There is just one week left for founders to submit their applications to be considered for Bits & Pretzels European Pitch Contest where they can put their business in the spotlight in front of 1,500 potential investors from across Europe at the annual Bits & Pretzels festival that takes place in Munich in September.
Zama, the open-source cryptography company building Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solutions for Blockchain, announced a $57 million Series B funding round co-led by two US-based investment firms Blockchange Ventures and Pantera Capital, bringing Zama’s total funding to over $150 million, and its valuation to north of a billion USD.
New research from Dropbox, in partnership with YouGov, reveals a surprising reality: UK office workers could be spending an estimated 11.3 billion hours a year on administrative tasks like emails and scheduling.
Ahead of the government’s small business review expected this summer, new research reveals that nearly three in five SMEs (58%) feel their concerns are overlooked by politicians, despite the recent manifesto pledge to support small business owners.
Antler Bio, an AgriTech company transforming dairy farming with gene expression technology, has announced a $4.3 million investment to scale its world-first EpiHerd system.
Talents.Kids has officially launched the first multi-agent AI platform built to discover and nurture children’s hidden talents – offering a breakthrough in how we understand and support child development.
Alibaba.com announces the launch of CoCreate Pitch – a new competition for UK and European SMEs to realise their ambitious product dreams and compete for a prize pool worth nearly £750,000.
Six in ten (60%) UK business travellers believe their employer could do more to ensure their safety while travelling for work, according to a new Opinium survey of 500 business travellers, commissioned by World Travel Protection.
A bold rebrand can breathe new life into a business, helping it stay relevant in a fast-changing market. But when done poorly, it can do quite the opposite, drawing criticism, confusing customers, and in some cases, damaging brand loyalty built over decades.
Gen Z may be the most digitally fluent and socially conscious generation to ever enter the workforce – but right now, many of them are quietly struggling. Beneath their adaptability and innovation lies a workforce increasingly burdened by burnout, anxiety, and uncertainty.
New data from Fiverr’s third annual UK Future Workforce Index reveals that over a third (35%) of UK businesses are saving over £40,000 per month by turning to freelancers – with the average monthly saving exceeding £33,000 – highlighting the hard value of workforce flexibility in today’s challenging economic climate.
CarbonBlue, a climatetech startup, has demonstrated a new way to improve industrial operations by removing carbon dioxide (CO₂) from water.
New research from Virgin Media O2 Business reveals small and medium sized enterprise (SME) directors are spending an average of 10 hours per working week on tasks outside of their core expertise, as recent ONS data shows falling UK employment levels.
The Destination Digital report, launched by BVI Finance, reveals the strategic priorities, challenges, and jurisdictional considerations facing global fintech businesses.
Czech company Filuta AI, which develops tools based on artificial intelligence (AI), has raised $4.2 million (approximately CZK 90 million) in a seed funding round.
Safetytech Accelerator, established by Lloyd’s Register, has released a new insights report offering a structured framework to guide technology investment decisions in high-risk sectors.
London has long been known for its entrepreneurial spirit, but new data from Grow London Local shows that many of the city’s emerging small businesses are starting out without the basics in place.
UK businesses are paying a high price for their reliance on English as the default language of global business.
Sally Bunnell, Founder and CEO of NaviSavi, the B2B2C travel platform dedicated to User Generated Content (UGC) short videos, will take the stage at the TravelTech Show in London on June 26th.
A new report from global HR, payroll, and employment platform Employment Hero reveals AI implementation is now the top challenge for small business leaders, with four in five putting it ahead of economic pressures and talent shortages.
