RobCo, a specialist in modular, cost-effective, and interconnected robotics automation solutions for SMEs, recently welcomed global venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners as a new investor in its Series B funding round.

Generative AI and large language models (LLMs) present an opportunity for enterprises to gain new efficiencies and improve functionality, however, the safety and security of such technology remains an obstacle.

Sitehop, a startup in networking encryption solutions, announces that it has raised £5 million in Seed funding.

A Scottish firm has garnered investment support for its innovative recycled plastic construction blocks.

European cybertechnology firm Filigran announced a €15 million Series A fundraising round led by the global venture capital firm Accel, just six months following its initial €5 million seed investment. Moonfire Ventures and Motier Ventures, existing investors, also contributed to this funding round.

MOONHUB, the virtual reality interactive training platform, has today announced an investment of $1.4 million (£1.1 million) led by Danish VC Unconventional Ventures, taking its total raised to $4.5 million (£3.57 million). Pi Labs and Ada Ventures both followed on their previous investments.

In the modern era, large corporations are striving to utilise their customers' data to enhance AI-driven experiences. However, a significant obstacle in capitalising on this potential is the escalating public concern over data privacy. The increased processing of data introduces the risk of data breaches by hackers and malicious insiders.

CryoCloud, a biotech startup headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands, recently achieved a notable landmark in its quest to transform the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) sector, securing €500,000 in pre-seed funding.

Heat Geek, the sustainable energy startup, has announced its Seed funding achievement of £3.7 million, bringing the total raised in 2023 to £4.2 million to power its mission to decarbonise homes via heat pump technology on a national scale.

Cue, an emerging leader in customer service chat software, has announced the successful completion of its seed funding round, securing $2 million from angel investors.

Businesses continue to face funding difficulties as traditional banks tighten their lending criteria. As a result, business owners will need to stand out from the crowd, and consider their greatest assets, to attract the capital they need to drive growth.

In the modern age, large companies are wrestling to leverage their customers’ data to provide ever-better AI-enhanced experiences but a key barrier to leveraging this opportunity is mounting public concern around data privacy, as ever-greater data processing poses risks of data leaks by hackers and malicious insiders.

Theia Insights, a deeptech startup based in the UK, founded by former Amazon Alexa scientist and solo entrepreneur, Dr Ye Tian, has secured £6.5 million in funding. This investment is a testament to the growing interest of US venture capital in the UK's innovative technology sector.

Q5D, a developer of wire harness automation equipment for additive manufacturing, has been awarded £918,169 in grant funding to enhance the software powering its CY1000 wiring automation robot.

The total value of infrastructure, transport, and building projects across the MENA region stands at approximately $2.5 trillion. In a bid to facilitate connections between construction businesses and suppliers of building materials, pioneering B2B construction tech startup BRKZ, specialising in materials procurement for construction projects, has announced an $8 million investment to empower contractors in reaching their full potential.

Fluent, a data analytics platform transforming the way decision-makers access and use business data, has announced the close of a $7.5 million seed investment round.

Founder of Starling Anne Boden revealed to a Keynote Theatre on day one of Tech Show London the struggles she faced in fundraising because she is a woman and how she sees AI could bridge such gaps for female founders.

Zama, an open-source cryptography company specialising in advanced FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) solutions to safeguard privacy within the blockchain and AI sectors, announced a £73 million Series A financing round.

Wobble Genomics, a spin-out from the University of Edinburgh that is pioneering a novel RNA sequencing technique, has secured £8.5 million in funding to commercialise its breakthrough technology.

Nuke From Orbit, a UK-based fintech startup, has successfully raised £500,000 in a pre-seed funding round to launch its product. The company, which seeks to transform mobile security, has drawn attention from prominent investors for its novel method of safeguarding financial accounts and personally identifiable information (PII).