Yesterday I attended the launch of the “Business Without Blood Sports” event, by leading animal welfare charity, The League Against Cruel Sports, at the historic House of Parliament. I found out the hard way that you’re not allowed to take pictures of every pretty thing you see in this magnificent building.

The global boom in startup valuations has abruptly stopped, with a dramatic drop in the number of new tech unicorns created, multiple failed initial public offerings, lower valuations, job cuts and startup bankruptcies.

With warmer weather on the way, parents across the UK will be thinking about how to keep their children safe in the sun. Enter: Solar Buddies – the world’s first child-friendly suncream applicator.

The product, created by Welsh mums Kelli and Laura, recently gained a huge new audience when it was successfully pitched in the Dragons’ Den. Here, we learn more about the idea and how the pair found success and bumps along the road.  

Esport athletes can use mental imaging techniques to enhance performance and achieve optimal mental and emotional states while competing.

Fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) has been a common way of accessing connectivity for some time. Across Britain, we’ve all seen the green metal cabinets dotted around our streets.

According to Salesforce, simple tasks like data entry and paperwork once took up so many hours that sales teams only spent one third of their time actually making sales.

In the first of a four-part series, Startups Magazine has teamed up with Sam Perry, Founder of Ensemble, to look at how startups can leverage each other to survive the current challenges in the European startup funding arena. Hector Mason, General Partner at Episode 1, Co-Founder of Focal, Co-Host of Riding Unicorns and Jon Butterfield, Head of Platform at Speedinvest also comment.

Over 750,000 startups were registered in the UK between March 2021 and March 2022. Although that’s a 7% drop from the previous year, it was the second-highest on record. In simple terms? More than one company was created per minute in the last two tax years.

Laura Riches, Co-Founder of Laylo, remembers the first time she thought about boxed wine in a professional context.

Quantum computing is a hot topic. Quantum computing startups and university spinouts continue to attract venture capital and private equity investment, whilst countries such as the UK, US, Germany, Japan, and China are engaged in a quantum computing arms race, as they seek to realise its potential and develop capability and expertise which will support the private sector as well as enhancing military and cyber capability.

The allure of deeper capital markets in New York has led many UK companies to consider transferring their primary listings to Wall Street.

It's important to celebrate the amazing progress and achievements of women, but also draw our attention to the barriers facing women in both their personal and professional lives - such as imposter syndrome. However, it’s not just today that we acknowledge these struggles, and we must work every day to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for all women.

YouTube is the second-largest search engine after Google and has over 2.6 billion monthly active users. It is, therefore, essential for startups to create engaging videos for the platform to increase their brand’s visibility, reach the right audience, and deliver value through their content. 

In this article, let’s look at the YouTube video marketing software for startups that can help you do just that.

Data is touted as the lifeblood of the digital world, the new oil, and the DNA of the Internet – all rightly so. Organisations are increasingly tapping into the vast realm of web data and leveraging the power of data analytics to propel groundbreaking innovations.

Creating quality AI content detectors is something that requires a lot of hard work and dedication. If you want to be successful, you need to put in the effort.

The rapid ascent of the toy and entertainment IP company Toikido within its industry has certainly been impressive. Founded during lockdown in 2020, the company is now an eight figure business and is partnered with companies such as Netflix, Skydance, Apple and RoBlox. In 2022 it sold over 20 million toys across 100 markets worldwide and intends to build on its success even further this year with the launch of its own computer game Piñata Smashlings which will be accompanied by a range of animated content as well as toys and books.

Famous for its coffee culture, grunge music scene, and chewing wall gum, Seattle boasts beauty, greenery, and elegance. What’s more, when I picture the City, I think of ferry boats and the space needle, all thinks to medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. All these things make Seattle a great tourist attraction, but is Seattle a suitable city to launch a tech startup?

As part of Stress Awareness Month, this is my story and top tips for others who are considering making a change and building their own health business or side hustle.

With the advent of hosting services, sharing files has become easier. There is a demand to store files securely.

When you look up the definition of crowdfunding it’s easy to think that you can simply post your idea online, and thousands of people will throw money at you. If only it was that easy!