Sheryl Miles

Sheryl has trained in proofreading and copyediting with the College of Media and Publishing, and in proofreading with the CIEP (Chartered Institute of Editors and Proofreaders). She joined Startups Magazine in June 2022 and is keen to carve a career in journalism as she enjoys meeting and talking to people and advocating for women and diversity across industries. When not working at Startups Magazine, Sheryl enjoys reading, writing fiction, and eating chocolate!

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Nestlé launches Youth Entrepreneurship Platform

As part of its Global Youth Initiative, Nestlé have launched the Nestlé Youth Entrepreneurship Platform (YEP), a digital platform for young innovators and entrepreneurs who want to learn new knowledge and skills, test an idea or grow their businesses, in areas ranging from food science and technology to the development of products and services – including regenerative agriculture and sustainable packaging.

Attensi offers Helping Hand to Ukrainian children

Children and teenagers affected by the conflict in Ukraine are to be given a helping hand thanks to a computer game designed to help them deal with the things they have experienced in a war zone.

Flexible retail space operator, Sook, to open in three new cities with SME competition

Sook, the UK’s flexible pop-up space operator, continues its mission to reinvigorate the high street and shopping centres across the UK, by simultaneously opening three new pop-up spaces in Leeds, Birmingham and Southampton on 9th September 2022.

Axerve and Viceversa offer revenue-based financing to ecommerce businesses

Axerve, a European payment hub, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Viceversa, a European data-driven fintech platform, to offer its E-commerce customers Viceversa’s innovative Revenue-Based Financing formula for accessing capital.

Happiness at work trend: Searches for ‘how to be happy at work’ surge

As work life has gradually returned to pre-pandemic normalities, Lem-uhn reveals that searches for ‘how to be happy at work’ have increased 105% in the past three years

Essity Ventures launches EVolution – for startups in the hygiene and health industry

A first of its kind co-creation challenge will take place in Munich this November, which aims to expose startups to collaboration and strategic partnership opportunities with one of the global leaders in the hygiene and health sector.

Startup, Voltfang, are ‘Catching Power’ – the green way

German startup company, Voltfang, have come up with an innovative way of bringing reused car batteries to life – by using them as an electricity storage system.

8vdX offers cross-border venture debt to startups

8vdX, a technology-enabled category-first venture debt marketplace for startups, has announced that it is expanding its operations in leading international geographies like the United Kingdom (UK), Singapore, and Australia.

Building a Brite future with new board appointment

Building on its year of hypergrowth, Brite Payments has appointed Jan Plasberg, formerly CTO of SOFORT and VP Engineering at Klarna to its board, highlighting the company’s commitment to technology innovation in support of its upcoming market expansion plans.

iDenfy partners with Payset to secure customer onboarding with full-stack identity verification

iDenfy, the tech startup that provides identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, has announced its partnership with Payset, a global payment platform that offers multi-currency accounts, prepaid cards, and currency exchange services. For Payset, collaborating with iDenfy will ensure a frictionless, four-step identity verification journey.

HiBob raises $150m Series D Up-Round led by General Atlantic

HiBob, the company behind Bob, the HR platform transforming how organisations operate in the modern world of work, has announced it has raised an additional $150m in growth funding, just ten months after raising a $150m Series C in October 2021.

Matchory raises €1.6m in seed funding led by Earlybird

ProcurementTech Startup, Matchory, has raised €1.6m in a seed funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital’s UNI-X team, alongside angel investors from industry and procurement.

Meet the woman making waves in the M&A market amidst gender bias burnout

With research showing that 70-90% of M&As fail even during favourable economic conditions, expert advisers have become even more critical in helping deals get over the line in the current climate.

Aerocloud brings operations management systems to international airport

AeroCloud Systems (AeroCloud), the 100% cloud native software platform dedicated to the support of airports, has won a contract to provide the Flight Information Display Systems (FIDS) and gate management systems (GMS) for the largest international airport in The Bahamas and the 4th largest airport in the Caribbean.

Norrsken Impact100: Klarna founder is on a mission to create the ‘Nobel Prize for Impact’

Companies tackling the world’s biggest environmental and social issues deserve recognition, but currently they receive less than 1% of all available funding [1].

Foundy secures £1.25M in funding
Foundy secures £1.25M in funding

Foundy, one of Europe’s fastest-growing startup acquisition marketplaces, has announced a £1.25m round led by Fuel Ventures, as it aims to capitalise on the strong market demand from startups interested in full and secondary buyouts or fundraising.

Entrepreneurs encouraged to share working realities rather than glamourised experiences

UK entrepreneurs are being encouraged to share pictures and videos of the realities they face as business owners, to raise awareness of the true experiences of running a small business.

Murasaki closes €1.5m seed round led by Japanese incubate fund

As Japanese and European serial entrepreneurs and developers operating out of The Netherlands, Murasaki is on a mission to disrupt the GameFi economy.

Aerospace Xelerated opens call for startups working on digital services and solutions

Aerospace Xelerated has announced that its call for applications is open.

Constructive Bio launches with 15M seed investment to re-engineer biology

Constructive Bio announces its launch as a new UK-based biotechnology company following the completion of a $15m seed round and an exclusive license from the Medical Research Council (MRC), to IP developed by Professor Jason Chin’s Laboratory (Chin Lab) at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (MRC-LMB).