Rumours circulating suggest that AllBright, the women-only members’ club, has entered administration.
BGF deployed £489 million in 2024, introducing 47 businesses into its diverse portfolio of 360 companies.
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has announced that its President, Yannis Ioannidis, will deliver key insights on AI at the AI Everything Global conference. The event, scheduled for February 3-6 in the United Arab Emirates, brings together more than 500 Chief AI Officers from companies like Amazon, Meta, and more to address the rapid acceleration of AI adoption worldwide.
Construction is costly and time-consuming, and the need for homes is increasing. Automatic Construction is a New York based startup that has developed a method called Inflatable Flexible Factory Formwork (IFFF) to improve both of these factors.
Flowwow, a global gifting marketplace for local shops in 40+ countries, has shared new insights from its 2024 market research, revealing a remarkable surge in cross-border gift orders across Europe. The European personalised gifting market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.01% from 2023 to 2029, driven by disposable income increases and product innovations.
IoT Tribe has launched the Flywheel Programme, an initiative designed to empower early-stage startups developing agentic AI and advanced technologies for the Aerospace and Defence sectors – developed in collaboration with Siemens Digital Industries Software.
When Fajer Mushtaq turned on the tap as a child in Delhi, one question always loomed: was the water safe? Today, that same question haunts communities worldwide as PFAS – toxic “forever chemicals” used in everything from non-stick pans to firefighting foam – contaminate water supplies at an alarming rate. Today, Swiss startup Oxyle has announced a $16 million funding round to scale its breakthrough solution to destroy, not just relocate, PFAS from wastewater. This builds on its $3 million pre-seed round in 2022, growing support for its mission.
HiBob has revealed the average British employee is working 215 hours of overtime per year. More than two in five (42%) workers do not receive any additional compensation for overtime worked, meaning these individuals work a yearly average of £4,022 for free.
Smartify, the visitor engagement platform, has successfully raised £1.5 million to bring new technologies to the arts and culture sector and continue expanding its international presence.
Kore.ai, a company in enterprise AI, has announced AI for Process, a no-code platform that fundamentally transforms how enterprises automate and optimise knowledge-intensive operations.
Sports-focused investment company APEX, backed by professional athletes, has announced its strategic investment in Baller League. The concept is a trailblazing 6-a-side football competition that merges the worlds of street football and internet influencers in an innovative fusion of sport and entertainment.
Vessev, has announced that the first Vessev VS-9 hydrofoiling ferry, named Kermadec, has entered commercial service with Fullers360, one of New Zealand’s largest ferry transport and tourism operators.
Exein, the embedded IoT cybersecurity startup, and MediaTek, a global company in semiconductor solutions, have announced a partnership that transforms device security on a massive scale. Exein’s advanced cybersecurity technology will be natively integrated into MediaTek’s Genio platform, starting with the 24.1 release of MediaTek IoT Yocto. This collaboration will bring powerful security features to billions of connected devices worldwide.
UK businesses anticipate another tough year in 2025, according to new research from Pleo, one of Europe’s business spend management platforms.
Younger workers are facing confusion in their pay, leaving many ill-equipped to manage their finances and reliant on their employers for support, according to research from PayFit.
SatVu has received €244,853 in funding from the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a feasibility study, in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, to enhance the analysis of building energy efficiency.
An EU-funded consortium of 10 organisations – including Telefónica and Huawei – has launched to reduce the carbon footprint of telecommunications systems. EXIGENCE, which lists partners in telecommunications, academic research and digital transformation across seven EU Nations, is set to mitigate the environmental impacts of next-generation (6G) mobile systems.
Three London-based startups have won funding after pitching their ventures to a panel of business leaders in Deliveroo’s annual Big Pitch event.
A new analysis by iwoca reveals that among major economies, SMEs believe that the UK offers the least support for businesses and performs the worst at creating wealth.
Forest, one of Europe’s most innovative shared bike operators, that last year submitted a tender to operate e-bikes in Paris, has secured £13 million in the first close of its Series B round, including a facility of up to £10 million in Asset-Backed Finance from Fintex Capital.
