According to Companies House data curated by e-commerce accounting specialists, Your Ecommerce Accountant, the total number of UK e-commerce businesses now sits at an all-time high of 166,052.
New independent research from embedded finance specialist Weavr, conducted via Censuswide, found that employees lose an estimated £690 million annually in unclaimed and unpaid expenses in the UK alone.
Almost 60% of CEOs around the world expect global economic growth to increase over the next 12 months, according to PwC’s 28th Annual Global CEO Survey, launched during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.
Investment company Lightyear enters the UK’s ISA market with the launch of a 4.75% Cash Individual Savings Account (ISA) and a Stocks and Shares ISA. Lightyear’s launch is to help British savers and investors grow more of their money.
The Science and Technology Venture Capital Fellowship (STVCF), launched by the Royal Academy of Engineering in partnership with Imperial College London, is an important and ambitious step toward strengthening the UK’s deeptech and life sciences ecosystems.
Monzo, the digital bank with more than 11 million customers – including over 500,000 business customers – announces it is collaborating with Enterprise Nation to launch a new competition that will put much-needed startup capital into the hands of three winners.
VirtualExpo Group, the French company behind six specialised marketplaces, has just revealed the winners of the 2024 i-NOVO Awards.
Dext, one of the leading bookkeeping automation platforms and part of the IRIS Software Group, announces the global availability of its integration with comprehensive accounting software Zoho Books.
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life, and for most, ensuring everything is perfect is a top priority. For bride @laurenaveryh, this included her wedding makeup. However, in an unexpected turn, Lauren found herself washing off her professionally done makeup just 20 minutes before tying the knot.
In 2024, PRNEWS.IO, a startup connecting brands with publications to place branded content in a cost-effective and predictable way, recorded an important milestone by paying $3.3 million to publishers worldwide throughout the year.
SOME of the world’s largest employers are planning to scale back hiring in 2025 as they focus on raising salaries and upskilling their existing workforce, according to a new report.
Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) has announced its decision to make an LP investment of ¥2 billion in Real Tech Fund 4 Investment Limited Partnership (RTF4) managed by UntroD Capital Japan, which invests in a wide range of deep tech fields.
Glox Therapeutics, a company pioneering the development of precision antibiotic therapies based on naturally occurring bacteriocins, today announces it has been awarded a share of the £3 million Collaborative Discovery Programme (CDP) launched by the Cystic Fibrosis Antimicrobial Resistance (CF AMR) Syndicate with funding from the medical research charity, LifeArc.
Accountancy firm Buzzacott recently brought together a diverse group of people to discuss whether government funding initiatives are doing enough to encourage innovation in the technology sector. The group was made up of SMEs who had previously claimed R&D relief, SMEs who were interested in claiming R&D relief, venture capital experts, lawyers, and industry experts.
Burning Heroes Founders Association announces the opening of the application process for startups for the London Pitch Competition. Selected startups will pitch to investors from top VCs, such as Begin Capital, Future Planet Capital, Main Set, Mercia Ventures, Palta, Ultra.VC, Wayra and others. The final pitch will be on 10th February 2025 at the Home Grown Members’ Club.
Fusebox, an Estonian startup and flexibility provider in the Baltic states, has secured €2.6 million in funding to accelerate its expansion across Europe. The investment, led by Soulmates Ventures with participation from SmartCap and existing shareholders Eneco Ventures and PKO Bank, will fuel Fusebox’s growth, enabling the company to enhance its SaaS offering, hire new talent, and scale its presence in the EU energy market.
SandboxAQ announced a partnership with Google Cloud to integrate and optimise its platform of Large Quantitative Models (LQMs) on Google Cloud while enabling seamless procurement and deployment of SandboxAQ’s solution through Google Cloud Marketplace.
After its first edition, Expo AgriTech 2024, the agricultural event dedicated to presenting the latest technological solutions for the sector, has compiled the nine trends that will mark the agritech panorama this 2025.
Approximately 16.1 million people in the UK have a disability, accounting for 24% of the total population, with an estimated 70–80% of these being invisible. For one entrepreneur, he’s made it his mission to make technology more accessible for those with impairments or disabilities.
The Government has injected £60 million in funding into hundreds of creative businesses and projects as part of its modern Industry Strategy to grow the UK economy.
