A survey of 1,000 CFOs and senior finance leaders across the UK and Ireland has revealed the growing strain facing finance professionals, with almost all (99%) saying they work evenings or weekends, and nearly two-thirds (64%) doing so often or always.
Uluu, an Australian startup which turns seaweed into a plastic alternative, has raised over £7 million ($16 million AUD) in Series A funding to build a demonstration plant for the industrial production of its materials.
Small business sales and jobs are still growing but losing momentum following a reasonable start to the year, according to the latest Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data from Xero, the global small business platform.
Simon Sansome, the creator of Snowball, a startup mobile app that describes itself as ‘the Trip Advisor for the disabled community’, secured backing from all five moguls on the hit BBC show, Dragons’ Den.
Legora, the collaborative AI platform for lawyers, has announced the completion of a Series C round of $150 million at a $1.8 billion valuation, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with significant investment from existing investors ICONIQ, General Catalyst, Redpoint Ventures, Benchmark, and Y Combinator, to accelerate its global expansion and growing product roadmap.
UK tech scaleups are at risk of failing to meet their growth potential by not appointing artificial intelligence (AI) experts to their boards.
Tracxn has released its UK FinTech Report for 9M 2025, highlighting key investment and ecosystem trends across the country’s financial technology sector. The report captures funding, IPO, acquisition, and investor activity during the nine-month period ending September 2025.
Astut, an Oxford University AI spin-out, has announced £1.6 million in seed funding to commercialise its breakthrough technology that helps organisations navigate unprecedented crises where traditional AI systems fail due to lack of historical data.
London-based entrepreneur, Reedah El-Saie, has successfully secured £30,000 funding from A-list Dragons’ Den stars, Sara Davies, Deborah Meaden, and Touker Suleyman for her educational gaming startup, Brainspark Games.
Branded Realities, the creative technology company at the intersection of sports, fan engagement, and immersive experiences, has closed its $1.6 million seed funding round.
Wonder Studios, the AI-native entertainment studio, has raised $12 million in seed funding to scale the studio model for a new era of entertainment production.
Startups Magazine is excited to announce that we will once again be exhibiting at The Business Show on the 12th and 13th November. Come by stand B1000 and be one of the first to pick up a copy of the brand new November/December issue!
Paygentic, which provides an all-in-one billing and payments platform purpose-built for AI-native and agent-driven products, has successfully completed a $2 million pre-seed round.
Cambridge is now the UK’s most investible hub for science, according to a new data report which reveals how the Cambridge region has had the highest growth of any UK region outside the capital in the last decade and attracting unprecedented levels of international capital.
Dracula Technologies has announced the completion of its Series A extension round, bringing the total Series A funding to €30 million. This marks a key milestone in the company’s mission to eliminate batteries from billions of connected devices worldwide.
When engineers powered up JUPITER at Germany’s Jülich Research Centre, the machine quietly made history. Built by the French technology group Atos through its product brand Eviden, JUPITER is Europe’s first exascale supercomputer – and one of only a handful worldwide capable of processing more than one quintillion (or one billion billion) calculations per second.
The UK is set to receive over £31 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure investment from global tech giants including Google, Amazon, and NVIDIA. From new data centres to startup funds, this wave of capital marks a pivotal moment for the UK’s digital economy and sends a clear signal that the race to scale applied AI is accelerating.
MyCelsius, the UK-based innovator in personal cooling technology, has launched its highly anticipated MyCelsius Cooling Bracelet – a discreet, stylish, and science-driven wearable designed to offer cooling comfort during hot flushes; whether that be due to menopause and hormonal changes or stress and anxiety.
When Birmingham-based healthtech startup quietnote first set out to explore the intersection of mindfulness and music, it was a vision driven by passion as much as possibility. Today, that vision is backed by science, thanks to a groundbreaking clinical trial completed in collaboration with the University of Birmingham and funded by Innovate UK.
Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, has announced that the programme has delivered more than 9,500 loans worth more than £100 million to founders from across the East of England.
