All the way back in our 2023 May/June issue, we had the pleasure to speak with CEO & Founder Nickolai Vysokov about his company, BrainPatch, who is pioneering an e-meditation device which delivers meditative, quickly calming, and stress-relieving sensations via small, non-invasive electrical currents to the brain.
Two founders on a joint endeavour, sharing one vision; Apheros is a product of the innovative and entrepreneurial minds of Gaëlle Andreatta, and Julia Carpenter, Co-Founders and CEOs, who, alongside their team, are dead set on becoming the catalyst behind the transition to a sustainable future through materials innovation.
With a lifelong ambition to use technology as a force for good in society, Gökhan Meriçliler, CEO and Co-Founder of WeWALK, set out on an assistive technology journey, eventually landing at the mobility-driven company of his own creation.
With an entrepreneurial green heart, Victor Dewulf, CEO and Co-Founder of Recycleye, took the ultimate leap of faith from his Environmental Engineering PhD course to establish Recycleye with fellow Co-Founder and classmate Peter Hedley.
Starting his career in finance amidst the perils of the 2008 financial crisis, Victor Trokoudes, CEO and Founder of Plum, would be inspired to push for something positive in the FinTech sector, and “revolutionise the way people manage their finances.”
Fundraising has always been a time consuming and often frustrating process for founders. This is no different as we head towards the end of 2024, but there are some unique challenges in this market. Most notably, fundraising is taking longer – 6 to 12 months – and has become more relationship driven, requiring founders to invest time in building strong foundations. The era of telling investors you are ‘heads down building’ and then running a short, sharp process is over.
LEAP 2025, Saudi Arabia’s award-winning global tech event, announced a record-breaking $14.9 billion in new Artificial Intelligence (AI) investments that further cement the Kingdom’s status as a world-leading AI hub.
Sage has announced that Sage Copilot, the generative AI-powered assistant will be generally available to UK SMBs starting in March.
Cyclic Materials has announced a $2 million investment from InMotion Ventures, the investment arm of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). This latest backing lifts the company’s Series B round to $55 million, underscoring its critical role in advancing sustainable supply chains for the automotive industry and beyond.
ENAPI has announces it has raised €7.5 million in a Seed funding round. The round was led by VC firm Voyager Ventures, with participation from existing investors Project A, Seedcamp, and Helloworld VC.
UNCAGED Innovations has bolstered its team with the appointment of Noel Kinder to its Board of Directors.
ecoplanet has completed a €16 million Series A funding round led by EQT Ventures, with continued support from HV Capital and additional market experts.
New research from Trainline Partner Solutions, the B2B arm of Trainline, reveals over three quarters of UK SMBs expect to increase both domestic travel volumes (76%) and business travel budgets (79%) in 2025 according to their business travel decision makers.
Fundment has announced it has raised £45 million in Series C led by Highland Europe. The new funding, including participation from ETFS Capital, will be used to invest in product development, scaling the team and future expansion.
Paige West, Managing Editor at Startups Magazine speaks to Fly Wing about their drone at CES 2025.
Managing Editor of Startups Magazine, Paige West, stopped by the Metapet booth at CES 2025 to find out about their ML powered pet.
Elite Business Live is back and bigger than ever for 2025, promising an unforgettable two-day event for ambitious SMEs and fast-growing companies.
Belgian biotech startup incubator and early stage investor biotope by VIB saw three of its portfolio startups achieve significant milestones in 2024, raising investment in excess of €10m and launching novel products to the market. In addition, these and other startups in the portfolio were awarded grants totalling €10.4m.
Warwick Business School has launched a new Fintech Innovation Lab following £4.2m of investment.
TurinTech AI has been announced as one of 12 pioneering companies for the inaugural Microsoft UK GenAI Accelerator.
