US tariffs and the prospect of tax rises later in the year – according to new research out this week from Novuna Business Finance.
Ecocem as part of a consortium of Europe’s leading academic and industrial leaders, has announced it has been awarded €4 million in research funding the European Innovation Council (EIC)’s.
A new competition from Constant Contact and Enterprise Nation in collaboration with Channel 4 is set to offer UK small business brands an opportunity to win a professionally produced broadcast TV advert on Channel 4 and expert marketing support – a package worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.
BioMed X, an independent biomedical research institute based in Heidelberg, Germany, has announced the launch of its XBridge Program, a fast-track initiative designed to support US-based biomedical researchers impacted by the current NIH funding gaps, hiring freezes, and grant terminations.
Delivering on its promise to put passengers first, the Department for Transport has made £5 million funding available to winning projects as part of the First of a Kind (FOAK) competition.
Sagittal AI, the company building AI solutions that adapt to human workflows instead of forcing humans to adapt to AI, has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding. The investment round was led by Twin Path Ventures, with participation from SineWave Ventures, Fuel Ventures, Blue Lake VC, and angel investor Husayn Kassai, Founder of Onfido and Quench AI.
UK founded wearable tech startup UNA Watch is preparing to take on industry giants Apple and Garmin after raising more than £200,000 in under 48 hours to launch the world’s first modular, fully repairable GPS sports watch.
The Kickstart Innovation Program is opening its application phase for the tenth time. Last year, AI applications were the main focus in 95% of cases, and 60% of the solutions also integrated sustainability and the circular economy as central elements.
Cardiff-based B Corp and sustainable money app, Zero, has raised £1.5 million in its latest funding round including crowdfunding via Crowdcube – surpassing its original crowdfunding target by 44%. This investment fuels Zero’s mission to transform everyday banking for the UK’s growing community of climate-conscious consumers, estimated at over 11 million under-35s.
Logistics, transportation, and shipping specialists LTS Global Solutions has advised UK firms to remain flexible ahead of President Donald Trump unveiling a 10% tariff on UK goods and a 20% levy on EU goods in a watershed moment for global trade.
