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Huckletree add Iceland, UN, Bulb and 14 other speakers to sustainability festival

To mark Earth Day 2021, creative workspace and accelerator, Huckletree has announced a second wave of speakers for its upcoming Earthrise Summit, a virtual festival to unite sustainability leaders, founders, politicians, change makers and innovators from all corners of the world - to inspire people to take action. 

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Helping UK’s 5.3 million self-employed take control of their finances

Corgee has secured its first pre-seed investment from Think Bigger Capital to develop its AI-powered finance app to make personal finance simpler for the UK’s 5.3 million self-employed.

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Ten startups graduate from Techstars Hub71 accelerator programme

A cohort of ten technology startups have graduated from the Techstars Hub71 accelerator, making compelling presentations to the community at the annual Demo Day. The portfolio companies hope to secure a total $15m in funding to support their rapid growth. 

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Sodexo Engage highlights most eco-friendly employee benefits

2020 tied with 2016 as the hottest year on record as a result of human activities, according to NASA. Keeping business going during a pandemic has been front and centre this past year, but it’s possible that it’s distracted business leaders from another major crisis of our times - climate change.

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Return to the office full time? No thanks, say 86% of tech professionals

As restrictions continue to lift and organisations prepare to bring employees back to the workplace, a new report from hackajob has revealed that 86% of technology professionals in the UK and Europe don't want to return to the office full time at all.

News, Life 2 days ago
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Payhawk raises $20m from Klarna backers QED Investors

Payhawk, the platform for payments and expense management, has raised $20m. The Series A round is led by the US-based fund QED Investors, which has a strong track record of investing in 18 fintech unicorns, including Klarna and Nubank. Existing investor Earlybird Digital East, who led the $3.6m seed round in March 2020, is also contributing fresh capital.

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Scaleup skills demand drives 400% growth for Talent Works

The pandemic has forced a recruitment rethink, and a huge uptake in flexible talent acquisition services. UK-founded scaleup, Talent Works reported 400% growth in March 2020 compared to March 2021, and a sustained 20% month-on-month forecasted compound growth.

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A fifth of UK workers feel remote working has reduced recognition in the workplace

Research from Ezra has revealed that a fifth of UK workers feel they get less recognition within their career as a direct result of working remotely. It remains to be seen to what extent we will return to a full working environment, as COVID-19 restrictions see many continue to work from home for part of, if not their whole working week.

News, Life 3 days ago
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Biotech startup pioneers potential treatments for COVID-19

A team of top scientists from the University of Bristol have announced the formation of a new biotech company that is developing newly patented potential treatments for Coronavirus.

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€20m seed round to launch new fintech proposition startup

BIG MAMMA founders, Tigrane Seydoux and Victor Lugger have joined forces with Christine de Wendel to announce a €20m seed round to support the launch of a new, innovative payment method - Sunday, created by restaurateurs for restaurants.

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New parking technology raises seven-figure investment deal

Suss Ventures have contributed a six-figure sum alongside a multi-million investment drive. This raise marks a huge success for Suss Ventures who are synonymous with sourcing sustainable businesses for their community of impact-driven investors and corporate partners. The zero-effort payment system eliminates the worry of parking fines and is completely cashless, automated and secure.

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Taking startups to the next level with Kickstart Innovation

Kickstart Innovation, one of Europe's zero-equity, open innovation platforms based in Zurich, is currently launching its sixth program, and welcoming applications from businesses across the world. The application period is from 15th April to 17th May.

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Free TV advert up for grabs as channel backs businesses hit by lockdown

An independent London teleshopping channel is offering small businesses with a unique product innovation the chance to sell their products for free in a TV advert worth up to £5,000 on Sky TV as part of its ‘Road to Recovery’ campaign.

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Queen of Hustling to present at Hustle Awards 2021

With the annual Hustle Awards event planning in full swing, we are excited to announce that Sonya Barlow, award winning entrepreneur, founder of the LMFnetwork, diversity business coach and motivational speaker, as her efforts are focused on bridging the skills gap and creating inclusive cultures.

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Antler invests in new tech startups revealed at London Demo Day

The global early-stage venture capital firm, Antler has unveiled the seven startups it has invested in during its third UK cohort.

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What to expect in the Survival Guide 2021

When a startup embarks on the entrepreneurial journey it can be very daunting, and you may need some help and guidance along the way. Here at Startups Magazine we have created our second Survival Guide issue, sponsored by Digi-Key,  which will give you in depth advice and information from some of the industry's leading experts.

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Event Tech Live USA & Canada welcomes Grip connection

Market engagement platform Grip has partnered with the inaugural Event Tech Live (ETL) USA & Canada, set to take place from 8th until 9th June 2021. 

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UK and Ireland SME Confidence Peaks as End of Lockdown Looms

Vistage, business performance and leadership advancement organisation for small and medium-size businesses, has found that over 3 in 4 (74%) of SME leaders expect economic conditions to improve in the next year. The report has also found that a majority (84%) of companies anticipate revenue will continue to improve in the same period of time.

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Impact Investment App Launches as Sustainable Funds Outperform the Market

Clim8 Invest (Clim8), the investment platform to help consumers invest in companies that are focused on tackling climate change, has announced the launch of its mobile app. 

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GENIE closes second funding round to accelerate post-COVID employment tech

GENIE, an automated talent agent for the creative industry, has announced the closing of its second funding round, led by female led corporate advisor, Adelpha, taking their total funding to-date to £1.75m. GENIE also announced advertising industry legend, Sir John Hegarty as Chairman, as the team look to disrupt the ways companies hire talent in the post-COVID world.

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2.3m sole traders shun growth in favour of independence and creativity

More than two-thirds (70%) of sole traders in the UK enjoy being small and don’t aspire to grow in future, with 62% saying the benefits of being a sole trader far outweigh those of being a larger business. 

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Screen Time Has Increase by 76% During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A new study by Lenstore has revealed the detrimental effects of spending time on your devices during COVID-19 and the effects this is having on your physical and mental health. 

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The birth of a great European rural innovation initiative

On Tuesday, 6th of April, the new European rural innovation initiative REinA (Rural European Innovation Area) was launched. An initiative created with the aim of reducing the gap between the two sides of Europe and Spain, a growing and thriving urban side opposite to the empty, rural and deprived of a true future.

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India’s deep-tech startups lead the way for British firms

Indian tech startups are enjoying a period of sustained success. The pandemic, a tape-cutting Government budget, and record-levels of investment has spurred the subcontinent’s tech-heavy sectors to dizzying growth.

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Gravity Challenge launches to solve global industrial problems using space tech

Deloitte has launched its third Gravity Challenge - a global technology innovation programme that encourages corporates, entrepreneurs and universities to use innovative space technology to solve real-world problems facing society, industry and the environment.

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Nearly three quarters of UK businesses will now hire candidates from anywhere in the country

Over the past year, remote working has proven to be less of a hindrance and more of a benefit to a lot of UK businesses. As a result, business decision makers are more flexible when considering candidates for employment, with new research revealing that nearly three quarters (73%) are open to hiring people from anywhere in the UK, rather than just those local to their business. 

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68% of SMEs in the UK negatively impacted by COVID Cash Flow crisis

A survey launched by CapitalBox, has unveiled the devastating effects of the pandemic on small and medium businesses in the UK. In particular, the consequences of multiple lockdowns, the increase in household savings and shift in consumer needs, that has caused SMEs. 

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International challenge to innovate the football of tomorrow with inclusion, diversity and sustainability

Banco Santander and the Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft (GSIC) present FootballCan 2041, a joint initiative to create the best innovation solutions to make football more inclusive, diverse and sustainable. This initiative aligns with Santander’s purpose to help people and businesses prosper, and with its strategy to have a positive impact on football and society.

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UK workforce sees 113% increase in stress-related leave over the past two years

Data from absence management platform, e-days, reveals that when comparing pre-pandemic levels in March 2019 to March 2021, the number of stress sickness days recorded has increased by 113%. 

News 2 weeks ago
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New gifting app raises £180,000 with Suss Ventures

Prsnt have raised £180,000 through Suss Ventures, the bespoke investor matching service at Sussex Innovation. The tech startup aims to dominate the gifting marketplace, by creating a peer-to-peer gift exchange platform to leverage the ‘feel good' factor of giving and receiving gifts. The investment will be used to streamline the app after its successful beta testing, and to grow its user base as part of ongoing business and technological development. 

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Event Technology Awards 21 reveals first tranche of judges

The Event Technology Awards 2021 (ETA21) opens for submissions from 1st April and the first wave of judges has been announced, more than 75% of them new to the process.

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Attic Self Storage launches eCommerce Accelerator Program

Attic Self Storage has announced the launch of its eCommerce Accelerator Program, to celebrate the official opening this week of its brand new facility in Harrow, London. Attic also has several other sites across London, so will be championing budding entrepreneurs in the capital by offering them free units, workspaces and funding to help them scale their enterprises. 

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Ziglu launches Bitcoin Boost to allow savers to earn 5% interest on bitcoin investment

Ziglu, the UK-based and FCA regulated cryptocurrency challenger, has launched Bitcoin Boost, an account that allows Ziglu users to earn interest equivalent to an annual percentage rate of 5% on their bitcoin.

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Starling Bank joins Funding Options’ lending panel to support SME recovery

Funding Options has joined forces with digital bank, Starling Bank to deliver business critical access to finance as SMEs across the UK rebuild following a turbulent year.

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Mathys & Squire celebrates World IP Day 2021 with pitching session for UK-based SMEs

Intellectual property firm, Mathys & Squire will celebrate World IP Day 2021 on Monday 26th April by hosting a virtual pitching session inviting innovative UK-based startups and SMEs to showcase their business and innovations in front of an expert panel to win a prize of £3,000.

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Meet the new innovative user-generated Travel app on the block

Triend Travel is a social marketplace that utilises user-generated video content with an innovative algorithm and technology which allows consumers to make personalised travel recommendations based on their love of travel.

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Huckletree launches virtual sustainability festival to address climate change

Creative workspace and accelerator, Huckletree has announced it’s hosting Earthrise Summit, a virtual festival to unite sustainability leaders, founders, politicians, change makers and innovators from all corners of the world, to inspire people to take action.

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Tech startup launches app to help families navigate losing a loved one

Empathy, a platform helping families navigate the journey they face after losing a loved one, has announced the launch of its application on iOS and Android for users across the United States. Empathy’s technology-enabled platform is designed to guide families experiencing loss with purpose and compassion. Empathy is backed by $13m in a seed round co-led by General Catalyst and Aleph.

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Uninsured liabilities could cost employers hundreds of thousands of pounds

Towergate Health & Protection is warning employers that they could unwittingly be leaving themselves open to uninsured liabilities that could cost them hundreds of thousands of pounds if their employee benefits are not aligned with their contracts of employment. 

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Psyomics launches mental health assessment platform with two London GPs

Psyomics, the innovative UK-based healthtech company, has launched its mental health assessment platform Censeo with two London based GP practices, to gather real world data and feedback prior to commercial launch later this year. 

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Startup led safety solutions for a post-pandemic world

It’s hard to believe that this month marked one year since the Prime Minister’s solemn address where millions of us were asked to stay at home.

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Accelerating the digital transformation of Spanish SMEs

The fifth edition of Digital Enterprise Show confirms its celebration in person at IFEMA, bringing together the entire technological ecosystem. DES2021 will guide Spanish companies to take advantage of NextGeneration EU European recovery funds and find the technological partner to drive the transformation of their business model.

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Upsurge in young entrepreneurs starting their own businesses

New data released today by Innovate UK, points to a dramatic increase in the number of young people setting up their own businesses in the last decade – with the number nearly doubling (98% increase) from 2009 to 2020. What’s more, despite the pandemic - and in some cases inspired by the impact of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns - numbers continued to jump in 2020, with a 15% increase in the number of young people starting their own businesses from 2019.

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Yeo Valley Organic has created the world’s first Moo-R code...on their cows

Yeo Valley Organic, Britain’s largest organic brand, has created scannable QR codes that have been shaved into the hides of all 400 of their own British Friesian cows, to celebrate the national rollout of their connected  packaging. 

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The Help to Grow scheme — what does it mean for manufacturing?

Small businesses have been some of the worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, lacking the resources needed to recover in the same manner as bigger companies. The new Help to Grow scheme announced by the UK Government plans to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) develop their digital competencies and boost their profits, while helping the nation expand its technological infrastructure. Here Neil Bellinger, head of EMEA at automation parts supplier EU Automation, explains what the new initiative means for the manufacturing sector.

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Cash flow identified as key reason for SMEs applying for finance

Cash flow is the key motivation for SMEs applying for finance, according to an exclusive index of UK brokers by Europe’s leading small business lender iwoca. 

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UK startup pledges to help SMEs struggling with late payment

UK startup itsettled is looking to help SMEs struggling under the burden of late payment with their recently launched #GetTheUKPaid initiative. 

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Who's hiring? The tech startups and scaleups powering the UK's 2021 comeback

Fintech, Foodtech and Healthtech companies are defying pandemic pressures and driving strong hiring growth among British startups and scaleups, according to new research from leading start-up job site Work in Startups.

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2021: The Year of the Global Workforce for British small businesses

The 2021 workforce will have a completely different composition, facilitated by tools such as Global Teams, just launched by people management operating system Employment Hero.

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Small businesses set to bridge data scientist skills gap through new University of Nottingham degree apprenticeship

Small businesses who want to improve their data quality and become better data-informed, but may lack the right skills to execute a successful strategy in response, have received a boost with the launch of a new Data Scientist degree apprenticeship by the University of Nottingham.

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European Startup Lands €26m to Expand First Global IoT Satellite Network

European satellite and communications startup, Hiber BV has secured €26m in EU and private investment to expand the world’s first global IoT (Internet of Things) satellite network. 

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New data points to green shoots for UK small businesses as jobs stabilise

Xero has revealed that small business jobs have increased slightly for a fifth consecutive month in the UK, with year-on-year revenues also improving compared to January according to Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI).

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The most attractive startup hubs in Europe

Since 2016 the Startup Heatmap Europe crowns the most attractive startup hubs in Europe. Based on a representative sample of founders in Europe the survey reveals the Top 50 cities where founders would like to start a company if they could choose freely. 

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Free digital advice to help small businesses recover from pandemic

A Shropshire web tech expert is giving up his time to make sure businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic get the digital support they need to recover.

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COVID secure business travel made possible

Innovative travel technology company, TapTrip has partnered with industry leading, TravelPerk to integrate TravelSafe API, a new product designed for the wider travel ecosystem to help boost fluid business travel through traveller confidence and safety. 

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Amazon Launchpad Innovation Awards support and promote next generation of innovative startups

Amazon announces the launch of the Amazon Launchpad Innovation Awards, a free competition designed to support emerging, innovative European startups by giving them chance to win a ‘Startup of the year’ prize of €100,000.

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UK’s top female entrepreneurs backed to fire up economy through innovation

Visionary British female entrepreneurs are receiving Government backing to drive forward their novel innovations and business ideas, as the UK builds back better from the COVID-19 pandemic and progresses its climate change ambitions. 

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Oxford medtech startup closes £1.2m for weight loss technology

Oxford Medical Products (OMP) has raised £1.2m in seed investment to develop a safe and affordable weight loss capsule, which uses the same mechanism of action as a gastric balloon, but can be taken at home. The funding will be used to complete pre-clinical testing, upscale and outsource manufacturing and grow the team.

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Chelsea FC offers free advertising space to small London businesses

Chelsea Football Club has launched a unique offering to help support local businesses get back on their feet, by inviting small companies with a London postcode to apply for free advertising space on matchdays.

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10 sustainable fintechs selected for Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator

We are excited to announce the ten startups selected to join the ABN AMRO & Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator, virtually in these pandemic times, in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is the birthplace of many financial innovations over centuries past that continue to influence the world of finance today.

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Commitment to fast-track tech careers for women and the BAME community

A unique digital skills powerhouse is set to transform talent diversity in the North West’s tech sector, by breaking the barriers faced by those from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds and fast-tracking 450 people into careers in digital technology every year.

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Huckletree announces three major corporate firms as sustainability partners

Creative workspace and accelerator, Huckletree has announced international law firm, CMS to join as their first sustainability programme partner alongside Silicon Valley Bank, and A/O Proptech - Europe’s largest proptech VC firm. All three will provide support and services to Huckletree’s educational programmes, members and events.

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Cancer tech accelerator programme opens to drive innovation for cancer diagnostics

Cancer Research UK and Capital Enterprise, together with Roche UK, have launched the Cancer Tech Accelerator programme. This new initiative will help researchers translate their ideas and lifesaving discoveries into innovations that will improve the lives of cancer patients.  

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CitizenLab launches open source engagement tech to empower local governments

Civic Tech platform, CitizenLab has announced a move to open up the core version of its community engagement software, in an effort to equip smaller organisations and communities with the tools to democratise policy-making by involving more citizens.

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Celebrating the pioneering healthtech startups

The next Mayor of London’s TechInvest, taking place 27th April, will celebrate 10 of London’s pioneering HealthTech startups. This upcoming TechInvest instalment will seek to identify industry leaders that are converging technologies with medicine and healthcare to improve the efficiency and delivery of prediction, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care.

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Future Leaders scholarships up for grabs from LMF Network, Jolt and Balderton

Like Minded Females (LMF) Network joined efforts with online business school Jolt and technology venture firm, Balderton Capital to grant five Future Leaders scholarships to rising female tech talent from LMF’s community. The full bursaries will allow them to attend Jolt's Switch course, a programme designed to create pathways for those who want to begin a career in tech. 

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New community-led media platform launched by serial entrepreneur

Beautystack Founder and CEO, Sharmadean Reid has launched her latest venture, a new media platform called The Stack World that will bring together content, community and commerce and put intelligence at the core of the women’s media landscape. 

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Next steps for first Lawtech Sandbox as pilot draws to a close

LawtechUK, the government-backed initiative within Tech Nation, to help transform the UK legal sector through technology, today brings to a close the Pilot stage of the first Lawtech Sandbox - a research and development initiative for lawtech scaleups - following a successful three month trial period.

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Not long left to join cohort 3 with Transport for Wales

There is not long left to appy for the opportunity to up-skill and up-scale your business, refine, develop and launch your product to market and secure a contract of work with Transport for Wales. 

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Payment app raises £2.25m in its mission to support the UK’s self-employed

Osu, the payment app for the UK’s self-employed, has announced the close of a £2.25m seed round, led by early-stage experts Creandum, to fund further growth to reach 10,000 customers this year. 

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New mental health app launches to help return to school

New data shows fears for pupils’ well-being, increased workloads and concerns about the toll on their own health have all contributed to a massive increase in stress for teachers during the pandemic.

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Social impact fund delivers compound annual growth of 16.1% over five years

Social impact fund Valloop, created to help employees and management buy the companies they work for, delivered compound annual growth of 16.1% over a five-year period between September 2015 and September 2020. 

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37% of workers said their employers took social distancing rules seriously

The past 12 months have placed many obstacles and challenges in the path of businesses, as the pandemic took grip of the nation and workplace processes were forced to change to stay within government guidelines.

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Half of Brits dream of going it alone but financial fears block them from starting their business

Sage has unveiled research showing that 1 in 2 (52%) UK adults dream about starting their own business.  However, over half (53%) of those feel that money worries are stopping them from turning the idea into a reality - a fear that has been exacerbated by the stresses of COVID-19. 

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VR mindfulness training launched to support employee mental health

A pioneering new mindfulness training programme, powered by Virtual Reality (VR) training specialists Virti, has launched this month to help employees cope with the demands of their jobs during the pandemic.

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New YEO Messaging app offers the privacy WhatsApp lacks

As WhatsApp users are forced to share personal data with Facebook, a new competitor - YEO (Your Eyes Only) Messaging - has launched today, offering an alternative ultra-secure private messaging platform.

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Inclusive female-led lender approves £4m to UK SMEs in 12 months of CBILS

A year since it was awarded CBILS lender status, responsible lender, AskIf, can now reveal it has approved close to £4m to deserving SMEs and micro businesses, playing an essential role in the national push to help businesses survive and thrive. AskIf has delivered on its mission to be an inclusive lender with 17% of CBILS loans distributed to BAME-owned businesses, and 22% to female-led businesses. 

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Win the chance to welcome a pup into your next virtual meeting

With many of us working from home, dogs crashing our virtual business meetings has not only become the norm, but the preferred. According to recent data, dogs gate crashing your virtual meeting may have other benefits such as better feelings of wellbeing and lower stress levels.

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Staff welfare: A year on from the start of COVID-19

The findings of a new report shows that employee welfare has been catapulted to the top of the HR agenda for business leaders, with two-thirds of employees reporting a spike in support being offered to both furloughed and non-furloughed teams since May 2020. 

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A more mobile, innovative and sustainable food scene reawakens

Hotel owner and restaurateur Maximilian Steurer is an early adopter of the paul&ernst bikes, a decision that proved particularly lucrative during the past year. Pastry chef Lisa Haas also opted for her own bike when starting her own business - during the height of the pandemic in 2020.

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Search and social giants dominate new university startups league

New research by money.co.uk has crowned Google as the most successful company to be started at university. The search engine sits at the top of the university startup league table with a current market capitalisation of $1.27 trillion (£926 billion). This is 12.7 million times greater than the $100,000 initial funding the company received in 1998. 

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Workspace accelerator puts startup members in spotlight of latest ads

Launching one year after the first lockdown, creative workspace and accelerator, Huckletree has launched a new campaign with Otherway to address the year that’s been, celebrating the founders persevering and innovating despite the pandemic, whilst inspiring the companies of the future to be brave in the face of adversity.

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Dealing with the strain: how we coped with COVID

A new report has revealed the devastating impact a year of lockdown has had on the mental health of those running business. According to a study by Harper James Solicitors the strain of the past 12 months has led to one counselling platform recording an 84% rise in demand.

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ICE Campus helps social enterprises launch and secure funding

An after-work programme designed to support people in starting social enterprises has enabled 18 businesses to launch, as well as helping some secure almost £20,000 in funding.

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AI startup raises $2m to empower enterprises to scale resilient edge AI

UK startup, LGN has secured $2m in funding to help businesses outpace their competition by building better and more resilient AI models, faster and at scale. With backing from the likes of Trucks Venture Capital, Luminous Ventures and Jaguar Land Rover, LGN supports enterprises to scale out their use of edge AI and accelerate learning in the real world, rather than in labs and test environments. The company will use the investment to continue its mission of getting AI into the real world.

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UK lockdown leads to spike in cyber insurance uptake

Figures collected by insurance broker PolicyBee show a large increase in sales of cyber insurance since the UK went into lockdown in March 2020.

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SUCCEED! An Inspirational Toolkit for the Serious Entrepreneur

Ihqlak Hussain’s new book, SUCCEED!: An Inspirational Toolkit for the Serious Entrepreneur, dives into the author’s own personal experience, coming from a tough background, working hard and successfully achieving his goals. This book offers easy to understand and must-read advice for budding entrepreneurs designed to highlight how to plan, develop and execute a new business venture.

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StartUp Weekend returns to help businesses recover post-pandemic

Plymouth Startup Weekend is back this spring with a big question for business brains and creative thinkers everywhere: How can our cities rejuvenate culture and tourism post-pandemic? For Britain’s Ocean City, which was picked as one of the top ten places to travel in 2020 by Condé Nast Traveller magazine, this is an even bigger question. 

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Middlesbrough-based AI startup expands into the Nordic market

Bubo.AI is an AI solution for customer value-based pricing. Cloud technology and advanced analytics allow clients to determine the path to more profitability based on optimised prices. Founded and based in the UK, Bubo.AI won the ‘Best Emerging Technology in AI’ award in 2020.

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Tech solutions business to help startups as part of UK economy relaunch

A London-based software development company has launched a new initiative offering the country’s startups the opportunity to develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) as part of an economy-boosting scheme in the wake of the pandemic.

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London’s ‘doughnut’ boroughs see increase in demand for flexible office space

Rishi Sunak has predicted a rise in hybrid or flexible working in local hubs once the pandemic is over. Speaking on the Politico Westminster Insider podcast this month, he cited the rise of 'neighbourhood' serviced offices springing up across New York, and thinks these small local hubs for people who want to avoid the commute but don't want to work at home is something that should be picked up in the UK. 

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UK must avoid complacency and seize AI opportunity

A new report from The Entrepreneurs Network think tank by former Office for AI Adviser Séb Krier sets out eight key recommendations to make the UK the best place in the world for AI innovation.

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Microsoft to work with 13 startups using AI to help UK's health, manufacturing and resource sectors

Thirteen companies who are helping the UK’s healthcare, manufacturing and resource sectors recover from the impact of COVID-19 have been chosen to join Microsoft’s AI for Social Impact 2021 programme.

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Looking for the best startups to forge the city of the future

Challenges such as increasing traffic, rising emissions and limited space are affecting Metropolitan regions around the world, and these developments call for innovative approaches. The City of Hamburg aims to support smart solutions for the city of tomorrow, with the Future Hamburg Award. 

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UK healthtech startup announces major growth and US expansion

Healthtech company, NuroKor BioElectronics has announced plans to double its team and further its international expansion, following 12 months of rapid growth during which the company’s half-year sales rose by 156%.

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UK business profits down 20% but insolvency risk decreasing due to vaccine

As the vaccine continues to be rolled out across the UK, business confidence is at its highest point since the beginning of the pandemic. Here, businesses continue to be overwhelmingly supportive of the Government’s approach to help companies through COVID-19, with nearly four fifths either somewhat or very supportive of their initiatives.

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Xero and BDO to help businesses build resilience and plan for success

Xero has announced it has signed BDO as a Xero Global Partner, as part of a new three year global agreement. Xero will become BDO’s preferred accounting solution for its Business, Services and Outsourcing clients in the small to medium business space - significantly growing the number of BDO clients on Xero over the next three years.

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UK Office Provider Urges Back-to-Work Office Staff to Support Local Businesses

incspaces, a space-as-a-service operator with locations across London, Leeds, and Manchester, is urging workers to consider supporting their vital local economies as they begin to return to the office later this year. Under the Government’s roadmap to recovery, office workers are expected to begin a phased return to the workplace from 12th April as an increasing number of businesses are given the green light to reopen. The team behind the growing flex space initiative is keen to use this as an opportunity to support small firms.

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UK office workers would give up promotions and pay increases to work from home

Research from Ezra, a global provider of digital coaching, has found that UK office workers value their new norm of working from home so much that many would forsake career progression, company benefits and even a pay rise to maintain it.

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Startup Olé launches European Rural ReInA initiative

We are currently living in two versions of Europe, on one hand, there is a thriving urban one, with big cities such as Madrid, Berlin, Brussels, Paris, Milan, etc., and on the other hand there is rural Europe, depopulated and lacking in possibilities, in a continuous decline and without horizon or prosperous future.  

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CareLineLive secures £175k funding from Innovate UK

CareLineLive, the all-in-one home care management software that increases efficiency, capacity, compliance and communication of both managers and carers by digitising their work flows, has announced that it has secured a £175k grant from the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK.

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Sure Valley Ventures leads investment for security software startup

Sure Valley Ventures, the venture capital firm that invests in early stage software companies, has announced that it has led a Seed investment round of £1m for Polience Limited (“PreCog”), a security solution platform company that is able to provide data intelligence to combat crime, terrorism and protect vulnerable people.

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Lifting the lid on how UK tech boomed in 2020

Tech Nation has announced the release of its annual Tech Nation Report, the ultimate state-of-the-nation report on the UK tech sector. In its seventh year, the report lifts the lid on tech in an extraordinary 2020, revealing how the sector has changed, who the top performers were through the year, and the challenges and opportunities the UK faces as it navigates out of the pandemic and leaving the EU.

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eDesk supercharges customer support with AI advancements

Global online sales grew 27.6% in 2020 to reach $4.28tn and the number of transactions needing customer support increased from one-in-eight to one-in-six. In response, eCommerce customer service specialist, eDesk is supercharging support for its 23,000 agents with AI advancements, expediting the company product roadmap.

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How to set up an online business for success during the pandemic

Many of us have faced work challenges due to the long term restrictions implemented as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with unemployment estimated to be at its highest since 2016 at 4.9%.

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ChangeNOW digitises its 2021 edition of global collaboration for the planet

The fourth edition of ChangeNOW has announced digital broadcasting from Paris and other live locations worldwide. A significant milestone for the planet, with the online streaming of inspiring content and meetings of impact actors, to create a global momentum of multi-stakeholder collaboration on our century’s issues.

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One year on: The startups that launched as lockdown began

The first national UK lockdown was announced one year ago on 23rd March, bringing with it social distancing restrictions that required physical office and store closures across the UK, changing the course of thousands of small businesses.

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Deci and Intel Collaborate to Optimise Deep Learning Inference on Intel’s CPUs

Deci, the deep learning startup building the next generation of AI, has announced a broad strategic business and technology collaboration with Intel Corporation to optimise deep learning inference on Intel Architecture (IA) CPUs. As one of the first companies to participate in Intel Ignite startup accelerator, Deci will now work with Intel to deploy innovative AI technologies to mutual customers.

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Cleantech startup raise £500k to scale up production

Cleantech engineering firm, Sunswap has recently secured half a million pounds in crowdfunding that will be used to rapidly scale the business and deploy their zero-emission TRU technology on the roads by the end of 2021. 

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Cell therapy startup raises £3.5m to develop cell therapies for solid cancers

University of Bristol spin-out CytoSeek has raised a £3.5m seed round to develop new cell therapies to treat solid tumours in cancer patients. The funding is led by Science Creates Ventures (SCV), Bristol’s new deep tech EIS fund for science and engineering startups, and is the firm’s first investment since announcing its venture capital fund last December.

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Investment proves significant in growth during COVID

Loui Blake, serial entrepreneur and angel investor, invests in Embargo loyalty app and joins as an advisor following the tech startup’s significant growth during COVID-19.

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Accelerating adoption of AI-powered cancer diagnostics in pathology

Ibex Medical Analytics, the pioneer in AI-powered cancer diagnostics, has announced a $38m Series B financing round led by Octopus Ventures and 83North, with additional participation from aMoon, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures and Dell Technologies Capital, the corporate venture arm of Dell Technologies, bringing total funding of Ibex to $52m.

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New fintech platform launched to transform investment sector

A North-East based fintech firm has been launched with the aim of digitally transforming the way private equity firms, venture capital funds and angel investment networks currently manage the end-to-end investment process.

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Edtech startup announces $35m Series-B funding round

Edtech marketplace, Preply, has secured an additional $35m of funding, a sum that exceeds the platform’s cumulative fundraising efforts since 2013. The round was co-led by Owl Ventures and Full In Partners, with participation from previous investors Point Nine Capital, Hoxton Ventures, as well as EduCapital, All Iron, Diligent Capital and Evli Growth Partners.

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The Top Digital Transformation Startups of 2020

Digital transformation means many things to many people, so it’s important to segment and analyse startups developing foundational enabling technologies as well as key impacted applications, such as Industry 4.0 and digital health. Lux Research’s digital transformation experts are continuously monitoring industry megatrends and events to identify innovative startups in the space.

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Research into uni spinout investment reveals lack of growth funding

The past year has demonstrated how important deeptech innovation is to solving some of the greatest challenges faced today, from finding vaccine candidates for the COVID-19 pandemic through to solving climate change and transforming healthcare. The UK’s deeptech sector is a critical part of the Government’s post-Brexit ambition for the UK to become a global ‘Science Superpower’. 

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The moment we have all been waiting for...

Guess who is back, back again with bigger and better plans than before. The Hustle Awards is returning for 2021, with a super exciting hybrid format, so not only does this mean we plan to actually network and celebrate with some of you in person; if that does not sound as exhilarating to you as it does to us, you can still enjoy this year’s awards from the comfort of your own home!

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Tech startup explores new marketing methods to increase sales leads 

Influencer marketing. An ideal channel for a brand looking to raise awareness and grow its consumer base, but can influencer marketing work in a B2B setting? According to Yorkshire-based tech startup, socialsendr, yes it can, with the business seeing an immediate increase in platform sign ups following a campaign with a nano influencer on TikTok. 

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The VCs that founders need to know

After another record-breaking year, in which VC investment surpassed more than €38bn in Europe, Dealroom has released its annual ranking of the Most Prominent Venture Capital Investors for 2021 - and this time, it’s gone global. 

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Europe’s first FemTech accelerator announces spring 2021 cohort

FemTech Lab - Europe’s first independent accelerator that helps the rising stars of FemTech take their products to market - has announced its carefully-selected spring 2021 cohort of startups within the women’s healthcare and wellbeing space.

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Supporting women-led businesses with free business support programme

To mark International Women's Day, University of Bristol-led tech incubator, SETsquared Bristol, are opening applications for Enterprising Women 2.0, a pre-incubation programme for women-led businesses, in partnership with NatWest.

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UK small businesses using tech to harness post-pandemic spending boom

Following the government’s latest support measures for SMEs, new research from Xero shows that many firms acknowledge they will make more use of technology to capitalise on the post-lockdown bounceback, with the potential for a £16.6bn productivity boost.

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PropTech startup has more than doubled its team since lockdown

Innovative property technology company, Vouch has confirmed that their team has more than doubled since March 2020, marking a 118% workforce increase despite the lockdown. Designed and built by letting agents for letting agents, Vouch delivers a referencing solution designed for the 21st century. 

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Angel Business Club: Carving Out Investment Success in 2021

Angel Business Club will lift the lid on the secrets to investment success when the club’s Insights Series returns on Wednesday 17th March.

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Business growth agency bolsters SEO services with neural network model

A London-based business growth agency has set up a neural network to help enhance its Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) services.

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Xero celebrates accountants, bookkeepers and app partners supporting SMEs through COVID

Xero accounting and bookkeeping practices and app partners across the UK and Ireland were honoured at the annual Xero awards. Hosted by Gary Turner, Xero UK & EMEA Managing Director and comedian, Henry Paker in an online ceremony, the awards showcased the achievements of those supporting small businesses through one of the toughest years. 

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Mind the gap! Women fall foul to business reporting complacency

UK businesses are at risk of losing employee trust through choosing to abstain from reporting their gender gap figures, following on from the EHRC’s second deadline extension. Government figures show that nearly half of 10,000 eligible employers chose not to submit their pay gap figures last year - equalling to nearly 5,000 businesses that possibly have something to hide.

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Oscar-winning founder of motherhood app wins innovation award

The founder of LatchAid, a FemTech startup using innovative technology to revolutionise breastfeeding and early parenting support, has won the prestigious Women in Innovation award.

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500k women from female-led scaleups to be digitally upskilled by January 2022

Digital Boost, a new platform connecting organisations with digital skills founded by serial entrepreneur Sherry Coutu CBE, has today set out a bold ambition to digitally upskill 500,000 women from female-led organisations by January 2022, with 200,000 of those from BAME backgrounds.

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Sodexo Engage drives gender equality with SheWorks Programme

To mark International Women’s Day 2021, Sodexo Engage UK is offering women an opportunity to join its job shadowing program, SheWorks.

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Applications close soon for CRL's latest accelerator programme

The Central Research Laboratory (CRL) is seeking applications for its 8th world leading accelerator programme, supporting early growth stage product pioneers.

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E:VENT Virtual & Hybrid Solutions to revolutionise the face of events and remote working

Retail Marketing Group (RMG), a UK-based marketing agency, has announced the launch of E:VENT Virtual & Hybrid Solutions, a virtual world experience that enables businesses to bring people and teams back together. Designed to keep employees, visitors and customers safe whilst working from home, the new E:VENT solutions provide a bespoke virtual environment for exclusive, secure and innovative events, and offers intimate board meetings to full-scale conference productions, as well as interactive learning, employee engagement, and celebratory experiences.

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New digital platform to help fitness trainers launch online businesses

Class-ify, a new digital platform ‘powered by human connection’, has been launched by former Just Eat employees to enable fitness instructors to build their own businesses online. Set to revolutionise the fitness industry by providing a workout experience ‘powered by human connection’, Class-ify helps independent health and fitness instructors monetise their audience and build a global community, all from the use of a laptop or smartphone device. 

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BLEND raises $10m to fuel global growth with AI-powered end-to-end localisation services

BLEND (formerly OneHourTranslation), an end-to-end technology-based multi-market enabler, announced the completion of a $10m funding round to fuel its continued rapid growth. Existing investor Fortissimo Capital led the round following a year of strategic expansion reflected in the company’s new brand and offering. BLEND leverages OneHourTranslation’s AI-driven language technology, 25,000 expert linguists, and advanced tech stack to help global brands establish a native presence in fundamentally different markets, worldwide.

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Tractable adds former Microsoft CFO and investor to board

Tractable, the AI startup accelerating recovery from accidents and natural disasters, has announced that former Microsoft CFO and Ignition Partners Managing Partner, John Connors, has joined its Board of Directors.

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Accelerating the West Midlands’ tech revolution in professional services

Generating £27.8bn gross value added annually, and employing more than 360,000 people, the West Midlands is the UK’s largest centre for Business, Professional and Financial Services (BPFS) outside London. Now, business leaders from Shoosmiths, Wesleyan, Bruntwood, CBRE and Birmingham Law Society, amongst others, are working with the region’s just under 12,500 leading tech and digital companies to see how they can integrate AI and advanced technology into their everyday activities.

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Startups pioneer low carbon innovation with 5PRING

Ten exciting startups are pioneering new green technologies with support from 5PRING and its Green Innovation Challenge programme, set-up in partnership with Suez, a large utilities company, and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) last year.

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Helping SMEs and their employees to address the changing nature of work

Xero has announced the acquisition of Planday, a workforce management platform with more than 350,000 employee users across Europe and the UK that simplifies employee scheduling, allowing businesses to forecast and manage their labour costs.

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UK workers heading to burnout breakpoint

The UK is heading towards a ‘burnout breakpoint’ with search data exposing alarming levels of people seeking help. As we quickly approach the anniversary of the first lockdown, Chris Parke, CEO of Talking Talent who discovered these findings is urging businesses to support employees and implement practical solutions to prevent similar levels throughout 2021 and hordes of workers reaching their breakpoint.

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Has the budget announcement promised enough support for crisis hit SMEs?

Today saw what we had all been waiting for, the budget announcement from the Chancellor Rishi Sunak - but what does that mean for the economy and small businesses? 

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Budget 2021: Capital gains tax concerns prompted tech M&A rush

Here, Andy Hodgetts, Director of Corporate Finance at Buzzacott, the accountancy firm advising fast-growth companies, shares his thoughts on the recent M&A rush ahead of today's Budget and the corporation tax update.

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Just a quarter of office workers plan to return full-time

Research from Ezra, a global provider of digital coaching, has revealed to what extent the current pandemic could change the face of the professional workplace on a permanent basis. The trend of working remotely is one that has been largely forced on us due to lockdown restrictions and concerns over safety. However, for many it means more time at home and a positive increase in the work-life balance.

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Fintech startup raises $20m in Series B funding round

Rewire, a fintech startup that develops cross-border online banking services tailored for the needs of expatriate workers worldwide, has announced a Series B funding round of $20m and significant line of credit from a leading bank. Rewire was founded with the vision to empower every migrant to fulfill their financial potential for a better future, for themselves and their families.

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Post-Pandemic Peaks in holiday bookings to put strain on business staffing

Following news this week that people have been rushing to book holidays for summer, data from absence management platform, e-days reveals that Mondays, already the day people are most likely to book holiday, will see a spike in holiday bookings post government announcements in 2021. So far Monday January 4th, the first day back after the Christmas break, and Monday 22nd February, following the UK government’s announcement of the roadmap out of lockdown, have witnessed the biggest leap in number of leave bookings.

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5G Solution enables joint programme between Ofcom and Digital Catapult

Eight 5G solution providers have joined the SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre (SONIC), a joint programme between Digital Catapult and Ofcom to test interoperability and integration of open networking solutions.

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Business leaders have faith in Sunak to deliver Budget, but SMEs want more targeted support

Ahead of the budget on Wednesday, reputation management consultancy, Lansons and strategic insight agency, Opinium polled 500 senior business leaders to gauge their views on current economic support and understand what they want out of the budget.

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Ethical recruitment is the answer for struggling charities

A brand new recruitment agency has launched in the West Midlands with the ambition of making the industry a more community-conscious one. 70/30 Club is leading the way in ethical recruitment, committing 70% of its profits to local charities every year, whilst delivering talent acquisition for a range of organisations.

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AgTech startup to enhance specialty crop harvesting with new robotics solution

Future Acres - a new startup bringing sustainable agricultural robotics to the farm industry in order to optimise workforce efficiency and safety - has launched to raise up to $3m in seed capital via equity crowdfunding site, SeedInvest. The company is producing an autonomous, electric agricultural robotic harvest companion, named Carry, to help farmers gather hand-picked crops faster and with less physical demand.

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Yorkshire tech startup announces funding to help boost productivity on factory floors

A tech spin-out whose cloud based data capture and analysis technology is unlocking five-fold increases in manufacturing factory floor productivity in the North of England has secured a significant six-figure investment from a combined Angel and Venture Capital syndicate, valuing the company at £2m.

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Making School Safety a Priority with Smart Technology

With pupils set to go back to school on 8th March, there are a number of safety measures schools need to implement to ensure the health and wellness of staff, students and school communities. 

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New Sticky could ’revolutionise’ online trading for small businesses

A revolutionary new technology that allows customers to order products or access information with just the tap of a smartphone could transform the online marketplace, an expert says.

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British inventions win global sustainability prize

Revolutionary packaging startup, SoluBlue, has been awarded the top prize of €500,000 from the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge, one of the world’s largest annual sustainability competitions. The Cambridge-based startup beat over 650 startups from across Europe to be crowned the latest winner and will now use the prize money to scale up its technology for pilot production among retailers.

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The ScaleUp Accelerator assists last-mile delivery in £4m round

Gophr, the UK's fastest-growing last-mile delivery provider, has raised £4m led by Nauta Capital, assisted by The ScaleUp Accelerator and White Horse Capital.   

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Zoom identified as worst company for gender diversity in the boardroom

Bumble’s CEO, Whitney Wolfe Herd, became the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire last week– a huge milestone for women in business everywhere. But how many female decision-makers are there in the boardrooms of some of the biggest companies in technology, entertainment and e-commerce?

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Tech Nation reveals the UK’s 10 tech Rising Stars

Tech Nation​, the UK network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs, has announced the ten early-stage scaleup winners of its nationwide competition, Rising Stars. These companies have been selected because they are at the forefront of UK technology, across a range of subsectors, providing solutions such as digitally connecting healthcare workers with communities, digital recruitment for schools, and tools for online content creators.

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Xero calls for urgent action as UK small business revenue continues to fall

Xero, the global small business platform, is calling for urgent action to put small businesses at the centre of the UK economic recovery - after new Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) data finds revenue slowed further in January to 9.3% below levels seen a year ago.

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Medtech startup completes £2.2m funding round led by ACF Investors

Axis Spine Technologies (AST) has raised £2.2m in a funding round led by ACF Investors, with follow-on investment from Mercia’s EIS funds. Mercia was the first investor when Axis was founded by Jon Acros in 2017. This is the first investment from ACF Investors’ new Delta Fund, a fast-track investment fund designed for high potential UK businesses that have been backed by a syndicate of angel investors with deep sector knowledge.

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Londoners love Bitcoin but cautious Scots do not: new national survey

Londoners are huge cryptocurrency fans, having bought more of the digital asset than any other region in the UK according to a new national survey, while cautious Scots have bought the least.

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New Advertising Solutions to Help Small Businesses Thrive

Waze, the platform bringing together communities on and off the road, has announced updates to Waze Ads Starter, its advertising solution tailored specifically to small businesses. The features take into account the unique challenges faced by small businesses now, making it easier for them to connect with existing customers and attract new ones while making the most of their marketing investment.

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Fronted becomes second fintech to launch on Yobota’s core banking platform

Rental deposit fintech, Fronted has launched this month, becoming the second company to be powered by Yobota’s core banking platform. Founded in 2016, London-based technology firm, Yobota has built a fast, flexible, cloud-native core banking platform that allows clients to create and run innovative financial products. 

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Step Anywhere into the startup world

Step Anywhere 2021 is on for March 29th, 30th, and 31st, and fully online! Organised by the team behind Step Conference, The Leading Online Tech Festival For Emerging Markets will bring together over 1500 international attendees, 100 showcasing startups and global players in healthtech, edtech, fintech, foodtech, smart cities, digital media, and more. 

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Taking an important step to reduce risk of patent lawsuits

LOT Network, the international community of the world’s leading high-tech companies committed to protecting its members from costly litigation from patent assertion entities (PAEs, also known as 'patent trolls'), has announced that ByteDance has joined its 1,200 member organisation. In doing so, the company is taking proactive measures to protect itself against potential litigation from PAEs, and inoculating themselves from a pool of over three million patents.

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Design Pickle acquires London-based firm Design Hero

Design Pickle, the leading graphic design and creative services subscription platform, has released information about their acquisition of British design services company, Design Hero. The acquisition marks the first of its kind for Design Pickle, paving the way for expansion into the UK and European creative markets.

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The Online Marketplace Set To Revolutionise Sustainable Events

Sustainable events agency and consultancy, Legacy Events, is set to launch its new innovative marketplace, which includes everything needed to organise a successful sustainable event, in one place.

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Edinburgh-Based Startup Launches First Smart Home Security System

The DIY system, launched by Edinburgh-based Boundary, was designed and created by a team of experts brought together by Boundary to solve the problems associated with traditional alarm systems and using leading-edge technology thinking.

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The future work week is hybrid: 64% from home, 36% from the office

A new report by Claromentis has revealed that 73% of UK workers want to split their time between home and office working after the pandemic. Unilever, Twitter, Square and many more companies have announced their staff may never return to working a five-day week in the office. But what do workers want?

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Seeking business opportunities during a pandemic

New data from global ticketing platform, Eventbrite, shows that British entrepreneurs haven’t stopped training and networking because of the pandemic, with over 150,000 attending online startup events since the beginning of the first lockdown in early 2020.

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OurCrowd Jobs Index confirms startups increase hiring despite lingering pandemic

The Quarterly OurCrowd Jobs Index has released indicates that OurCrowd-backed high-tech startups are seeking to fill hundreds of positions despite record-high unemployment in the overall economy. This is the first quarterly jobs survey by OurCrowd, venture investing platform.

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UK AI tech company secures £5m series A funding

Vivacity Labs, the London-based tech company which uses artificial intelligence to improve traffic insights and safety, has announced it has secured £5m of Series A funding in a VC round led by investor Mobeus, with additional funding from existing investors Downing Ventures and London Co-Investment Fund.

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Mazuma revamps offering to meet growing small business demand

Mazuma, online subscription accountancy service, has announced the launch of a new technology offering, featuring a modern, highly accessible app and a contemporary website. Both of which outline additional resources and provide further advice for small business owners across the UK.

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New Flex Space Opens in Leeds Centre to Support the Future of Work

incspaces, a space as a service operator with locations across London and Manchester, is opening a brand new 24/7 flexible workspace in the heart of Leeds. The 19,000 square foot venue will play host to both young startups and established businesses embracing the ever growing flexibility of the future of work.

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Ally.io Raises $50M Series C to Transform Goal Management

Ally.io, a hypergrowth technology company specialising in goal-setting and business execution software, has announced a $50M (£36.5M) Series C funding round led by Greenoaks Capital. Tiger Global, who led the company’s Series B round, and Madrona Venture Group also joined the round, as well as previous investors Accel, Addition Ventures, Founders’ Co-Op, and Vulcan Capital. 

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Vinehealth secures £1m grant to improve outcomes for cancer patients

Vinehealth, a platform to improve the quality of life and survival of cancer patients through highly personalised patient support, has secured a £1m Biomedical Catalyst grant to deliver their innovative cancer companion app to four NHS trusts within a randomised controlled trial, thus generating robust evidence of the platform’s clinical and cost effectiveness in improving patient self-management and data collection.

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Cambridge GaN Devices raises $9.5m Series A to reshape the future of power electronics

Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) has raised $9.5m in Series A funding. The investment was co-led by IQ Capital, Parkwalk Advisors and BGF, and includes investment from Foresight Williams, Cambridge Enterprise, Martlet Capital, Cambridge Angels and Cambridge Capital Group. The funding will be used by CGD to expand its product portfolio of energy-efficient power devices and to double the size of its team.

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CRM provider continues virtual event series to help businesses tackle 2021

A cloud-based CRM provider has announced another instalment of their successful virtual event series, designed to help UK businesses tackle 2021 and set strong foundations following a challenging 2020. BuddyCRM’s Build Back Better - Sales Masterclass will commence on 18th March 2021 and is free for delegates to attend. 

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British startup secures £1.2m to develop electric vehicle tech

Social impact startup OX has successfully secured three grants with a total project value of £1.2m in the past four months. The grants, awarded by Innovate UK and the Advanced Propulsion Centre, will see OX work on separate projects with Potenza Technology and Penso to expedite the delivery of the world’s first clean transport ecosystem. 

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More than half of UK workers planning to take on a side hustle since COVID-19

Over half (54%) of UK workers say they are more open to taking on a side hustle or freelance work since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from Fiverr. Over 2 in 5 (44%) agree they are more open to it, due to the flexibility that working from home has given them.

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Digital health startup signs deal for a digital health solution in Oncology

PatchAi and Roche Italia aim together for the digital transformation of the Italian healthcare system with an innovative solution for patients affected by oncological diseases.

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Job discovery platform celebrates second birthday after landmark year for growth

Job discovery platform, DirectlyApply is celebrating its second birthday after enjoying its most successful year to date. Despite lockdown and the fall in available jobs, DirectlyApply experienced rapid growth over the last 12 months, seeing revenue jump by 1,400%.

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Two-thirds of businesses wasted budget on unused market research

Two-thirds (66%) of UK companies have admitted to commissioning market research in 2020 which has never been used due to the disruptions and delays caused by COVID-19. This is according to new research from Stravito, a provider of knowledge management software for insights.

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How creative industries can cut costs while futureproofing their IT

Creative industries are under huge pressure caused by the pandemic. For the SMB sector, there’s never been a greater need to cut costs and futureproof themselves against further economic uncertainty in the coming months.

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Stretch wrap – Don’t get wrapped up

With the shipping and logistics sector rapidly growing due to the growth of the e-commerce industry, the need for optimal packaging solutions is becoming more important than ever. The primary single use material used to secure pallets across Europe is stretch wrap but most businesses are moving towards more environmentally friendly and reusable packaging solutions.

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Impact of COVID set to burden SMEs with over £170K additional debt per year

Ahead of the UK’s 2021 Budget and Economic Recovery Plan, new research from Sage has revealed the tough conditions that will be facing Small and Medium sized Businesses (SMEs) well into the second half of 2021. The research highlights how the latest lockdown has further divided the outlook of UK SMEs, with one-third worse off than November, one-third in a similar position and one-third better off.

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Former Delete Agency partners set up ddroidd

Former joint venture and technical delivery partners of Delete have set up a new digital transformation business based out of Leeds and Romania following the acquisition of Delete’s shareholding. 

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Agtech startup signs multi-million-dollar deal with Holland's SeedTech

Israel’s booming cannabis industry has recorded a significant achievement with the signing of the first of a kind genetics breeding deal. Israeli Agtech startup, RCK, which specialises in science-based cannabis genetics, signed an agreement with SeedTech, a Dutch seed company, for developing unique cannabis strains in the form of elite hybrid seeds.

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TryTech to help 1,500 unemployed young Londoner's build careers in tech

OneTech, an organisation connecting London’s underrepresented communities with opportunities in tech startups, have today launched TryTech. The new online platform will help young people, aged 18-24, facing multiple disadvantages in the UK, to find motivation, develop their knowledge and skills towards a career in the technology and social enterprise sectors. The platform will be available in London first, before rolling out across the UK. 

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Business account savers urged to invest as banks slash returns to 0.07%

Low-cost wealth manager, InvestEngine is urging small businesses to consider stockmarket investing, as interest rates on banks' business accounts hit record lows. The average interest rate on instant-access business savings accounts is now just 0.06%, according to Bank of England data published this week.

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Xero adds new matchmaking tool to help small businesses find the right expert

Xero has launched a new matchmaking tool to match small business owners with the right accountant or bookkeeper based on their industry, maturity and growth expertise.

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Crowdfunding unicorns: How 7 brands made their fortune  

New research from Uswitch has revealed that crowdfunding sites have helped fund 6 million projects in the past year and are now central to many business plans. It is becoming more popular than ever around the world to use crowdfunding as an investment source for businesses. Not only does it have its financial benefits, using crowdfunding is a great way to gain visibility and build a customer base for startups.

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CEE’s largest conference to return as a hybrid event in March 2021

Wolves Summit has confirmed its return from 24th to 26th March 2021 in Warsaw with two days dedicated to startups, investors, and executives from the tech ecosystem. The hybrid format that made the two previous editions a success will be enriched with new digital experiences including multi-stage and matchmaking functionalities, an Investor Podium, dedicated Scaleup, Accelerator, and Community Partner Stages.

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WeWork launches Growth Campus to turbo-charge UK startups

WeWork has launched Growth Campus, a new initiative aimed at giving a boost to the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The pandemic has presented a huge challenge for growth-companies: from startups to scaleups, to corporate incubation projects, the crisis has stifled momentum.

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Crowdfunding campaign launched to fund second social media platform

Michelle Cowan and Bren Adams, the Founders behind Yorkshire-based tech start up, Justo Software and socialsendr, have launched a crowdfunding campaign via Go Fund Me to raise £25,000 to drive forward development of their second social media platform aimed at soletraders, freelancers and small businesses.

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Providing UK businesses with GDPR-compliant managed container services

OVHcloud today announced Sweden’s managed services provider Elastisys as an Advance Partner. This partnership will enable customers of both companies to access enterprise grade security-focused container services that are fully EU compliant.

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GIANT Health is expanding in 2021

European Health-Tech Innovation Week, sponsored by GIANT Health, is taking place from 17-21 May 2021 and is five one day hybrid conferences and exhibitions across Europe’s leading healthcare innovation regions; successfully driving improved healthcare outcomes and business collaboration by showcasing and championing Europe’s best healthtech innovations.

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Smallest and greatest firms urged to apply for small awards

Small firms are being urged not to miss the deadline for this year’s Small Awards, a nationwide search for the smallest and greatest firms in the UK, across all sectors. Launched in 2017 by Small Business Britain, the annual awards have eleven unique categories across everything from longstanding family businesses and innovation-led startups, to social enterprise champions.

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B2B capital raising tech startup HUBX completes fundraising round

Private capital raising platform, HUBX, today announced the completion of a £4.2m funding round with the closure of the second tranche of financing. European B2B technology venture fund Basinghall Partners, together with Barclays, ELITE and individual investors, participated in the fintech startup’s latest funding round.

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Global Startup Awards 2020 Global Winners announced

Winners of the 3rd Global Finale of the Global Startup Awards, the world’s largest independent startup ecosystem competition, have been just announced on 27th January 2021. Global Startup Awards was founded in 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

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Show small businesses some love this Valentine’s

People across the country are being encouraged to show some love for small businesses as they face another challenging month in lockdown. With a government review of current restrictions not due until 22nd February, Small Business Britain issued the call ahead of this weekend’s Valentine’s Day.

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The fintech brands to watch 2021: How the UK is rivaling the US

With the unprecedented changes the COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted on the world, the fintech industry has had to deal with navigating the challenging climate as well as providing many opportunities for businesses and consumers to review their financial options.

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There’s a new business category emerging...

And the Whatsapp ordeal is a cautionary tale for those who fail to recognise it. Since pretty much the beginning of human commerce, entrepreneurs have based their strategy around competing on two verticals, price and quality. Generally speaking, if your price is low, you’d expect the quality to also be low and vice versa.

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73% of tech talent would consider joining startups in 2021

73% of tech talent would consider working for a startup in 2021, with male tech talent more likely to work for a startup (63%) than female (49%). That’s according to a recent survey by Talent Works, which asked UK employees in a variety of tech roles what they look for in a job and where they look for new opportunities.

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Israeli startup emerges from stealth with $8m seed

NeuReality, an Israeli startup developing high performance AI compute for cloud data centres and edge nodes, emerges from stealth today with $8m seed from Cardumen Capital, OurCrowd and Varana Capital to fuel the growth of real life AI applications running at scale. NeuReality will introduce its first AI platform early this year.

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Knowledge hacking app raises $16m to transform digital learning

Uptime, the free app that presents expertly curated five-minute Knowledge Hacks of the world’s best books, courses, and documentaries, has raised a $16m Seed round to bring its platform to more users globally. 

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BioAccelerate 2020 phase 1 winners announced

AberInnovation has announced the six winners from the first phase of BioAccelerate 2020, their flagship business accelerator programme for biotechnology, agri-tech and food and drink innovations.

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Construction tech innovation wanted for Wincanton Innovation Lab Sprint 3

As one of the UK’s leading third-party logistics providers, Wincanton plays a huge role in construction projects all across the UK. Now, with the launch of Sprint 3 of W2 Labs - an innovation lab designed to discover emerging innovative ideas and tackle some of the logistics industry’s toughest challenges, they are aiming to focus on the construction sector specifically.

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New Year, New Freelance Career?

For anyone looking to make the leap into self-employment, the moment might just have arrived. Insurance broker PolicyBee has uncovered that online searches for freelancers increased over the last year, particularly for individuals with digital marketing skills.

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Government’s Kickstart Scheme creates new jobs at UK’s top tech firms

Jolt, a leading online business school backed by Octopus Ventures and Balderton Capital, today announces that it has created over 400 work placements at some of the UK’s most exciting tech businesses through its bespoke version of the Government’s Kickstart Scheme.

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Koa Health Closes Oversubscribed €30M Series A Round

Koa Health has announced it closed an oversubscribed €30m ($36m) Series A funding round. The round had a first close in October 2020, led by Wellington Partners Life Sciences and Ancora Finance Group, and has now been fully closed with key participations from MTIP and Akilia Partners, and further contributions from Creas Impacto, Sabadell Asabys, and Mundi Ventures.  

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3D printing startup Satori collaborates with fashion designer, Ganit Goldstein

London-based 3D printing startup and innovation house, Satori has announced their latest collaboration, a collection of 3D printed necklaces, designed by 3D printing fashion designer, Ganit Goldstein and printed by Satori’s ST1600 3D printer.

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AeroSpace Cornwall invest in data mining from Outer Space to benefit UK business

Cloud Digital, experts in cloud strategy and digital transformation, is forging ahead with its new project, Earth Vision, after being awarded £99,453.33 funding from AeroSpace Cornwall to pivot from advanced cyber security into this flourishing sector.

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PropTech startup announces expansion through acquisition

WeMaintain, recognised for radically transforming the lift market, has acquired French PropTech startup Shokly, whose tech solution has revolutionised fire alarm maintenance and management, to increase its presence in the smart buildings sector.

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Print-on-demand platform creates local solutions for international e-commerce

Gelato, the Norway-born print-on-demand solution which allows SMEs, creators, and a new generation of e-commerce entrepreneurs to localise the production and delivery of customised products to customers based in any location in the world. 

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Tech Entrepreneur Urges Businesses to Prepare for Post-COVID World

One of the UK’s young tech entrepreneurs is speaking out to warn organisations operating across multiple sectors that the post-COVID business world may look quite different than it did before.

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Helping female businesses to flourish through the Inspiration Space

It goes without saying, but COVID-19 has affected women pretty harshly. Although everyone is facing unprecedented challenges, women in particular are bearing the brunt of the economic and social fallout of the coronavirus. Often, they’ve taken on the bulk of childcare during lockdowns and usually more likely to run businesses in sectors most affected by the pandemic such as retail, hospitality and leisure.

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Is a Company Worth its Weight in Gold?

Understanding the company's financial value will be put under the spotlight in the fourth webinar of Angel Business Club's Insights Series on Wednesday 10th February. The club's financial advisor, Dominic Berger, will lead the hour-long session, titled 'How Do You Know a Company Is Worth Its Weight In Gold?'.

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Female-led gaming startup raises $2m

goss, a free mobile betting app which allows its users to bet on reality TV, celebrity lifestyles, trending events and more, has raised $2.1m in seed funding. The app, which launched in September 2020, boasts nearly 200,000 installs to date. Users wager coins (which they receive by simply using the app) on trending events such as the next elimination on a reality TV show. Coins won can be exchanged for prizes.

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Global success for Scotland’s first virtual national innovation business summit

Scotland’s CAN DO Innovation Summit, held virtually for the first time on 3rd February, attracted 1400 registered delegates including entrepreneurs, academics, investors and innovators from across the globe.

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Leading Tech Investor and Author releases crisis navigation guide for startups

Renowned technologist, investor, podcaster and business author, Arunkumar Krishnakumar a Partner at Delphos International, is releasing his second book - Restartup: A Founder′s Guide to Crisis Navigation - on the 4th of February along with his co-author, Maxson Tee. 

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‘Sustainable Planet’ themed accelerator launches to support startups

Creative workspace and accelerator, Huckletree has announced the opening of applications for its eighth cohort of the Alpha Programme, a 12-week pre-seed accelerator designed to turbocharge the launch and growth of the most exciting and impactful businesses in the UK and Ireland.

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London-based startup is transforming 3D printing in dentistry

Satori is transforming healthcare in the 3D printing industry by offering accessibility, cost, and time efficiency through its affordable, desktop-sized, professional 3D printer, the ST1600.

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Programme to Support 110 Female Freelancers in the North West

Over the next 12-weeks, 110 women who are working to launch and grow sustainable businesses in the media, digital, technology and creative sectors in the North West will be supported to kick-start their careers as freelancers.  

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Behavioural science app launched to help people adopt climate-friendly habits

A new app that encourages people to make small but impactful changes to their lifestyle has launched in the UK, guided by behavioural science and designed to instil habits beneficial to the planet. The app, called Ailuna, allows users to be more aware of their environmental impact, and take science-backed steps to a greener lifestyle.

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SMEs will face crunch year but expect recovery by summer 2022

Small and medium sized businesses that have suffered due to COVID-19 don’t expect to recover to pre-pandemic levels until summer 2022, according to new research published by Santander UK.

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Socialsendr evolves tech platform to support small businesses across the UK

Yorkshire-based tech startup, socialsendr, has evolved the functionality of its platform introducing LinkedIn to its social portfolio to better support clients with their social media marketing.

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Aviva Investors and other FS companies deploy causal AI platform

The world’s first causal AI platform, created by deep-tech scaleup causaLens, is being leveraged by financial services companies (including Aviva Investors, 2IQ, TIAA, CLS Group and a plethora of  prominent hedge funds), to automatically extract valuable causal insights from financial data and boost the profitability of their trading strategies.

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Japan Doubles Down on African Startups

As part of its Next Innovation with Japan project (Project NINJA), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is expanding its startup accelerator program (NINJA Accelerator) to Kenya, scheduled to take place in Nairobi on 7th April, 2021, in partnership with the Double Feather Partners (DFP) / Deloitte Tohmatsu consortium, and GrowthAfrica.

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Israeli agtech startup helps farmers in Australia pollinate almonds

Israeli agri-tech startup, Edete Precision Technologies for Agriculture is due to begin commercial scale field trials of its artificial pollination technology in almond orchards covering dozens of hectares in the Australian state of Victoria. This follows the signing of an agreement with one of Australia’s largest almond growers. The field trials are due to commence in August when the almond trees begin to blossom.

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COVID leaves candidates in the dark: only 7% of companies give feedback to all candidates

A new survey by Arctic Shores has uncovered revealing insights into the candidate application process since the pandemic, shining a light on the challenges currently faced by hiring departments in the new world of remote working.

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Accelerator to help early-stage startups in Oman address COVID challenges

Plexal, the innovation centre and coworking space established by Delancey, has launched the Rapid Innovation Accelerator today in partnership with Omani innovation development company, AL JABR. This virtual-first, six-week programme will connect digital innovators in the UK with counterparts in Oman to help them develop technology-led solutions to the local challenges posed by COVID-19.

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Cleantech startup announces crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs

Hydro Wind Energy is launching a crowdfunding campaign on the Seedrs investment platform. This latest Seedrs crowdfunding campaign continues Hydro Wind Energy’s journey towards a valued funding round and the start of full commercialisation. The finance raised will go towards the technology and product development teams for power generation (OceanHydro Wind) and water desalination (SubSea RO Wind), as well as international expansion and to scale QuenchSea (portable water desalination) globally.

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The entrepreneur who is helping women across the world in the pandemic

Over the space of just two years, 33-year-old Raimonda Jankunaite from Kent has established a thriving community of 150,000 women in business from across the world. As the Founder of The Women in Business Club, her ambition is to share the secret sauce to succeeding in business. This has led her to educate, inspire, and support thousands of female entrepreneurs from the UK to Australia and the US. But it wasn’t something she originally set out to do...

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Twin take off for ETL start-up competitions

With the launch of Event Tech Live USA and Canada there are two versions of the show’s coveted startup competition this year, one on either side of the Atlantic.

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North East tech startup is aiming to revolutionise customer experiences

An innovative North East-based immersive technology company is aiming to transform the way customers engage and experience entertainment, sport, visitor attractions, hospitality and retail.

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App celebrates one-year anniversary by giving away free advertising

Midlands based entrepreneur, John Whitbread, launched The Spotted App back in January 2020 to allow businesses to connect with consumers without having to rely on social media alone or the interference of predictive algorithms. Now, he wants to give back to the businesses across the UK by offering a free, life-long membership 10,000 businesses when they sign-up.

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Berlin-based startup to bring no-code AI workflow automation to anyone

Levity, the no-code artificial intelligence tool for workflow automation, has announced the launch of its flagship product that enables knowledge workers to automate tedious manual work processes in an easy-to-use platform.

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Five apps to help you learn something new in lockdown

The new national lockdown has once again resulted in many Brits spending prolonged periods of time at home and learning a new skill can be a great way to boost wellbeing and mood under these restrictions.

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CybSafe secures £5.6m Series A1 investment round

CybSafe, the behavioural security platform that’s transforming the way organisations manage human cyber risk, has announced a £5.6m ($7.9m) Series A1 round. It was led by deep tech investors, IQ Capital with participation from Hannover Digital Investments GmbH (HDI Group) and B8 Ventures.

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Insurtech startup launches financial protection product for independent workers

Insurtech startup, Indeez has launched #CoviSure, a COVID-19 financial protection product for independent workers, in partnership with the global insurance company Chubb. Platforms engaging independent workers and small business entrepreneurs, can help them to obtain financial protection against some of the impacts of a COVID-19 infection.

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Future Hamburg Award: Searching for the best international startups

International founders can now submit their applications for the Future Hamburg Award conferred by the City of Hamburg. With this startup award, Germany's economic hub aims to support innovative solutions for the city of tomorrow. Innovative startups from around the world are invited to submit their projects until 31st March 2021 here.

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Startup founders get by with a little help from their friends and family

New data from SeedLegals has revealed a surge in investment from family and friends over the last year, which has helped to prop-up new and existing startups.

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E-days joins successful scale ups in Upscale 6.0 programme

E-days, the absence intelligence company revolutionising the way companies handle absence, has announced that they have been asked to join this year’s cohort for Tech Nation’s Upscale 6.0 programme. Over the next 6 months E-days will be coached by some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs and experts.

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Healthcare scaleup joins Tech Nation’s Upscale 6.0 Programme

Navenio, the healthcare scaleup whose location-based technology has revolutionised workflows and has been shown to double the throughput of hospital teams, has been selected to join Tech Nation’s Upscale 6.0 programme.

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New ‘Scale Ratio’ identifies growth potential of UK tech hubs

Tech Nation, the scaleup network for entrepreneurs, has launched its inaugural Scale Ratio, which compares the number of seed stage, early growth and late growth companies in the UK’s tech ecosystems.

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10 immersive tech startups to graduate from Digital Catapult’s Augmentor programme

Ten of the UK’s most promising startups working with immersive technologies have graduated from Digital Catapult’s Augmentor programme, with a number of investment ready, disruptive and commercially focused applications ready to market.

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UK fintech startup launches to compete with premium bonds

EverUp, the savings app offering tax-free cash prizes, has launched in beta in the UK today to help millions of people to save money in a fun and exciting way. EverUp encourages and rewards good financial habits, through in-app games with real cash prizes.

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Building diversity within venture capital

Included VC, the first-of-its-kind global initiative building diversity within venture capital, has in a collaborative partnership with 11 funds from around the world, kicked off its Fellowship II. It is the only offering on the market that offers a nine-month, fully funded Fellowship to diverse individuals globally who are looking to enter the VC ecosystem.

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New data shows impact of festive period restrictions on small firms

New data has shown that December was one of 2020’s worst months for small businesses in the UK, according to data based on hundreds and thousands of small businesses.

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Miso Robotics expands Series C into 2021 to match investor demand

Miso Robotics, the startup transforming the food service industry with intelligent automation, has announced the extension of its Series C round following high demand on the SeedInvest crowdfunding platform

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Brits curious yet baffled by cryptocurrency, national survey finds

Almost a third of Brits are curious about investing in cryptocurrency but are too baffled by it to take the plunge, according to a new national survey.

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How can UK startups attract international investors?

Data from Innovate Finance has revealed that the UK fintech sector received $4.1bn of investment across 408 deals in 2020. This places the UK second in the world for capital raised, and first in Europe. Although fintech investment fell year-on-year by 9%, this can be attributed due to the pandemic and subsequent economic turbulence.

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Tech startup brings AI to Australia's bridges

The New York, Berlin and Tel Aviv based-startup, Dynamic Infrastructure has won its first contract in Australia and will deploy a novel AI-driven predictive technology for maintaining dozens of bridges and infrastructure assets in Horsham Rural City Council in the state of Victoria.

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Digital, Debt and Diversification - top ways small businesses survived 2020

Embracing digital, diversifying products and services and accessing emergency finance – particularly Bounce Back Loans - were found to be the top ways small firms have survived the covid-19 crisis so far, according to a new report from Small Business Britain that offers firms advice on how to be resilient in a crisis.

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How 3D technology will shape the future of fashion

Fashion production software company, SupplyCompass has announced its next webinar on 27th January at 16:30 GMT, delving into ‘How 3D will shape the future of the fashion industry’. The webinar will examine the potential for 3D technology to transform the current fashion industry and how 3D can become a more widely accessible tool that can be adopted by big and small fashion brands alike.

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Campaign to get COVID-19 loans scrapped for SMEs

Businessman Simon Dolan is today launching a new campaign which is calling on the Government to scrap the payback of emergency COVID-19 loans taken out by crisis-hit SMEs.

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Workspace accelerator launches new series to help founders looking to raise funds

Workspace accelerator, Huckletree has launched a new quarterly series, Huckletree VC Connect, which sees them partner with leading VC firms to help founders who are looking to raise in the near future with informal and personalised advice. 

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New partnership aims to support London-based scaleups

London & Partners have announced a new partnership for the Mayor’s International Business Programme (MIBP) with Ciklum, a leading technology partner, to help London startups and scaleups expand internationally.

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Businesses offer insights for adapting and surviving in lockdown

The past 12 months have presented unprecedented challenges for small businesses. Many have undergone severe hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some have closed completely. Even in this harshest of climates others have been able to keep trading, startup or even thrive.

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Scottish edtech team makes four new hires

Edinburgh-based robotics and STEM education startup, Robotical has bolstered its team with four new hires as it rolls out the latest version of its hero product, Marty The Robot.

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COVID-19 and Brexit unearths a nomadic business generation

With COVID-19 uncertainty carrying on well in to 2021, and Brexit seeing billions of pounds lost to the EU, job security is at a low for Brits of all ages. Individuals are turning to self-employment or setting up their own businesses, losing their jobs after time on furlough, taking voluntary redundancy or as a form of additional income.

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Oculid secures next round of seed funding led by IBB Ventures

Oculid, the eye tracking platform for remote user experience testing and marketing research, has announced completion of a seed funding round led by IBB Ventures and joined by the company’s existing investors.

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Record number of Generation Z businesses planned this year

As COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the UK economy, the country’s young people are taking matters into their own hands, a new major poll has revealed. The poll of over 2,000 British adults shows that one-in-seven (15%) young people (aged 18-24) in the UK plans to start their own business in 2021.

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There’s Snow Stopping Ski Startup Maison Sport

Tech startup, Maison Sport has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs in a bid to raise £400,000 as part of a larger £1.4m raise. COVID-19 has undoubtedly hit the ski industry hard, but the challenges have accelerated the trio of founders’ determination to make the startup flourish.

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Online event series to help next generation of startups adapt and thrive in 2021

Right now is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for a significant rethink, rewire and reset - but it won’t happen with the same tools and the same instruction manual of the past.

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Together Price exceeds funding goal of €200K just 48 hours after launch

Together Price, the digital identity platform for managing group subscription plans, has become another equity crowdfunding success, securing €310,000 in just 6 days. The platform, which tackles growing 'subscription fatigue' around digital subscriptions, is among a new wave of startups adopting this latest approach of crowdfunding investment and quickly exceeded its target of €200,000 from over 1,500 public investors on Crowdcube.

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Mental health startup raises £2m to help companies emotionally support employees

Spill has announced that it has raised £2m in a seed round led by Ada Ventures. Spill is a London-based startup which provides remote mental health support for companies through the workplace messaging tool, Slack.

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Covid-19 creates boom in ‘early entrepreneurs’ aged under 25

GoDaddy, the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, has released new research which finds that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in young people starting their own businesses in the UK.

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Business growth agency waives setup fee on growth marketing package

Business growth agency, GRO.TEAM, is waiving its setup fee for all new companies that sign up to their ‘growth hacking marketing starter package’ for a 1st February start.

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Digital weather intelligence platform raises a six-figure investment deal

EHAB have successfully raised £150,000 investment deal through Suss Ventures, the new investor matching service at Sussex Innovation. The platform helps construction companies to identify and plan for weather-related risks using decades’ worth of weather data.

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Perchpeek raises £2m in its mission to help any employee work anywhere

Perchpeek, the AI-powered relocation agent, has announced it has raised £2m, led by early-growth experts Episode 1. Founded in 2018 as a UK property marketplace, Perchpeek was originally dubbed ‘Tinder for renting’, but has since developed into a completely unique, global relocation service that is transforming the relocation industry.

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New SME Bounce Back funding programme launched

Small and-Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and freelancers in the creative industries have received a major boost with the launch of new programme of financial resources and support just as the country enters a new national lockdown.

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Businesses focus on improving productivity during difficult economic climate

Micro businesses and SMEs expect the beginning of 2021 to be tough, but are redoubling their efforts to improve their performance and become more productive. These are among the key findings of a new data set published today by Be the Business. Future editions will track changes in five areas of business activity, each of which has consistently been shown to impact on productivity.

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New AI Accelerator Programme to boost startup businesses

Scale Space, the UK’s new community for scaling businesses, has joined forces with the University of Edinburgh to help unlock the innovation potential of startups working in the AI sector through a new Post-Covid AI Accelerator Programme.

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ATI Boeing Accelerator announces 10 startups joining its second cohort

The latest startups to join the ATI Boeing Accelerator have been announced with ten companies joining the programme. The startups for the second cohort were selected from nearly 200 applications, from more than 40 countries and range from Hull to Queensland, and the US to Germany. Providing solutions for the aerospace industry such as software to support inflight medical events and emergencies and behavioural science technologies to reduce airlines’ greenhouse gas emissions.

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This Startup Is Rewarding You For Offsetting Your Carbon Footprint

When Anthony Collias and Jacob Wedderburn-Day were looking ahead at 2021, one positive silver lining they could draw from the year was the favourable effect of the pandemic on the climate. The duo, who met at Oxford University, were already co-founders of a successful startup, but like many businesses faced severe difficulty and uncertainty of what the future would bring.

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The top 50 tech startups to work for in 2021

Otta, a startup that helps job seekers find roles at fast-growing companies, has revealed the most innovative companies in London to work for in 2021. Fifty startups and scaleups appear on the Rocket List, including tech unicorns Cazoo, Hopin (now a ‘double unicorn’) and Gousto, along with fintech firms, Revolut and Checkout.com, which are hiring for the most roles right now (79 and 68 respectively).

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UK startup raises £5m to accelerate sustainable grocery shopping

ETF Partners (The Environmental Technologies Fund) has announced a £5m investment in The Modern Milkman (TMM), a fast-growth UK startup committed to building a more convenient and sustainable approach to grocery shopping. The Manchester-based business delivers convenient groceries from independent and local suppliers directly to customers’ doorsteps in returnable and reusable packaging.

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UK startup launches free music platform for YouTubers and content creators

Uppbeat, a new startup providing free music for YouTubers and content creators, has recently launched. Removing the barriers to high quality, legitimate music, it is poised to become the go-to resource for creators across the world.

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Entrepreneur launches life success workshop for ambitious leaders

As a successful entrepreneur in his own right, Daryl Woodhouse knows the price that success can sometimes seem to demand. In 2010, aged 26, he secured a national role at a FTSE top 10 corporate leaving in 2011 to set up his own business, which quickly grew into a seven-figure revenue, winning 30 awards in the process.

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'Slack' for fashion supply chains to bring brands and manufacturers together

SupplyCompass, the production platform for brands and manufacturers, has unveiled a major product update that now allows fashion businesses to invite and onboard their own factories, and streamline communication via an in-built Slack-style chat feature.

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Data & Marketing Association joins Race Equality Matters UK campaign

The Data & Marketing Association (DMA) has announced a new partnership with not-for-profit organisation, Race Equality Matters, which will seek to achieve racial equality in the workplace.

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Spaceport Cornwall announces three new team appointments

Spaceport Cornwall is seeing in 2021 with three new staff appointments. Following the departure of Miles Carden, Melissa Thorpe will be providing an interim solution to the position and will be supported by John Paffett. As well as this, new Cornwall Airport Newquay employee Luke Winfield, will be supporting the Spaceport team as Operations Manager.

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New programme to take SMEs manufacturing to the next level

Funded by the UK European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), CPI, an independent technology innovation centre and founding member of the UK Government’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult, has announced the launch of the PROSPECT programme to assist Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the North East across a wide range of sectors.

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Legacy Club and Startups Magazine announce new partnership

Legacy Club is pleased to announce Startups Magazine as its headline partner for 2021. Following Legacy Club’s successful launch in January 2021, this collaboration aims to bring together Startups Magazine’s thriving community of start-up businesses and entrepreneurs with Legacy Club’s extensive offering of support, advice and mentorship.

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Digital Catapult’s Future Networks Lab Challenge provides an exciting opportunity for internet of things (IoT) and 5G startups to respond and pitch their solutions directly to industry challenges set by technology partners Siemens and Arrow Electronics.

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New report claims fixing copyright would boost AI startup scene

The UK should take advantage of new post-Brexit freedoms to create a world-leading copyright system, Fixing Copyright, a new report by The Entrepreneurs Network think tank argues. According to the report, modernising copyright would provide a boost to the UK’s artificial intelligence startups.

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Edtech gaming studio secures £4.5m investment

UK-based EdTech gaming studio, Kuato Studios, has raised £4.5m in a round led by Horizons Ventures and is launching ‘Panic Room’ - its first virtual reality title.

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Report finds UK SME's undaunted by 2021 challenges

As SME leaders plan for the year ahead, Vistage’s latest CEO Confidence Index has found that more than half (54%) of Small and Mid-size Enterprise (SME) members in the UK and Ireland are optimistic that the economic conditions will improve in the next 12 months.

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No-code trend speeds up tech vendor processes

The growing demand for software development professionals has already resulted in a talent shortage of 40m workers worldwide which is projected to reach 85.2m by 2030. However, no-code solutions will allow anyone in the organisation to code cheaper, faster, and without any prior knowledge in programming.

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Global tech investors show confidence in London

London is at the centre of Europe’s burgeoning tech scene, with new research from Dealroom.co and London & Partners showing that London tech companies helped Europe to reach record levels of tech venture capital funding in 2020. International investors continue to look to London, with the findings revealing that the UK capital received more tech VC investment than any European city in 2020.

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Reinventing traditional medicine with smart consumer health tech

“If we have learned anything in 2020, it’s that consumers play a pivotal role in their own health outcomes.” - CES 2021. Consumers are now expecting accessible, convenient solutions that allow them to jumpstart their care - from wellness to healthcare - at any moment.

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Rise.ai: income from digital gift cards breaks a record in Q4

Initial income from digital gift cards in the US stores sampled by Rise.ai jumped by 299% in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2020, and by 135% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Initial income rose by 558% in December 2020, compared to November 2020. Overall, while for the full year initial income more than doubled by 114% in 2020 in comparison to the previous year.

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Hong Kong's hottest startups showcase tech breakthroughs at CES 2021

Hong Kong innovation and technology expertise will be on display at CES 2021, with 22 of the region’s leading entrepreneurs and innovators exhibiting at the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s (HKTDC) 44th annual Hong Kong Pavilion at CES. Held virtually from 11th-14th, this year’s exhibits will showcase why Hong Kong is the ideal incubator and launchpad for tech innovation and global business success.

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The UK's regional startup hotspot revealed

New data has revealed that Birmingham has been crowned the UK’s regional startup capital for a seventh year running, defying challenges to business confidence posed by the Coronavirus pandemic.

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UK cyber recieves post-lockdown funding boost

British cybersecurity startups raised £651m last year after the start of lockdown in March, but only £11.9m went to companies looking to raise investment for the first time, according to new research released today by Plexal and Beauhurst.

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Freehand launches crowdfunding round to take its surgical robots global

Freehand, a UK-based medical technology company, today launched a crowdfunding round to support international expansion for its pioneering robotic surgical camera controllers. The company is seeking up to £1m in investment via Crowdcube to establish a global team of clinical training specialists and expand its distribution network across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

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Maintenance software raises £150,000 in latest investment round

FaultFixers have successfully raised a joint investment deal of £100,000 out of a total £150,000 round through Suss Ventures, the new investor matching service at Sussex Innovation backed by the University of Sussex.

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HIV social networking app raises £260K to drive growth

Positive Plus One, a social networking app, has announced that a total of £260,000 has been raised to add the next level of functionality into the specialist platform for the international HIV community.

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Humn secures funding from Shell Ventures to accelerate expansion

Humn is delighted to announce an additional investment from Shell Ventures and existing investor Marbruck Investments. This funding will accelerate Humn’s domestic and international roll-out as they grow their presence as the leading innovator of fleet insurance in Europe.

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Growing angel investment activity in Wales with high expectations for 2021

Investments in Welsh businesses by syndicates of angel investors in Wales has grown despite business uncertainty in 2020 according to the Development Bank of Wales.

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The factors consider when buying fleet insurance

Managing a fleet of vehicles is a huge responsibility. Along with maintenance and driver management, fleet managers need to be responsible for the protection and safety of their assets. Fleet insurance is essential when it comes to managing and mitigating the risks that surround your fleet.

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Huckletree launches ‘Entrepreneur in Residence’ programme to support UK founders

Creative workspace and accelerator, Huckletree is launching a new initiative to ensure some of the UK’s most innovative and promising startups have the space and mentoring they need to grow in 2021.

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Women Only female tradesperson directory in the UK

Promoting a new way of thinking! Heather Thurlby launches a female only directory to support and promote female owned and run businesses in the construction and trades.

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Cleantech startup announce partnership to bring sustainable transport refrigeration to Rwanda

British cleantech startup, Sunswap has announced a partnership with OX to develop solar powered mobile chilling capability for their zero-emission trucks in Rwanda. The collaboration comes as Sunswap launched their first public crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube on 5th January 2021.

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Traveltech startup lets travellers determine check-in and check-out hours to maximise savings

Israeli Traveltech startup, As You Stay, which lets travellers save money by eliminating fixed check-in and check-out times, has announced that its smartphone app now allows making holiday reservations at 400,000 hotels and properties around the world at prices that are substantially lower than pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels.

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Female entrepreneurs powering economy and communities celebrated

Some of the UK’s most inspiring entrepreneurs have been recognised for their powerful contribution to society, the economy and communities.

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80% of employees reluctant to return to the office post-pandemic

New research conducted by Accountancy and Finance, HR and Data Analytics recruiter, Wade Macdonald has found that 44% of employees are finding working from home much harder, physically, mentally and emotionally, than being in the office.

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World’s First Multi-Point Motion Match Fitness Training System unveiled at CES 2021

Wondercise, the fitness technology pioneer, will unveil the world’s first Multi-Point Motion Match personal training system at CES 2021. Traditional smart wristbands and watches can’t tell the difference between a squat and lunge, let alone if it’s the right or left leg that leads. 

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Free SEO advice benefits 50 SMEs impacted by pandemic

A Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) consultant, who offered free website audits to UK SMEs struggling to make ends meet due to the pandemic, has recently successfully supported his 50th client.

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A tale of Heroes and Halos

In March 2020, Halo PR and Communications received a call from their long standing clients, DOOH.com, a London-based out of home advertising agency. DOOH.com wanted to turn the out of home platform into a public service channel during the pandemic and, with such a huge platform, both creative forces knew this was an opportunity to turn their efforts to good.

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Supporting our founders of the future

Very few industries have been untouched by the COVID-19 crisis. With unemployment rates hitting an all-time high, many seasoned industry professionals who have built a corporate career for years or even decades, now find themselves forced to explore new avenues.

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Othership reinvents the future of work with £250k crowdfund

Co-working and business community platform, Othership, announce latest ambitious growth plans with £250k fundraise on Crowdcube. Co-founders Ben Carew and Arnaud Mardegan, are launching their first crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube in January, with the public fundraise going live on 19 January 2021.

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Strategic Partnership plans to implement fintech services

Rebound Travel Technologies and The Rarotongan Resort Group today announced a strategic partnership to utilise Rebound’s platform at all of the Group’s properties. The group comprises three iconic South Pacific properties; Aitutaki Lagoon Private Island Resort, The Rarotongan Beach Resort and Lagoonarium and Sanctuary Rarotonga, all right on the beach. The partnership will directly benefit the resorts and guests alike in the event of cancellations by providing personalised solutions that increase guest loyalty and directly improve cash flow. 

 

 

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2021: The Year of the Global Workforce for British small businesses

UK small businesses can start recruiting and managing people regardless of location and without establishing a foreign legal entity. New Global Teams service from Employment Hero empowers SMEs to recruit, hire and manage their remote-first staff by tapping into talent pools across 54 countries.

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Can we blame COVID entirely for startups failing?

Can we blame COVID entirely for startups failing or is it the investor system failing them? Stats from Beauhurst show that maybe now isn’t the worst time to be a startup?

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Free SEO advice benefits 50 SMEs impacted by pandemic

A search engine optimisation (SEO) consultant, who offered free website audits to UK SMEs struggling to make ends meet due to the pandemic, has recently successfully supported his 50th client. 

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Recommerce tech startup secures £350k in pre-seed funding round

Sustainability-focused, refurbished and pre-owned tech brand reboxed, based in Brixton, London, has raised £350k in pre-seed funding from angel investors.

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The world's first electronic tabla - The tabla touch

International renowned performer, composer and producer who pioneered the British Bhangra sound, Kuljit Bhamra MBE has launched the world’s first electronic tabla.

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Customs clearance software startup launches in time to tackle Brexit chaos

With the reality of Brexit looming and questions still remaining over what kind of deal, or not, the UK may strike with the EU, businesses are rightly concerned about the impact on logistics.

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‘This drink’s on me’ - My Round app says cheers to future with crowdfunding campaign

A new app created to help people buy a drink for someone remotely has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help accelerate the development and scale of the service. 

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Tech startup secures £350k in pre-seed funding round

Sustainability-focused, refurbished and pre-owned tech startup, reboxed, based in Brixton, London, has raised £350k in pre-seed funding from angel investors. This new investment means that reboxed has raised a total £500k in 2020 as it continues to gain momentum after its successful launch in September.

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Businesses win £3k boost to set them up for success in 2021

Five fledgling businesses which are all going places will get there a little quicker after winning £3,000 worth of business support. All five companies, which either launched or had to pivot or adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic, are set for a boost after winning a competition run by Leeds-based flexible workspace provider, Wizu Workspace.

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Like speed dating, but only for professionals

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, networking in-person has become increasingly difficult. However, this month, Glue Up announced it is transforming the way business professionals connect now and in the future with its new, game-changing Speed Networking Tool.

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OVHcloud renews its commitment to Open Source

OVHcloud, the European leader with a global footprint in the cloud industry, announced today it joined the Open Invention Network (OIN). This engagement affirms OVHcloud’s approach in terms of Open Innovation and will strengthen the company’s ecosystem, by supporting a world-class open source innovation community.

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Five ways your business may unknowingly be committing fraud

It’s estimated that fraud cost the UK almost £190bn in 2019, with losses increasing by 57% in the past decade. The cost of fraud is expected to continue to rise, but what can UK businesses do to protect themselves against this illegal activity?

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Two-thirds of businesses bracing for Covid-themed phishing surge in new year

Nearly two-thirds (64%) of business decision makers are anticipating COVID-themed phishing attacks targeting their company to increase in 2021, according to new research from Centrify, a provider of identity-centric privileged access management solutions.

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DataSecOps to simplify how businesses share, access and regulate data

eXate, a London-based data software firm has announced a £2.3m seed round led by Outward VC, with additional backing from ING Ventures and Triple Point Ventures, to accelerate the growth of its DataSecOps platform. eXate is democratising data privacy for organisations by providing a simple embedded platform that automates the technical enforcement of data policies, solving the large-scale challenges created by evolving and complex global data privacy regulations.

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Healthtech startup raises $2.6m to scale at-home digestive health solution

FoodMarble, the digital digestive health company, has closed a seed investment round of $2.6m, led by Business Venture Partners (BVP), with participation from SOSV, Breed Reply, Delta Partners, Enterprise Ireland. The funding will support continued expansion into new markets, research and development projects, as well as the further development of FoodMarble AIRE, the world’s first personal digestive tracker.

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Pioneering university startups set to blaze a trail at CES 2021

Innovative technology developed at the University of Southampton is being launched on the world stage from 11th-14th January at CES 2021, as the world’s largest and most influential technology exhibition goes virtual.

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One in five bosses plan to 'spy' on remote workers

A fifth of bosses are looking at using software that allows them to spy on employees working from home and monitor productivity. A survey of over 2,000 found 20% had already introduced 'remote tracking' or were considering bringing it in.

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Fashion tech startup helps retailers brace for record sales of £28bn this Christmas

In the wake of recent retail closures across the UK, fashion technology startups are delivering much-needed innovation to help merchants maximise online sales and optimise unprecedented digital demand this Christmas. Retail data platform uSizy, is among the emerging startups poised to help UK retailers leverage technology to cope with record sales expected to reach £28bn, by first tackling archaic sizing guides.

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How to fix the 'Big Tech' empathy problem

An insider’s revealing and in-depth examination of Big Tech’s failure to keep its foundational promises and the steps the industry can take to course-correct in order to make a positive impact on the world.

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Still working from home? 10 ways to save money at home this winter

It has been a tough year for everyone and with household bills typically rising as we head into the winter months, financial pressures are set to be exacerbated further. With the cold weather here to stay, on going COVID-19 restrictions and home working, Brits could see their energy costs rise by up to £300 meaning there is no better time to look at ways you can save money this winter.  

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Are SMEs aware that GDPR rules will still apply after 1st January?

Some uncertainty remains with businesses who deal with the EU on the provision relating to data after the end of the transition period on 31st December. The UK government stance is that GDPR is and will remain engrained in UK law during the transition period and into 2021.

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New Growth Programme for early startups launched in South West England

StartUp Studio, a growth programme for early stage tech startups in the South West of England, has been launched. Tech South West has teamed up with virtual accelerator, Activate and startup advisor, Skowt Consulting to provide fully-funded opportunities for up to 30 pre-seed companies a year to progress their business through the programme, and then pitch to regional, UK and global investors.

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Angel Business Club Unlocks the Mental Cost of Building a Business

Angel Business Club will address the mental impact of laying the foundations for business success as its Insights Series returns on Wednesday, 13th January. The webinar, titled ‘The Mental Cost of Building a Business’ will be hosted by CEO of fintech app, SimplyPayMe, Kent Vorland.

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North West technology adoption pilot marks two-year milestone

Manufacturers supported by Made Smarter, the movement helping SMEs join the Industry 4.0 revolution, are forecasting the creation of more than 750 new jobs from £12.6m of technology investment.

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SME fleet telematics specialist ranked 20th fastest-growing tech company

SME fleet telematics specialist, Vimcar, has been ranked the 20th fastest-growing technology company in Germany by global professional services network, Deloitte.

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InMotion invests to help Jaguar Land Rover trace sustainable supply chain

InMotion, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital and mobility services arm, has invested in blockchain technology firm, Circulor.

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Latest free data available on Close Brothers Asset Finance’s SME Data Hub

The data from Close Brothers Asset Finance’s latest research of 900 senior members of the SME business community is now available on its free-to-use SME Data Hub.

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Recycleye raises £1.2m to turn trash into treasure

Recycleye, the intelligent waste management startup, has secured £1.2m in seed funding, led by venture capital investors MMC Ventures and Playfair Capital, with participation from leading funds Atypical Ventures, Creator Fund, and eolos.

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AI-powered healthcare solution nominated for Covid-19 response award

Healthcare technology company, Vantage Health has announced that its AI-powered platform, Rego, has been shortlisted for ‘Local COVID-19 Response Partnership Award’ at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2021. The shortlisting recognises Vantage Health’s dedication to improving healthcare and effective collaboration with the NHS, through Rego’s role in managing hospital outpatient attendances during the pandemic.

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3 in 5 bosses claim pandemic has positively impacted workforce productivity

Three in five bosses (60%) say that the pandemic has unexpectedly impacted the productivity of their workforce in a positive way, according to new research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance, with one in five saying their staff are now more independent since working from home (20%). 

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Digital marketing analytics platform among UK’s most innovative tech startups

A growing digital marketing analytics platform has been crowned as one of the winners of a prestigious award recognising the very best innovations that the tech industry has to offer.

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HMRC analysis demonstrates value of R&D tax relief schemes

The R&D tax relief schemes and R&D expenditure credit (RDEC) have driven greater innovation in the UK, according to analysis by HMRC. A review of these schemes, as well as the Patent Box, highlighted that there were both positive direct and indirect impacts on business for those that utilised the schemes whilst also spurring on innovation.

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Flow increases sales of depression headset by 247% during pandemic

As COVID-19 continues to impact mental health and access to treatment in the UK, medical device company Flow is reporting a 247% increase in sales of its at-home, brain stimulation headset treatment for depression with 30% of its users overcoming depression during the pandemic.

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A/O PropTech is first VC to join World Economic Forum Global Innovators Community

A/O PropTech, Europe’s largest proptech VC, will be the first venture capital firm to join the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a member of its Global Innovators Community.

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Programme for startups looking to make an impact on CO2e emissions

Carbon13 is the venture builder for the climate emergency, supporting startups geared at reducing CO2e emissions; by 2025, its mission is to help 1,000 entrepreneurs build 150 startups, each of which has the potential to reduce emissions by at least 10 million tonnes per annum.

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Payment orchestration increases FirstGroup’s resilience in cashless travel

FirstGroup has selected BRIDGE’s payment orchestration platform to achieve greater resilience and control in managing e-payment transactions. BRIDGE technology has initially been deployed across the FirstGroup’s online ticketing for UK bus travel, with plans to encompass the company’s mobile app channel and rail ticketing systems.

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Small businesses suffer most furlough stress

e-days, the absence intelligence company, says data from 86,000 recorded UK absences has revealed that stress levels have spiked twice in 2020 following the changes to the furlough schemes. These peaks were especially noticeable in organisations with fewer than 250 employees as the effects of the pandemic proved more challenging for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs).

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Email Marketing Module to Help Businesses Bounce Back from COVID-19

Cloud-based Customer Relationship Management [CRM] solution, BuddyCRM, has unveiled a sophisticated email marketing module, designed to help businesses drive increased revenue and bounce back from COVID-19.

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IAG's latest hangar 51 accelerator

Startups using clean technology to recycle CO2 into aviation fuel and creating real-time digital queues to maintain social distancing, are among those joining International Airlines Group’s latest Hangar 51 global accelerator programme.

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MarketFinance attracts investors as demand for business finance increases

Fintech business lender, MarketFinance has secured funds from a European bank, through fintech CrossLend, to facilitate lending to UK businesses. The news comes as demand for finance is surging, with MarketFinance research indicating that as many as 84% of businesses will be seeking loans this winter. Already in 2020, MarketFinance has advanced over £342m for institutional investors to meet the needs of UK businesses.

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Cosmos Video raises £2m to enable human connection in the remote era

Cosmos Video, the virtual venues platform which allows people to work, hang out and socialise together, has raised £2m in seed funding from Europe’s leading seed investors, LocalGlobe with participation from Entrepreneur First, Andy Chung and Phillip Moehring (AngelList), and Omid Ashtari (ex-President, Citymapper).

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London and Berlin pledge to strengthen trade and investment links post-Brexit

London and Berlin have pledged to strengthen business links between the two European capitals by announcing an extension of a partnership agreement signed by both city’s trade and investment agencies last year. The city-to-city agreement has been renewed to coincide with a virtual event marking the 20th anniversary of the twinning of the two cities, involving the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Governing Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller.

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Business growth agency goes global

A London-based business growth agency has expanded its services to six countries, following double-digit growth in 2020. SME GRO.TEAM now has a range of advisors on hand to provide support to the US, Canada, South Africa, Spain, New Zealand and Australia. It has tailored its website to the various local markets following both the successful delivery of several ad-hoc overseas projects, and a spike in online traffic and enquiries from across each country.

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Tech startup partners with D&I expert in a bid to drive more diversity in tech sector

Tech startup, Isotropic Systems has announced its partnership with diversity and inclusion consultancy, Inspired Human. Perrine Farque, Founder of Inspired Human and diversity and inclusion expert has partnered with Isotropic to help the organisation drive further diversity in the tech sector. An ambitious programme has been agreed involving the CEO’s personal commitment to double female representation in the workforce within the next 12 months, kicking off the programme in Q4 2020 the company is making huge strides to close the gender gap in the tech sector.

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Quantum computing startup closes record $5m seed funding

On the back of new quantum algorithm breakthroughs, quantum software company Phasecraft has closed a record seed round for a quantum computing company in the UK. Its new £3.7m seed funding round is led by VC firm LocalGlobe with Episode1 along with previous investors.

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SETsquared Bristol awards six BAME-led startups with Breakthrough Bursary

Europe’s Hottest Accelerator, SETsquared Bristol has announced the six companies that have been awarded their 2020 Breakthrough Bursary. Angel Investors Club, Engineer2Engineer, Latchaid, Lurncampus, FluoretiQ and YelloButterfly will join SETsquared Bristol’s incubation programme in January 2021 to grow their technology startups.

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MarketFinance launches Business Booster Fund for UK small businesses

Fintech business lender MarketFinance has launched a Business Booster Fund that will make grants of £5,000 available to UK small businesses. The initiative forms part of the MarketFinance commitment to SMEs and giving back to the community. These grants are aimed at supporting passionate and driven UK-based entrepreneurs, giving them a kickstart as they head into 2021.

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Monimoto successfully secures €404,400 funding from 392 investors

As interest in security continues to be a major issue for motorcycle owners, Monimoto - the smart tracker for motorcycles, has successfully secured €404,400 in total funding from 392 investors.

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Making VC portfolio management and monitoring hassle-free and data-driven

Finland-based startup Rundit, a platform for portfolio management and monitoring, has raised €1m in seed funding to further its mission of making investor reporting easy and transparent so that VCs and LPs can make better data-driven decisions.

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Innovative entrepreneurs find opportunity during COVID

Innovative SMEs and startups are utilising the opportunities created amid the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report published by the Great British Entrepreneur Awards & Community and business finance marketplace, Funding Options.

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ABB and cutting-edge startups to shape the future and drive sustainable growth

Fierce competition gives boost to startup community as three winners of the first ABB Electrification Virtual Startup Challenge 2020 will receive $30,000 investment each to work in close collaboration with ABB Electrification R&D teams.

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Plexal joins forces with AL JABR in Oman to support startups amidst the Covid-19 pandemic

Plexal, the innovation centre and coworking space based at Here East in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, has announced a partnership with Omani innovation development company AL JABR to support startups in Oman with navigating the challenges posed by Covid-19.

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Latam Roadshow goes digital again for 2021

After seeing such success in 2020, Startup OLÉ is continuing with its international events, and launching the third Latam Digital Roadshow with the support of its main partners.

 

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UK tech workers prefer better work-life balance to a pay rise

When it comes to job satisfaction, Denmark tops the list of the best places to work in digital in Europe - beating the UK, Germany and France - according to the 2020 Digital Talent Global Work Happiness Index.

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Childcare startup launches as employee benefit to keep parents in workforce

Poncho, a digital startup backed by Kamet Ventures, has launched to address the growing childcare crisis and the resulting unprecedented pressure facing working parents. This comes as one in six childcare providers is expected to close by Christmas and 87% of parents report having needed to homeschool at least one child since May.

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36% of companies outperformed 2019 results in positive recovery for business landscape

New research by Accountancy and Finance, HR and Data Analytics recruiter, Wade Macdonald has found that nearly half of UK businesses outperformed their initial predictions for this year, a more assured position than many were expecting only nine months ago.

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Fees Waived For SMEs To Support Small Businesses Across Festive Period

In a recent study of 2,100 UK adults, undertaken by global affiliate network, Awin, it was found that as many as one in five Britons (19%) are planning to carry out their Christmas shopping online for the first time this year.

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Italian startup sees 350% surge in demand for 'workcations' during second lockdown

‘Workcation’ has officially been added to the Oxford English Dictionary this year: and for good reason. Italian startup hotel booking platform, DayBreakHotels - who set up a bespoke ‘smart working’ service in the summer to open hotels up to a nation of remote workers - saw a 350% surge in bookings from business customers during the second lockdown (compared to the first lockdown), as Brits looked for a change of scene after months spent working from home.

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HumanForest Crowdfunding campaign surpasses £1.25m target

HumanForest, London’s only truly sustainable e-bike, has secured it’s target crowdfunding investment of £1.25m. The campaign is now overfunded thanks to commitments from more than 445 investors so far.

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45% of SMEs are set to make further redundancies as Sage calls for urgent support

Sage has called for urgent additional government support to give small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) the confidence to invest their way to recovery in 2021.

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Almost half of UK firms worry they won't be able to comply with regulations post Brexit

Businesses' biggest concern over Brexit is how new regulations will impact their trading after 1st January, a new poll revealed.

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Research reveals that spend on Small Business Saturday hit £1.1bn

Spend on Small Business Saturday hit £1.1bn this year, exceeding the billion pound mark for the first time ever as shoppers showed support for their local high streets.

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England’s first 'smartphone vaccine status feature' to launch in Feb 2021

myGP, the UK’s largest independent GP booking and healthcare management app that connects patients with primary care, has announced its intention to provide the people in England with a simple, clear means of communicating their verified vaccination status, via their Smartphone.

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Female-Founded Startup Fundraising Disproportionately Impacted by COVID-19

PitchBook, the data provider for the private and public equity markets, has released All In: Women in the VC Ecosystem, its second annual report examining global Venture Capital (VC) investment in female-founded startups. The report, published with support from Microsoft for Startups and Beyond the Billion, shows the coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately impacted female founders and CEOs negatively, despite undeniable, long term gains in VC investment over the past decade.

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Bluefruit Software take the edge in edge AI with AeroSpace Cornwall funding

It’s estimated that more than 750 million edge AI chips will be sold in 2020. Just got your head around AI? Edge AI is Artificial Intelligence-driven computing on embedded systems and the growth potential in the UK is immense. Now AeroSpace Cornwall, who is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Cornwall Council, has awarded Bluefruit Software - leaders in providing high-quality embedded software - £100k of funding for critical research and development into this mind-blowing technology, which is forecasted to expand by 20% over the next five years. 

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Charities flock to startup social media platform

Charities from the UK and across the world are flocking to a startup social media platform which is coining itself the world’s first ‘social media for good’.

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The UK companies achieving major growth without significant equity investment

Compiled as an antidote to fast-growth lists dominated by private equity and venture capital-backed businesses, Buzzacott’s inaugural Organic Growth 25 has identified the companies achieving impressive revenue growth with minimal equity investment.

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Moneyhub adds 200th unique financial services provider in the UK

Moneyhub, the market-leading Open Banking and Open Finance data, intelligence and payments platform, is the first TPP to connect to Citibank, the consumer division of financial services multinational Citigroup. In the UK, Moneyhub offers consent-driven access to financial data via 580 live and in production connections across 200 financial services providers - of which 100 are direct UK Open Banking providers, and a further 100 more broad Open Finance providers.

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Deep tech startup receives £15m early stage investment fund

Scientist and entrepreneur, Dr Harry Destecroix, has unveiled Science Creates, the deep tech ecosystem that offers specialised incubator space, a £15m investment fund and a comprehensive network of strategic partners to nurture science and engineering startups and spin-outs. The hub, in partnership with the University of Bristol and located in the heart of the city, is set to become the ‘new West Coast’, transforming disruptive discoveries through impactful commercialisation.

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Getsafe raises $30m in Series B round

Digital insurance company, Getsafe closed a $30m Series B funding. Swiss Re’s digital platform iptiQ led the round. Existing investors, including Earlybird, CommerzVentures, btov Partners and Capnamic Ventures, also participated. Getsafe now has received a total of $53m from investors, making it one of the best-financed European insurtechs.

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How satellite data is helping keep venues and their visitors COVID-safe

The benefits of satellite data to life on earth are something that the global space community celebrated at this year’s 'World Space Week'. Female founded tech startup, Data Duopoly, have already been recognised for their innovation in the use of space data - winning the Pitch to the Primes competition at the UK Space Conference in 2019, awarded by Astronaut Tim Peake.

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Cyber criminals focus on small and medium enterprises as the damage by cyber crime grows

Accenture & Ponemon’s 2019 Cost of Cybercrime Study indicates that the right approach to cyber threats might save companies up to $5.2tn of future revenues in the next few years. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are among the most vulnerable as they only recently became more conscious of clear and present cyber threats. 

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Businesses risk losing top talent due to poor mental wellbeing support

Almost half of UK businesses have seen an employee move on because their mental wellbeing wasn’t being looked after, with a quarter losing a key member of their workforce, according to new research from not-for-profit healthcare provider, Benenden Health.

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Harnessing the true potential of online meetings

During 2020 virtual collaboration accelerated exponentially, creating an instant need for virtual facilitation skills. But as more and more companies move towards online and virtual meetings, the opportunities and challenges associated with remote sessions have been thrown into sharp relief. 

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Virgin StartUp and Crowdcube partner to support businesses with purpose

Virgin StartUp and Crowdcube have partnered to help the next generation of purpose-driven founders grow their businesses and achieve real change through their Collective Impact programme.

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Cambridge startup signs deal with European tech giant to solve critical weakness in GPS

u-blox has signed a deal with the Cambridge-based technology company, Focal Point Positioning, to integrate technology that will improve the accuracy and reliability of GNSS devices - enhancing positioning performance and security for growing applications such as smart cities, location-secure IoT and health and fitness wearables. 

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New fund to radicalise SME buy-outs through employee ownership

Valloop, founded to empower employees and management to buy the companies they work for, has emerged from stealth ready to back small business founders wishing to exit.

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Brexit cost price protection for car servicing and MOTs

Fixter, the UK’s first end-to-end online car maintenance service provider, has urged UK motorists to book their cars in now for MOT, car service and repair work to avoid potentially costly parts price rises and supply issues in the event of a No-deal Brexit. To soften the potential blow, Fixter is offering a parts cost price protection guarantee for January 2021 MOT and service bookings across its UK network, giving car owners valuable peace of mind in these uncertain times.

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Entrepreneurship Summit aims to help businesses bounce back from COVID-19

The three-day, 60-hour marathon TiE Entrepreneurship summit scheduled to be held from 8th to 10th December 2020 is a mega virtual platform where budding entrepreneurs will get a chance to restructure their way to overcoming the COVID-19 crisis.

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NR Narayana Murthy to chair the jury in selecting the TiE Global Entrepreneurship Awards

TiE Global Entrepreneurship Awards are designed to honour the outstanding entrepreneurs for their stellar performance and recognising the key ecosystem stakeholders for their contribution to the startup innovation, entrepreneurship development and investment climate. This initiative is in live with TiE’s mission of Fostering Entrepreneurship.

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Manchester-based enee.io awarded £170k boost from Innovate UK

Manchester-based tech start-up enee.io has been awarded £170k from Innovate UK’s Sustainable Innovation Fund. The six-figure grant will enable the firm to further develop and commercialise its pioneering technology providing automated and remote monitoring of industrial battery systems used to provide back-up power for critical infrastructure including hospitals, data centres and mobile phone masts.

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Gamechangers in healthcare innovation: HVL’s Reactor 2020 program winners

Although the future looks quite challenging during the pandemic, having watched 18 entrepreneurs show what risks they take to improve patients' lives to enable better patient care, we become hopeful.

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Zephr raises $8m in Series A round led by BDMI

Zephr, the technology platform for media companies to grow their subscription revenue, has announced it has raised $8m, led by US-based BDMI and financing from SVB.

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Do you have a startup idea or interested in building one?

The F Factor, organised by Founders of the Future, is the UK’s premier startup competition for 18-25 year olds. It goes all across the UK to find entrepreneurial talent. To enter the competition you need an idea, a seemingly working prototype (does not need to be a fully working MVP but rather a prototype that shows how your idea works) and a two min pitch in video of your startup idea.

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Ensure dark nights don't lead to longer days: tackling winter blues

Winter alone can have a negative impact on anyone’s mental health. Couple this with spending the best part of the year dealing with a pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns and it's no surprise that according to ONS statistics, the weeks after the clocks went back saw record levels of loneliness in the UK.

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Do-it-yourself virtual PR summit for startups

The PR Essentials Summit taking place on Friday 11th December from 7am PT to 5pm PT. The Summit is a one day virtual learning event for startups, entrepreneurs and small business owners to learn and develop their own public relations strategies and campaigns moving into the New Year.

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Innovation centre Plexal calls on industry leaders to spend to save startups

The government has pledged to spend 1/3 of its budget with SMEs and has also introduced schemes such as CBILS, BBLS and the Future of Fund to support startups during the pandemic, but as government support eases and investors continue to be cautious about funding early-stage startups, many startups are already struggling to stay open. A new campaign from Plexal, the innovation centre and coworking space owned by clients of Delancey, places the responsibility for saving startups at industry’s doors. 

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Mouser hosts workshop with CRL to help hardware innovators

Mouser Electronics, the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, will be co-hosting a three-day online event to help UK-based startups test, validate and communicate their technical requirements to manufacturers. The workshop, hosted in partnership with the Central Research Laboratory (CRL), takes place from Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th December.

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Public can make big difference on small business saturday

Brits are being called upon to offer vital support to small businesses as high streets reopen in time for Christmas. It also hopes to tap into soaring public affection for small businesses, as research from the campaign and its principal supporter American Express shows 59% of Brits support small businesses more than previously, following the major role firms played in communities during coronavirus lockdowns.

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40% have considered starting a business in last six months

A new survey has revealed that 40% of people have considered starting a business in the last six months, however, 38% would be put off due to having limited knowledge of how a business is run.

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HIV social app launches new and updated platform

HIV social app, Positive Plus One, has announced the launch of its new and updated platform, following World AIDS Day 2020. Positive Plus One is an app designed to help those living with HIV find and connect with people who share their story. The app now includes an ‘Events’ feature, which allows members to search and explore virtual events that they can take part in.

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Startup Launches Device That Reminds People To Sanitise Their Hands

New to market, the patented Sanitiser Sentinel has now officially launched, making it the world’s first spoken and visual reminder for hand sanitisation, with clinical trials already secured at a number of NHS and private medical practices across the United Kingdom.

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Ziglu successfully closes largest equity raise of 2020

Ziglu, the personal money app has successfully closed its crowdfunding campaign, having raised over £6m from over 1,250 investors.

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And that is a wrap!

The 2020 CRL Demo Day with the year we had obviously had to be taken virtually, which meant it could have gone two ways, but having attended the event and speaking with a number of people who also did, to say the day was a success would be an understatement.

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Categories announced for industry-first global awards platform

Global awards platform, Airwards, has unveiled the line-up of award categories for its inaugural year, ahead of submissions opening on 1st December 2020. The first unifying digital awards scheme of its kind to recognise best practice drone work, the Airwards categories span a broad variety of uses and sectors, including Technology, Operations, Supporting Services, specific Industries/Fields and Giving Back - with a People’s Choice category that is voted for by the public.

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Innovative Scottish Startup Wins Global Award

Aberdeenshire startup company, Legasea, has won the award for Subsea Company of the Year 2020, as part of the CorporateLiveWire Global Awards.

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Barter startup pledges £1m worth of TV advertising grants for SMEs

Amidst the chaos of the Covid-19 Coronacoaster, innovative startup baggl.com has pledged £1m worth of its barter trade credits to help support other SMEs during the latest national lockdown and beyond, with match-funded TV advertising grants with a value of £3,500 per applicant.

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Six startups announced as solutions to help public services ‘Build Back Better’

GovTech venture firm, PUBLIC has announced the six innovative startups selected to participate in the 2020 GovStart programme -  the UK’s only startup growth programme dedicated to supporting promising new technology companies to scale across Government and the public sector.

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Inspiring the women in your life this Christmas

If you’re looking for a great Christmas gift for the women in your life, then a new book, Female Entrepreneurs – The Secrets of Their Success, may be the answer. 

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Students help local businesses go green

Students from Essex University have launched a new start-up to help the county’s small businesses become more environmentally friendly. They see sustainability as of the utmost importance in today’s society; sustainability being a social and environmental commitment to finding new ways to consume without draining our planet’s resources.

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Healthtech startup raises £3.7m to help healthcare providers run more clinical studies

Research technology company, uMed has raised £3.7m in venture capital to help healthcare providers in the UK and US, including GPs, hospitals and health specialists, run patient research more efficiently while safeguarding patient data and ensuring regulatory compliance.

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Monimoto Extends Opportunity to Invest in the Fight against Motorcycle Theft

Monimoto, the smart tracker for motorcycles, is offering the chance for new investors to join the fight against motorcycle theft. Having smashed its initial Crowdcube campaign target of €300,000 early, Monimoto has extended its crowdcube campaign for another seven days.

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Smart facilities startup raises $15.5m to tackle building’s CO2 emissions

Infogrid, the artificial intelligence technology company that automates facilities management and makes any building smart, has raised $15.5m Series A funding from a combination of UK and US investors. The round was led by Northzone with participation from JLL Spark, Concrete VC, The Venture Collective, Jigsaw VC, a global real estate investment group, and a large international asset owner.

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UK SMEs still aren’t providing the flexible working employees want

Small businesses in the UK still aren’t offering their people enough flexibility, according to new research from Tiger Recruitment. While the pandemic has required many to work more flexibly from home, more than a quarter of employees questioned say they still aren’t happy with the flexible working options available to them, and men are just as dissatisfied as women.

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Healthtech startup launches with £575,000 investment to end type 2 diabetes

Habitual, the UK’s first fully digital diabetes prevention and reversal programme, has announced a raise of £325,000 in funding, taking its total to £575,000, to support its public launch in 2021.

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Sage commits to the next generation of accountancy

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Sage have teamed up to launch a package of advice and technology to help more accountancy practices launch in the UK than ever before.

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New support package launched for East London businesses

East London-based accounting practice, Moose, is rolling out a new financial package to local businesses with the aim to help those most in need stay afloat and hopefully flourish into the new decade.

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Picking Business Winners of the Future, the Angel Business Club Way

Unpick the wild world of business winners as Angel Business Club’s Insights Series returns on Wednesday, 2nd December.

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Research agency urges businesses to consider accessibility

Thursday 3rd December marks International Day of People with Disability (IDPD), originally created by the United Nations and designed to bring awareness and celebrate the diversity of the global community. This years’ theme is ‘not all disabilities are visible’, something Leeds-based behavioural research and UX consultancy, SimpleUsability, is keen to encourage businesses to consider when interacting with their customers.

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Agreement marks historic partnership for respiratory care

Kaia Health and Chiesi Group, an international research-focused healthcare group, have announced that they have entered into an exclusive partnership to commercialise the Kaia Health Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Pulmonary Rehabilitation app in Europe.

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Decline in the UK’s small business revenues largest since May

In October the UK’s small businesses experienced their largest year-on-year decline in revenues since May, according to the latest customer data from the Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) programme in partnership with AlphaBeta (part of Accenture).

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Revenues down by a third ahead of key holiday season

Despite announcements of additional government support and positive early signs on a variety of potential vaccines, businesses concerns rise ahead of a challenging holiday season.

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End of lockdown provides an opportunity for businesses to plan for the future

The new tiered system of restrictions for England after 2nd December 2020 should give businesses the certainty to plan and recover, according to innovative accountancy firm, Davis Grant.

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Christmas comes early, with 40% of employees expecting to extend the festive period

With a third of UK employees having more than half their holiday allowance left to take, e-days the absence intelligence company, has found that 65% intend to use this up before the end of the year. With less than a month until Christmas, this raises some significant concerns over staffing resources for the remainder of the year.

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Apprenticeship reform could create more opportunities for young people

Co-op CEO Steve Murrells opened a round-table on 26th November with representatives from the Department for Education, National Apprenticeship Service, National Society of Apprentices and Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. The conversation focused on a brand new report, commissioned by the Co-op group, into the national apprenticeships programme with recommendations on change to government policy.

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Webinar to explore financing for SME fashion brands

Fashion production software company, SupplyCompass, will be hosting its next webinar on 9th December at 12pm GMT: ‘Financing for Fashion Brands’. Teaming up with MarketFinance, SupplyCompass’s webinar will navigate the world of financial planning through the lens of fashion, specifically for SME brands.

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Top tips to help small businesses through winter

As Britain’s high streets prepare to return to life in time for Christmas, small business owners have been given tips for coping with a still uncertain winter. This year’s Small Business Saturday - an annual celebration that encourages consumers to 'shop local' - couldn’t be better timed, with 5th December falling three days after the English national lockdown lifts.

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Virtual event series launched to help businesses conquer COVID

A cloud-based CRM provider has announced a new virtual event series, designed to help UK businesses conquer COVID and rebuild revenue for 2021.

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A startup in style

The social marketplace with the cult Gen Z following, Depop has been shaking up the fashion industry over the last few years. Starting up in 2011 as an incubator in Milan, Depop founded its HQ in London in 2012 and has fitted in with the smart hipster tone of Shoreditch ever since.

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New version of the safe social network for analogue seniors

No Isolation, the company bringing people together through the use of warm technology and the application of specialist knowledge, today launches a new version of KOMP, its one button computer designed specifically for use by seniors. The new model, boasting a wider screen and in-built internet, has been launched in direct response to user feedback following an increase in demand brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, No Isolation has sold 4,300 KOMPs, and the app is currently being used by around 30,000 people across the globe. This means that on average, each KOMP is connected to approximately 7 family members.

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Accelerating technology processes to help households in COVID-19 crisis

HOBEEN is the first startup in the home energy consumption model. It has accelerated its technological process to land as soon as possible in homes and help families save on their bills in face of the crisis caused by COVID-19. It is an APP that connects several smart devices that are installed in homes to offer personalised energy advice that helps reduce waste. In this way, a minimum saving of 30% in water, electricity and heating bills is expected.

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A quarter of tech companies may not survive no-deal Brexit

One in four London tech companies fear they would not survive the economic impact of a no-deal Brexit, according to new research released today by Tech London Advocates, the independent network of more than 9,000 tech leaders, experts and investors.

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Small businesses unprepared for increased HR demands since COVID

New research from HR and people management platform Employment Hero shows a worrying lack of support for staff by UK small and medium sized businesses since COVID. 

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The photo-sharing platform for those who care about photography

YouPic is a free-to-use social platform from Sweden transforming photography-sharing by enabling a global community of over 3.7 million users to build an audience, gain insights about their portfolio, and share their passion for photography.

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New business challenges UK to a ‘techtimeout tuesday’

techtimeout are challenging the people of the UK to take a break from their tech on the 1st December. ‘techtimeout tuesday’ will follow Black Friday and Cyber Monday, when many consumers will be spending more time online to snap up deals.

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Waze Launches Outreach Campaign To Support Small Businesses

It has been a challenging year for the small business community, with many companies having to reduce staff numbers or pause operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the forthcoming holiday season, owners have an opportunity to try and rebuild their businesses.

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Ethical Christmas Gift Guide from Startups on Santa's Nice List

With one month to go until Christmas, social impact accelerator and mentor network, Impact Central, has released its top fifteen picks for ethical Christmas gifts for this season - from planet-friendly stocking filler snacks to sustainable menswear staples.

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London Offices Entering Biggest Period Of Change

First Office Hub, the global workspace broker, which has just helped a tech company to expand from a traditional leasehold property into a 20,000 sq ft managed office space, describes the London office scene as extremely active with companies of all sizes and across all sectors researching offers and looking to secure the right deals ahead of 2021.

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Hatch Impact Accelerator focuses on 'building back better'

The 14 founders have been chosen to join Hatch’s Impact Accelerator Programme. The latest programme cohort were drawn from businesses all across the UK and specifically those that are producing maximum positive impact across underserved individuals, their communities, and the broader environment.

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Start Up Loans partners with The Open University to offer free business courses

The government-backed Start Up Loans scheme has partnered with distance-learning provider, The Open University to give its customers - and other small business owners across the UK - the opportunity to take free Open University business learning courses.

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Startup replicating insect brains to control autonomous vehicles raises £2.1m seed

Natural intelligence startup, Opteran has raised £2.1m in seed funding. Opteran will use the funds to pioneer its radical lightweight, low cost silicon-based approach to autonomy called Natural Intelligence and expects its technology will significantly expand the potential addressable market for autonomy in machines and robotics.

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Tech overtakes engineering as Bristol’s fastest-growing industry

Tech is now Bristol’s dominant industry, boasting the most jobs and higher-than-average salaries across the board according to new data by Tech Nation, the UK network for ambitious tech entrepreneurs, and job search engine Adzuna.

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App Store 101: The checklist to achieving a ‘downloadable’ app

Mobile phones have become a basic necessity for everyone. With more than 3 Billion smartphone users in the world, equating to 4 out of every 10 people being equipped with smart technology, apps have become one of the fastest-growing markets in the IT industry. This creates infinite opportunities for businesses looking to break into or expand into the mobile realm.

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New book offers step-by-step guide to find out if your idea is worth investing in

The Really Good Idea Test offers seven practical steps to test an idea and find out if it really is worth pursuing. It might be an idea for a new business launch, a development to an existing product or a major life decision, but the simple process will help you understand what people really want and spot potential downfalls before you commit (or waste) time and resources on them.

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Tech startup to maintain dozens of ageing bridges through AI

The New York, Berlin and Tel Aviv-based startup, Dynamic Infrastructure is expanding its pilot project with the Public Works Department of New York’s Suffolk County using the world’s first deep-learning solution which allows bridge and tunnel owners and operators to obtain visual diagnosis of assets they manage in order to reduce direct and indirect maintenance costs.

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Tech startup launches first glasses-free 3D video conferencing solution

Tech startup, Holoxica has announced it has created the first glasses-free 3D videoconferencing solution for remote working. The funding to create a 3D telepresence system without the need for 3D glasses or a headset was provided through the Government’s modern industrial strategy by Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, focussed on innovation in response to COVID-19.

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Cleantech startup secures £376k funding to build zero-emission transport refrigeration unit

Cleantech startup, Sunswap has successfully secured two Innovate UK grants worth £376k, working in partnership with the Clean Energy Processes (CEP) Laboratory at Imperial College London and Cenex, to develop their zero-emission transport refrigeration technology.

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Callay's Tampliner named in TIME's 100 best inventions of 2020

The Tampliner, the period-care innovation created by UK-based B-corp Callaly, has been recognised in TIME’s 100 Best Inventions of 2020 - its annual list of the 100 Best Inventions that are making the world better, smarter and even a bit more fun. Callaly is one of only eight British companies to make this year’s list.

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UK-based ‘XR’ startup named as a TIME Best Invention of 2020

Bristol-based immersive training company, Virti have been included on TIME’s prestigious annual Best Inventions list.

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62% of employees suffering from mental health issues

New research involving 150 HR leaders has found that 3 in 5 UK workers have experienced mental health issues since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The report authors, Accountancy and Finance, HR and Data Analytics recruiter, Wade Macdonald, and workplace law specialist, Doyle Clayton, have raised concerns of an increase in known incidences as a result of the current lockdown measures.

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DivideBuy tops Deloitte’s 2020 Technology Fast 50 ranking

Deloitte has announced the winners of the 2020 UK Technology Fast 50 awards. The awards recognise and rank the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK, based on the last four years of revenue data, and are sponsored by DLA Piper and Oracle NetSuite.

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Healthcare scaleup secures $1.1m to revolutionise healthcare efficiency worldwide

Navenio, UK healthcare scaleup, has announced a $1.1m investment from Future Planet Capital to help revolutionise healthcare efficiency worldwide.

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Tech talent visa sees 48% increase as global founders look to the UK

Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, has launches a new report, which reveals changes in the international talent landscape and growing interest in the Global Talent Visa.

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Bobacino launches automated boba tea bar to service growing market

Bobacino, a startup bringing the unique boba tea experience to a growing audience of boba aficionados and new enthusiasts through advanced artificial intelligence, automation and robotics - launches on StartEngine to target a market set to hit $8.4bn by 2024.

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Startups called on to scale new solutions to end homelessness

Startups from around the world are being called on to apply to join the first investment portfolio of the Venture Studio from Crisis. The Studio will invest in, support and scale ventures that help accelerate the end of homelessness.

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Nozzle.ai raises $2.6m to accelerate adoption of AI platform with brands on Amazon

Nozzle.ai, an eCommerce and advertising optimisation platform for Amazon, has raised $2.6m (£2m) in funding from Parkwalk Advisors, The Angel CoFund (ACF), UCL Technology Fund (UCLTF), and a syndicate of eCommerce-expert angel investors.

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Poor payment practices of corporates during pandemic revealed

The payment practices of big businesses during the pandemic have been revealed in a new report which calls for legislated 'fair buyer' 30 day payment terms, as part of a plan to support SMEs in their economic recovery.

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Virtual CES Still Offers Viable Opportunities for Startups to Exhibit

With CES 'going virtual' for 2021, one might think that opportunities for startups to launch their public and media presence in conjunction with the world’s largest showcase of consumer technology might fall by the wayside, but according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), just the opposite is true.

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Ziglu celebrates Mastercard Debit Card launch with Christmas Charity Campaign

Ziglu celebrates its Mastercard debit card launch by donating the price of a meal to Fareshare every time a customer uses their card for their supermarket shop online and in store, regardless of the size of the transaction until the end of the year.

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Line-up revealed for virtual London Food Tech Week 2020

London Food Tech Week - the week-long festival and showcase of the latest food trends and companies using technology to transform the food and drink ecosystem - will return virtually from 16th-20th November 2020 with a game changing line-up.

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Bristol’s One Big Circle receives key investment from tech pioneers

Video technology and AI specialist, One Big Circle, has secured significant investment and growth thanks to the addition of David Harris and Toby Hughes to the board.

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‘Let’s build every small business in Britain a free website by Christmas’

UENI believes every small business should have a high quality online presence that can sell products and accept bookings, that is why their mission is to give all business owners a website for FREE.

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British tech startup launches nationwide campaign to support care sector

Amidst a coronavirus second wave, a study has found that 68% of people believe they should ‘reach out’ to carers more often - with 60% of respondents only asking carers how they are ‘now and again’, ‘rarely’ or ‘almost never’; leaving carers at risk of feeling forgotten.

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EIT Digital Challenge awards 5 best European digital deep tech scaleups of 2020

EIT Digital has awarded the five best European deep tech companies in the online finals of the EIT Digital Challenge scaleup contest 2020.

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Scottish fintech wins 'Payment startup of the year' at international Payment Awards 2020

Online payment orchestration innovator, BRIDGE is celebrating success, having been awarded Payment Startup of the Year at the highly-regarded, international Payment Awards 2020.

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5 Tech Giants Showing Confidence in the Office Space Market

You’ll have a difficult job browsing content platforms nowadays without coming across articles focusing on - or at least alluding in some way to - the working from home revolution. A whole host of companies, including Twitter, have announced that they will allow staff to continue WFH permanently if they wish, following its success throughout lockdown.

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Vantage Health selected for DigitalHealth.London Accelerator programme

Vantage Health has been selected for the 2020-21 DigitalHealth.London Accelerator programme. One of 20 digital health SMEs selected for the 12-month programme, the DigitalHealth.London Accelerator aims to speed up the adoption of technology in London’s NHS, relieving high pressure on services and empowering patients to manage their health. For every £1 spent on the Accelerator programme, it is estimated £14.50 is saved for the NHS.

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Gaming becomes one of the UK’s top employers during pandemic

Despite being arguably one of the UK’s youngest tech sectors, Gaming has risen in prominence in the past five years - employing a combined 47,000 professionals directly and indirectly across related industries (such as merchandising or eSports).

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Paid uses £2.2m seed funding to transform procurement for UK SMEs

Paid is launching to help enterprises transform supplier management with its next-generation procurement platform. Paid announces its £2.2m seed funding round led by top early-stage tech investors Crane Venture Partners, along with participation from Seedcamp, Techstars and notable angel investors, including Angel Invest Ventures’ Jens Lapinski, GoCardless and Nested Founder Matthew Robinson, Outrun Ventures founder Chris Adelsbach (in a personal capacity), and former Microsoft head of corporate strategy, Charles Songhurst.

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Partnership announced to fast-track innovation in precision medicine

P4 Precision Medicine Accelerator powered by Barclays Eagle Labs and the UK’s largest healthcare charity, Nuffield Health, has announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the development and adoption of precision medicine innovations into the independent and public sectors of the healthcare system. This partnership aims to deliver better care faster.

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London is the fastest growing global hub for impact tech

London is quickly cementing itself as a top global hub for impact tech, according to the latest data from London & Partners and Dealroom.co, showing that VC investment into London’s purpose-driven tech companies has increased by almost eight times between 2015 and 2020.

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Successfully launch your startup business in the COVID age

Looking to start or grow a business? Need to learn the tools and tips for thriving in the digital economy? Want to tap into the exciting world of Startups? If there’s one thing The Festival of Enterprise virtual events are becoming famous for, it’s providing practical suggestions, systems, knowledge and advice that are simply plug’n’play for your business – no matter what you do! 

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Sage expands its small business marketplace with new selection of apps

Sage has announced five new strategic partnerships that will help small businesses and their accountants stay in control of their business. As a result of the partnerships, the five new and innovative apps, fully integrated with Sage Accounting, will allow small businesses to get compliant, stay organised, get paid fast, gain full visibility of cash flow, and engage their employees.

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Brexit and COVID halt international trade for 1.5m UK SMEs

Over 1.5 million UK SMEs have stopped trading internationally this year which could cost the UK £20bn, due to the impacts of COVID-19 and uncertainty around Brexit. New research released by British fintech, Currensea reveals that of the 80% of British SMEs (4.72 million businesses) that trade internationally in any given year, 1.18 million have had to pause directly because of the global pandemic and a further 283,000 because of Brexit.

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Clim8 smashes target for latest funding campaign by 600%

As interest in sustainable investing continues to grow apace, Clim8 Invest (Clim8), a digital investment platform to help consumers invest exclusively in companies focused on tackling the climate crisis, has raised a further £2.4m in funding.

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Strategic partnership to co-build a trusted cloud solution in Europe

OVHcloud have announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate French and European organisations’ ability to digitally transform and reimagine their business. The partnership aims to bring cutting-edge technologies, built on trusted infrastructure, to European organisations to help them meet their growing needs for strict data controls, security, transparency and privacy while deploying cloud native applications. OVHcloud will introduce a new Hosted Private Cloud offering by bringing Google's open source-compatible Anthos technology to its own highly scalable dedicated infrastructure, fully operated and managed in Europe by OVHcloud teams.

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Bank of Ireland, Hanson Robotics, and Fiserv among winners at Diversity in Tech Awards 2020

The winners for this year's highly anticipated Diversity in Tech Awards (DITA) in association with Microsoft for Startups have been announced. The virtual event took place yesterday, Tuesday 10th November 2020.

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Silicon Valley Comes to the UK announces 2020 Scale Up Club list

Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) has unveiled its list of the high growth technology businesses joining the 2020 ‘Scale Up Club’, which celebrates the most ambitious and promising companies in Europe.

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Helping SMEs to cash in online this Christmas

To celebrate a decade in business this month, digitalbeans is supporting local businesses to invest in digital and keep growing in spite of tightening COVID restrictions.

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Bringing together the best entrepreneurs, creatives, and digital enthusiasts

Step Saudi 2020 is coming to your screens this November! Organised by the team behind Step Conference, Saudi's Leading Online Tech & Startup Conference will bring together the Kingdom’s best entrepreneurs, creatives, and digital enthusiasts.

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OutSense raises $2.2m to transform human waste into lifesaving medical insights

Israeli startup, OutSense has raised $2.2m in a Series A round from Peregrine Ventures in order to complete the development and testing of an IoT technology which monitors health and helps prevent life threatening diseases by quickly and accurately analysing human waste from within a standard toilet bowl.

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Sustainability fund backs innovative COVID-19 wheelchair

Developers of an electric wheelchair designed to enable social distancing and built with COVID-19 resistant materials have been awarded a UK government grant of £175,000.

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Silicon Valley invests $3.4m in unique carbon accounting technology

Technology company, Emitwise has raised $3.4m from former Uber CEO, Ryan Graves and other Silicon Valley investors to roll out unique technology that helps companies meet their emissions targets faster and support the transition to a net zero carbon world.

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New IT support announced for millions of home workers

London’s highest-rated IT support provider, Totality Services has launches WFH IT Support to service the millions of workers displaced by the new lockdown regulations. The new offering affords teams of all sizes the level of IT security and support previously reserved for large office-based operations, servicing the needs of the nation’s work-from-home employees.

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24 year old entrepreneur sells 'bedroom startup' to UK education giant

A 24 year-old first-time entrepreneur who built a mobile app company from his bedroom has had the business acquired by UCAS, the UK’s university admissions service.

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How tech startups have adapted to the new normal

Hitachi Capital Business Finance recognise that the resilience and strength of the small business community lies in its diversity. We all too often read about how the average UK business is performing, how they are reacting to issues or planning for the future. In truth, there is no absolute average - rather the range and diversity of people setting up and running small businesses is what makes the sector so fascinating.

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ADPR launches free careers advice for anyone affected by COVID-19

Somerset based communications agency, ADPR, is offering completely free careers advice and support for anyone considering a role in PR & Marketing and has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fast Growth Icons goes online for 4th year with icons distributed

The invitation-only network for founders and CEOs of the most successful tech businesses, Fast Growth Icons, has announced the online return of its annual event, taking place on 10th December 2020, hosted by Utterly Events. Founded in 2016, Fast Growth Icons delivers high quality insights, allowing founders and CEOs to connect with peers that are building high growth, established businesses.

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Diversity in Tech Awards receive over 300 nominations from over 24 countries

Multi-nationals Hewlett Packard Enterprise NASA and Ernst & Young are among the finalists for this year’s Diversity in Tech Awards (DITA) which takes place virtually on Tuesday the 10th November 2020 at 5pm GMT. The ceremony, which acknowledges and celebrates Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) advocates and organisations that have made impactful strides in diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community has moved to an online format due to COVID-19.

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Helping businesses to prepare for success in a post-pandemic world

2020 was a year of survival for many industries as COVID-19 impacted organisations of all sizes. To help businesses prepare for 2021, global technology company SafetyCulture, is bringing together some of the sharpest and innovative minds for a free virtual event: SafetyCulture Summit 2020: From Surviving to Thriving.

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Cambridge tech salaries soar and demand for tech workers surge

Cambridge continues to be one of the UK’s leading tech clusters with one of the highest counts of tech vacancies in the UK and some of the highest average salaries in the country.

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Flexible work startup secures investment to accelerate workplace gender equality

Juggle, an online skills market for flexible work, has announced it has raised  $2.1m to date from both sides of the Atlantic, a further boost in its mission to close the women’s leadership gap. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup connects forward-thinking businesses with flexible professionals.

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British tech startup is one step closer to supporting elderly and vulnerable

A British technology startup focused on helping the elderly live more independently in their own home has received financial backing from the Government.

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Businesses World Putting More Focus On Planning Than Pre-COVID

A 32% increase in downloads in the last  four  weeks is a tangible  indicator that  planning is back at the  top of the business agenda  according to  Plandisc,  the world’s first digital,  shareable and interactive circular planning tool.  Usage has soared  this  Autumn with 60,000 customers across twenty countries worldwide.  

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Unleash entrepreneurship to tackle eco-challenges

The majority of small and medium-sized businesses believe there are financial opportunities in the shift to a greener economy and that they personally can benefit from them, according to new Opinium polling commissioned for a new report by The Entrepreneurs Network and the Enterprise Trust. The findings from the report, Green Entrepreneurship, challenge the historic assumption that pursuing sustainability is a hindrance to businesses and the economy.

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Mental health startup spins out of Telefónica’s moonshot factory with €14m

Koa Health, a digital mental healthcare provider redefining care by offering a range of personalised mental health solutions backed by science and designed to improve user wellbeing, has announced its successful spin out from Alpha, Telefónica’s moonshot factory.

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HumanForest launches £1m crowdfunding campaign to support increased demand

HumanForest has launched a £1m crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube to meet growing levels of demand for its shared e-bikes.

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Business Owners Urged to Regularly Test Staff for COVID-19

A Rapid Antigen Test has been launched to provide business owners with a fast, reliable and cost effective solution to help detect and curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus amongst their workforce.

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Study shows UK workers are scared of making mistakes

With a second lockdown looming, 42% of UK working adults are working in fear, scared of making a mistake at work.  The nationwide poll, commissioned by Feel Good Contacts, of 2,000 employees revealed some of the many concerns faced by UK workers.

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Almost 80% of businesses now using electronic checks, but trust remains low

One in five (21%) business decision-makers say they do not trust any of their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks to be automated, despite this year’s lockdown preventing most physical checks.

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Deep tech scaleups to complete in EIT digital challenge 2020 finals

An AI solution transforming patient care. A 3D radar redefining human-machine interaction. A machine-to-machine platform managing autonomous devices for Industry 4.0. These are just some examples of the 20 finalists nominated for the EIT Digital Challenge this year.

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Xero bolsters platform automation with machine learning technology

Xero has announced the next phase of its integration with Hubdoc - embedding Hubdoc’s technology to supercharge machine learning in the Xero platform and rolling out a new update to help small businesses process bills and receipts faster.

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Microsoft are looking for cyber security startups to help protect the UK

Microsoft is partnering with the Government’s National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Accelerator programme, to find and develop startups that can make the UK the safest place to live and work online.

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Third of employees have no time to take holiday

A third of employees are too busy to take holiday, with another 63% stating 'there’s nowhere to go' when asked why so many had the majority of their holiday left to take.

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Facebook and Dentsu join forces to back London based tech startup

Traktion, a London based startup that connects businesses to on-demand digital marketing talent, has secured early-stage angel investment from marketing and technology entrepreneurs Nigel Morris (ex Dentsu) Nimrod Priell (ex Facebook).

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UK-based startup brings innovation to 120 countries

Online platform, Leading Edge Only (LEO), connects global organisations with innovators across 120 countries. Taking on the role of corporate ‘matchmaker’, LEO’s core mission is to make innovation accessible and affordable to everyone.

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Phototech startup closes $7m Series A round led by United Ventures

Phototech startup, BOOM has announced it has closed a $7m A round led by United Ventures to support the firm’s next stage of growth as they chase 5% market share of the £80bn global digital photography market and build a presence in every country in the world.

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Celebrating the strength of an online approach through the Ecosystem Experience

OVHcloud, the leading European cloud provider with global reach gathers its whole community online for its 8th annual event: OVHcloud Ecosystem Experience. The virtual event brings together 150 speakers from all around the world, across 90 sessions, to propose a deep dive into the cloud ecosystem for 3 days and plans to welcome over 10, 000 guests. 

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Startup Summit highlights opportunities for entrepreneurs in midst of crisis

Leading figures from the world of business gathered last week for Scotland’s leading entrepreneurship event, Startup Summit. The event, which for the first time in its 9 year history took place online, saw over 1,000 attendees join virtually on 28th and 29th October.

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Meet the tech allowing offline events to move online

[FLOW] OS is making strides with a platform that changes the face of both online and hybrid events as we know them today. Launched as the world’s first co-operating digital ecosystem, it is based on a unique proprietary framework with endless scalability that creates a new way to enable offline social interactions in a 100% customisable digital environment.

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Ziglu Appoints Monzo’s James Sullivan as Chief Legal Officer

Ziglu, the challenger and fully FCA authorised Electronic Money Institution, has announced the appointment of James Sullivan as its Chief Legal Officer.

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British Patient Capital invests £1bn in UK scaleups, according to annual report

Fuelling innovation and powering growth; British Patient Capital’s total commitments reach over £1bn.

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Angel Business Club Launches Mental Health Webinar Series

A webinar that explores mental health in the workplace will kickstart the Angel Business Club Insights series on Wednesday, 4th November. The webinar, titled ‘Inspiring Mental Wellbeing In The Workplace In a Post-COVID World’, will be hosted by former vice president of HR at Unilever Geoff McDonald.

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Looking at the potential and growing need for mobile device protection

Oxford-based cybersecurity startup, Traced, is pleased to announce that they have received a further £300k in investment from Lord Brownlow CVO DL and Benjamin Rawson of investment company, Havisham Group. The investment will help to launch Control, a ground-breaking Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) solution for businesses.

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MS&AD to use Tractable’s AI across Japan to accelerate recovery from auto accidents

MS&AD, one of the world’s largest property and casualty insurers, is to use AI to accelerate how it processes auto claims, speeding up recovery for its policyholders. 

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Digital security startup launches crowdfunding campaign for digital guardian

Digital security specialist Zobi is set to launch a new campaign via leading crowdfunding site Kickstarter, as the brand sets its sights on delivering new technology to keep us safe in a digital world. Zobi has already garnered interest from venture capital and crowdfunding efforts, raising over £500,000 via angel investors, institutional investors and equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs.

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Europe embarks on golden age of entrepreneurship

Europe’s tech sector is worth four times what it was five years ago as the leading generation of companies and founders give back to the next wave of ambitious tech firms - signalling the start of a golden age of European tech entrepreneurship.

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What drives entrepreneurs to launch their own business?

Coutts, the wealth manager and private bank, has released the latest round of findings of the inaugural Coutts UK Entrepreneur Index (CUEI) which outlines the level of entrepreneurialism in the UK as well as the desires and barriers that they have faced when starting their business.

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Virtual members club launched to businesses connect through COVID

Legacy Club launches first of its kind virtual members club to connect with business audiences around the world in response to Covid-19. Founded by Chris Caffrey, former Head of Membership for Home Grown with over 20 years events, membership and travel experience, Legacy Club is a virtual member's only network with a focus on peer to peer connections and unrivalled members privileges set to launch at the start of 2021. Legacy Club member's will be a diverse community of Founders, CEO's, Directors and Disruptors.

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Marketing gurus to enlighten the Virtual European Startup Festival 2020

The European Startup Festival 2020 is an online, warm-hearted, diverse annual event of the European Startup Association to celebrate an inspiring community of entrepreneurs and investors to interact with all the stakeholders of a borderless startup ecosystem. It will take place between 16th and 21st November 2020 during the Global Entrepreneurship Week.

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52 diverse women join Hatch’s female founders programmes

Founded in 2014, Hatch has been on a mission to increase diversity in entrepreneurship and has been shining the spotlight on diverse women-led businesses ever since.

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Fast growth tech company enters UK market to empower small businesses

HR and people management platform Employment Hero has today announced its expansion into the UK market, following impressive growth and success in its home market. Looking to empower small businesses and their employees as they transition into a new way of post-COVID working, the company has also announced its expansion into Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand today.

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Lessons to learn from a data breach

British Airways was last week fined £20m by the Information Commissioner’s Office over a data breach which saw the personal details of 400,000 of its customers being accessed by hackers.

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Lockdown boosts nation's love for small businesses

Coronavirus lockdowns have boosted the nation’s love for UK small businesses, with 59% of Brits saying they now support local businesses more than previously. Research, commissioned by American Express and Small Business Saturday UK, underscores the huge role small firms have played in supporting their communities through lockdown, with many pivoting to offer people new products and services such as deliveries, takeaways and virtual consultations.

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New investment round accelerates Authentic vision’s global growth

Authentic Vision, an Austrian-based technology startup that provides anticounterfeiting solutions, has announced that it has closed a $5m Series B funding round with Custos Privatstiftung Austria), Dolby Family Ventures (USA), Gronova Vision (UAE), TAKKT AG (Germany) and business angels.

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Deep learning startup crafting the next gen of AI raises $9.1M seed

Deci, the deep learning startup dedicated to transforming the AI lifecycle, has announced it has raised $9.1m in a seed round led by Israel-based VC firm Emerge and global VC fund Square Peg. The company is building an AI-based platform that can automatically craft robust, scalable, and efficient deep neural network solutions ready for production at scale. Deci aims to help AI practitioners build the next generation of deep learning models.

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White Castle and Miso Robotics announce early pilot results

White Castle has announced plans to expand work with Miso Robotics - creators of the first autonomous grilling and frying kitchen assistant, Flippy - to target up to ten new locations (in addition to the initial testing location) following completion of their current pilot. The announcement comes following early results at one test location.

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How can businesses celebrate Halloween virtually?

Bring the spooky season to life by virtually gathering the team for fun activities during October. Even though this year’s celebrations will look a bit different, don’t let the restrictions of remote working stop the fun. Plan a virtual Halloween party and lead up to it with spooky but socially distanced activities to build suspense. Here, Employment Hero, who launched in the UK this week, has created some fun tips to help celebrate Halloween virtually this year.

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Companies given test social media video campaign opportunity free of charge

A London-based business growth agency is so confident that it can create profitable social media advertising for clients, it is offering to run test social media video campaigns on behalf of interested companies free of charge.

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Cambridge Spark signs up more than 100 data science and machine learning apprenticeships

Cambridge Spark, the provider of data science and AI apprenticeships, has inducted more than 100 professionals in its latest cohort to undertake apprenticeships in data science, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).

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£7m injection into fast growth ‘fintech behind the fintechs’

Private equity firm, Grafton Capital has invested £7m into Third Financial, the fast growing, innovative investment platform and software provider. Grafton Capital’s investment takes it to majority ownership of the business, with £1.5m of fresh capital being injected onto the balance sheet.

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Proptech startup grows client list by 120% in the last 9 months

Spike Global, a UK-based PropTech company, has grown it’s client list by an impressive 120% in the last 9 months, despite market difficulties. Alongside new clients, Spike is also expanding into new developments from existing clients including Wardian London, EcoWorld Ballymore’s residential led development in Canary Wharf.

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Research shows worrying funding gap emerging for established SMEs

Allica Bank has seen a surge in demand for new business lending since the national lockdown ended, and has just reached the joint milestone of issuing over £250m of approvals in principle in 2020, and over £100m in committed loan offers since June to established SMEs across the UK.

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Scientific knowledge discovery platform closes $9m in scale-up funding

Eagle Genomics, a pioneer in applying network science to biology - particularly linked to the microbiome - has closed $9m in new scale-up funding. It will use the investment to further develop the capabilities of its powerful AI-augmented, knowledge discovery platform and to drive further commercial expansion across Europe and the US.

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£145bn productivity boost for UK economy if SME digital investment can be unlocked

New research published by Sage plc and Capital Economics finds that unlocking SME digital investment will be critical in helping small and medium size businesses remain resilient as a wave of local lockdowns trigger ongoing uncertainty - and could also deliver major benefits to the UK economy.

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Investment into UK impact startups surges

New research from Tech Nation and Dealroom reveals that investment into UK impact startups increased 9.5x between 2014 and 2019. UK impact startups have raised €1.4bn so far in 2020 with Cleantech and Climate tech companies raising the most capital of all UK impact startups.

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Free online GCSE resource centre launched for UK teachers and students

Quizlet, the global learning platform and app known for its engaging AI-powered revision tools, announces the launch of its GCSE Resource Centre - a new and completely free, comprehensive online bank of revision resources based on exam board specifications.

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Explosion in SMEs claiming tax relief as lockdowns take toll

As parts of the UK continue to enter regional lockdown and Government incentives to support the economy start to peter out, SMEs across the country have been making the most of well-established Government schemes by claiming £5.1bn in R&D tax relief.

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Pre-seed funding allows scalability for flexible working platform

Flexa is very excited to announce that they have successfully raised £250,000 from a consortium of international and domestic investors, including renowned angel investors Simon Franks and Douglas Choi. The round is being led by venture capital firm, QVentures. The funds will be used to support the scaling up of Flexa’s flexible working platform.

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OurCrowd and SALT to present pandemic venture investment series

OurCrowd and SALT, a global thought leadership forum and networking platform encompassing finance, technology and geopolitics, will broadcast the SALT Talks: Pandemic Venture Investment Series online starting 29th October.

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How the future of work is changing

In April 2020, the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that 49.2% of adults in employment were working from home because of social distancing measures introduced following the COVID-19 pandemic. With remote working now a necessity for many, companies can adapt by staying on top of the latest trends. Here, Ashmita Das, CEO of Kolabtree, the freelance platform for scientists, discusses some of the trends in remote working.

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The AI-powered referral solution to the UK's healthcare problem

Vantage Health has announced the full-service launch of AI-powered referral platform, Rego. The first eRS compatible solution to be deployed in the NHS, Rego provides automated GP referrals in one efficient system, which reduces the complexity of outpatient pathway guidance and eliminates manual triage processes.

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Deep-learning AI startup announces new major deal

BrainBox AI has announced a deal with AMP Capital to deploy its Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology across the global investment management company’s entire managed real estate portfolio. AMP Capital, one of the largest investment managers in APAC, now becomes the first organisation in the world to install an autonomous AI HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system across its managed real estate portfolio, which includes central business district office buildings, retail shopping centres and logistics facilities throughout Australia and New Zealand.

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Distributor to provide purpose-built solutions for small businesses

Comstor, a Cisco distributor and part of Westcon-Comstor, has announced the immediate availability of the recently launched new Cisco Business Dashboard and Cisco Business Switch solutions as part of its Cisco Designed portfolio.

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Wellness startup challenges big pharmaceuticals 'one size fits all' approach

Bespoke protein and vitamin provider, Personalised Co, has announced the launch of its £300k funding round on Seedrs, to support its rapid growth. Following a successful round in 2019, this latest campaign has already secured over half of its investment target in its early stages.

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Edtech startup raises £13.5m as demand for math learning surges

Knowledgehook, the comprehensive mathematics learning platform, has raised £13.5m Series A equity funding, led by a UK-based EdTech investment fund with participation from Mesoamerica’s Alexandria Corp., Nelson Education, Ideal Ventures, and Nicoya Ventures.

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British Patient Capital commits $35m to invest in cyber security companies

British Patient Capital has announced a $35m commitment to The Evolution Technology Fund II. The Fund is expected to achieve a targeted $250m final close in the coming months and is already investing in growing cyber security and enterprise software companies.

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BidrentoPro emerges as champion as 15 finalists battle for funding

There was a bullish attitude amongst attendees at this year's online version of the Arctic15 startup event that investment in Northern European startups was picking up despite a second wave of COVID-19 across the region.

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UK businesses lost £6.2m over the past year to cyber scams

UK businesses have lost over £6.2m to cyber scams over the past year - with a 31% increase in cases during the height of the pandemic (May-June), new research shows.

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Partnership provides free memberships for diverse business founders

WeWork, the global flexible workspace provider, has this week opened applications to its new Diverse Founders Programme in collaboration with award-winning social enterprise, Foundervine. The programme, available to both existing WeWork members and non-members, will provide founders from ethnically diverse minority backgrounds access to 100 WeWork Labs memberships through its community Labs platform, as well as hot desk spaces, starting in January 2021.

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Quinyx acquires Widget Brain to disrupt the workforce management space

Quinyx has announced it has acquired Widget Brain, a company that leverages AI to help automate and optimise workforce scheduling.

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Businesses urged to join the ‘natural revolution’

Officially launching this month, Earthly is a tech platform providing businesses with a new way to lead the fight against climate change. Businesses already partnered with Earthly include Garnier, Planet Organic, JoJo Maman Bébé, WhatAMelon Water and Neal’s Yard Remedies.

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Graduate recruitment startup secures £200k in seed investment

Gradfuel, the innovative data-driven graduate hiring platform, has successfully secured £200k in seed investment amidst ongoing market uncertainty in light of COVID-19. The graduate recruitment platform, valued at £1.05m, has fuelled interest from investors and top-tier employers alike. Investors from a range of backgrounds, including ex-Managing Directors from J.P Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, as well as early investors for Patch Plants and Mindful Chef, have backed the company in its seed round.

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National work from home app launch to ensure staff are safe

UK software company, TAAP is helping small, medium and large businesses across the country work safely from home, keep tabs on company equipment and help boost productivity by launching the TAAP Work From Home app (available across Android, IOS and Windows).

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Chorus Network matches investors with impact startups

From a trickle to a torrent, impact investing has become the trending topic across the asset management industry. While pressure increases for all investments to ‘do no harm’, a growing demand for opportunities that actively ‘do good’ continues to go unmet. Chorus Network is hoping to address that. Launched by a social impact entrepreneur and reformed investment banker, Chorus brings the best aspects of investing in startups and wraps that around the impact space.

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UK SME Confidence Rebound As Pessimism Recede

Signs of life in the economy and an increase of business activity has led to an surge in confidence of CEOs within UK and Ireland SMEs. The Vistage CEO Confidence Index rebounded to 82.9 Q3 2020; while not at peak recovery, this is just 2.5% below Q3 2019.

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BRIDGE and Worldline share expert payment insight in webinar

Join BRIDGE CEO, Brian Coburn, and Magnus Danielson, CTO of Worldline on the 28th October at 11am as they share critical insight in maximising e-commerce payment systems to enable businesses to take advantage of transformational, innovative digital payment solutions.

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Introducing the smart device that cooks healthy dog food automatically

Kibus Petcare, a pet product company, has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for Kibus, its proprietary at-home product that cooks pet food with the healthiness of traditional home-cooked meals. An automatic, convenient device that cooks healthy, natural, and minimally processed dog food, Kibus meets the needs of demanding dogs and their owners worldwide.

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Clim8 Announces Investment Committee with 3 Prominent Industry Appointments

Clim8 Invest (Clim8), the only digital investment platform to help consumers invest in companies focused on tackling the climate crisis, has appointed three members to its investment committee.

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Finalists of the Arctic15 Pitching Competition announced

The finalists of one of Europe's most renowned startup pitch competitions have been announced ahead of Arctic 15 taking place from 19th-21st October. With more than 150 entrants competing for a chance to pitch to an audience of VC’s and angel investors, only 15 startups have made the final cut.

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Israeli startup raises $20m to help replace antibiotics in animals

NovaQuest Capital Management, an investor in life sciences and healthcare, has announced a $20m product financing agreement with Mileutis, an Israeli biopharmaceutical company, to help mitigate the use of antibiotics in animals. NovaQuest’s investment will drive the continued development and commercialisation of Mileutis’ novel, biologically sourced, and residue-free therapies for animal health. NovaQuest’s investment is its first ever in the animal health care field and in an Israeli company.

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Mentoring hotline launched to help support young job seekers

The impact of COVID-19 on young people’s career prospects has been severe, with under-25s being more likely to be furloughed than any other age group, and many more young people being let go or having their job offers rescinded following the March lockdown. 

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3D printing tech startup announces partnership program for global innovators

Satori has announced the launch of its new professional 3D printer, the ST1600, marking its debut in the 3D printing market. The London-based startup is also launching a partnership program to collaborate with global innovators and creatives across all sectors of the design and manufacturing industry.

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Aberdeenshire startup wins national award for environmental services

Aberdeenshire startup company, Legasea, have won the award for Best Energy Industry Environmental Service Provider 2020, making this the company's second award since establishing the company 18 months ago.

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Record breaking month for UK Tech Visa Applications

Last month (September) was the highest month for Tech Nation visa applications since records began in 2014. August 2020 was the third highest month for visa applications on record, and applications in Q3 (calendar year) were up 42% on the previous quarter, and up 8% on Q3 of last year. It is clear that applicants have predominantly come from India, Russia and the US, and applicants come from backgrounds in software development, cloud computing and AI.

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Letting early-stage scaleups shine bright

Rising Stars 3.0 is the UK’s most exciting competition for innovative, early-stage tech companies. Designed to showcase the best the country has to offer, we provide the platform for businesses from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to shine bright. Startups will benefit from significant profile raising on both a national and international level, as well as the opportunity to put their business in front of leading investors, influencers and corporates.

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World Mental Health Day and the launch of the Good Mental Health festival

This month is off to a positive start after the successful run of the Good Mental Health festival, co-hosted by Calmer and Psychreg last Friday 9th October. People from all walks of life came together to join the virtual festival, in a bid to raise awareness around mental health while also exploring how to promote positive mental health in the workplace, and other aspects of our lives.

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London fintechs weather the storm as digital adoption accelerates

Investors are continuing to pump money into London’s fintech companies despite the pandemic, according to latest data from London & Partners and Dealroom.co today.

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Cornwall joins the green hydrogen race with AeroSpace Cornwall funding

The UK government is starting to draw up a plan to create a 'world-leading' hydrogen market that can help meet its goal to zero out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  As a consequence, the renewables sector is urging the government to support the rapid development of commercial green hydrogen.

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Smart water sensor and hand hygiene: primary school fights against COVID

Vivalys is the first school in the world to automatically measure the level of hand hygiene of its students through connected water sensors. Developed by the startup, Droople, this first of its kind solution will contribute to the fight against the spread of COVID-19.

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Europe’s first and largest EdTech VC firm closes second fund

Brighteye Ventures, Europe’s first and largest education technology (edtech) venture capital fund, has announced the $54m first close of its second fund, bringing assets under management to over $112m. Funding for first close comes from a mix of existing and new investors, primarily international Family Offices, with a second close expected in 2021 to accommodate institutional investors.

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Antler invests in seven tech startups revealed at London Demo Day

Despite the on-going impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global early-stage venture capital firm, Antler invested in seven startups during its second UK cohort, taking its global investment total to over $30m.

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Emirati startups introduced to Israelis at Ourcrowd-Emirates Angels Event

OurCrowd and Emirates Angels Investors Association held an online event which gave Israeli investors and entrepreneurs their first glimpse of the tech opportunities available in the United Arab Emirates. UAE Tech Investment Landscape: Introduction for the Israeli Ecosystem, broke records with over 2,000 registrants who were able to hear from some of the Emirates’ top business leaders and officials talking directly to Israelis for the first time.

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Workers give over 1,000 unpaid hours a year to their employers

Millions of Brits give up more than a month of time each year by working additional unpaid hours, totalling five years over their working life, research reveals. In a poll conducted by Hitachi Personal Finance for this year’s National Work Life Week, data reveals exactly how much time Brits are spending working past their contracted hours and what else the nation could be doing with this time.

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A third of customers would ditch companies after just one poor experience

A third of UK customers would ditch companies after just one poor experience, according to research conducted by SAS. Meanwhile, 90% of customers would abandon companies after just two-to-five poor examples of customer service, before moving to competing brands. The research shows that, despite disruption caused by COVID-19, customers’ patience with companies offering a poor customer experience is running thin.

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Ten largest unicorns in the world hit over $560bn value

When the term unicorn emerged back in 2013, there were only 40 private companies with a valuation of $1bn in the world. Since then, the number of these financial giants jumped 12.5 times, reaching around 500 in September.

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Investor training scheme to open up venture capital to minority groups

A new executive education course for the venture capital industry, aimed at getting more under-represented groups, especially women, Black, Asian and other minority candidates into the sector, has launched with a mission to find the investment professionals who will shape Europe’s next generation of tech unicorns.

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Techwuman STEM Ambassador programme

The Techwuman STEM Ambassador programme is designed to train those from the STEM industry to ‘give back’ by being role models allowing them to share their career pathways and knowledge.

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Edinburgh Business School incubator delivers 48 jobs and £1m turnover

Early-stage companies based in the Edinburgh Business School (EBS) Incubator at Heriot-Watt University have created 48 jobs and generated a combined turnover during their incubation period of £1,051,464, a new report reveals this month.

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Virtual Christmas Parties: The top tips for office festivities this year

With new guidelines enforcing a ‘rule of six’, 10pm curfews and continued working from home for up to six months, it seems highly unlikely the office Christmas party (as we know it) will be happening this year. But - fear not - COVID hasn’t cancelled Christmas entirely! Instead, employers will have to get creative and think of alternative ways to celebrate. So wave goodbye to seeing your boss hit the dance floor, and say hello to the not so new virtual party!

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UK’s affection for small business greater since COVID-19

A new global study has revealed the extent to which the UK values its small businesses, highlighting the depth of goodwill and the strength of society’s dependence on them since COVID-19.

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Tech startup deaths hit record levels

Over 1,000 British tech startups have filed for administration, liquidation or dissolution since lockdown began, according to new research released today by Plexal and Beauhurst.

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Health and Safety company launches free COVID-19 Compliance Checker for SMEs

Yorkshire-based, Pro Safety Management has launched a free phone consultation and 69-step Covid-19 Compliance Checker for businesses across a range of sectors.

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The OVHcloud Startup Program Story

As the Founder/CXO of a startup, your alternative title is CFFO, or Chief Fire Fighting Officer. You don’t have time to attend a one-day workshop to solve a current problem in your business, let alone read a white paper on the topic. You need quick reads that provide you with answers to your problems now - and that is the purpose of Startips.

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Bringing transparency to fundraising founders

Landscape, a new review platform for startup founders to discover and find investment opportunities, has officially launched today. The community project, started by Founder Joe Perkins, provides transparent feedback from entrepreneurs on their experiences with European venture capital firms and accelerators. To date, Landscape has received almost 700 reviews in its beta, with 83 Verified Partners on the platform.

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Fitness technology company secures £7.7m in Series A funding

JAXJOX, the global fitness technology company known for its innovative workout equipment and platform, has announced that it has secured £7.7m in a Series A round of funding with investors Dowgate Capital Ltd. and entrepreneur Nigel Wray, bringing total funding raised to date £13m.

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New $60m venture capital fund to invest in 120 MENA startups

A new $60m venture capital fund led by an ex-Google executive and Silicon Valley venture capital firm veteran will invest in 120 early-stage startups across the MENA region amid an anticipated boom in tech post-COVID.

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A Quarter of Brits have launched their own business

Coutts, the wealth manager and private bank, has released the findings of its inaugural Coutts UK Entrepreneur Index (CUEI), outlining the level of entrepreneurialism in the UK as well as the desires and barriers that they have faced when starting their business.

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Have you checked out the Women in Electronics annual leadership conference?

It is no secret by now that we are huge supporters of encouraging more females into the tech industry, and closing the gender equality gap. We have recently released out latest issue all about Women in Tech, where we spoke to some amazing females and heard some empowering stories from both males and females in the industry. However, to hear from some more inspiring females and males about the tech industry, and particularly the role women have within it, then head along to the 4th annual conference from Women in Electronics.

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Tech startup secures Series A funding with W23

Spoon Guru, the London-based AI powered food search and discovery technology startup, has announced that it has secured a Series A funding round with W23, the Venture Capital arm of Australia’s largest retailer, Woolworths Group.

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Best Business Women Awards 2020 Finalists announced

In a year full of adversity and challenge, an amazing line up of finalists for The Best Business Women Awards have been announced for 2020. This is cause for celebration as most businesses have faced their most turbulent year yet.

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Report shows customer-centric leadership is the new growth indicator

Zendesk has released new research in partnership with Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) that shows how companies investing in customer experience (CX) are reaping the benefits. The global study found there is a clear link between organisations with more mature customer experience capabilities, and improved business success in areas such as market share, increased customer spend, and pivoting processes over the last six months. 

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Female-led equity-backed businesses show resilience through COVID-19

Resilience and Recovery, a new report from the Female Founders Forum - a project by think tank The Entrepreneurs Network, in partnership with Barclays - has revealed that female-founded, equity-backed businesses have been worse affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than their male counterparts.

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Edgify brings Federated Learning to real world with $6.5m seed funding

Edgify, a company building AI training frameworks at the edge, has secured a $6.5m seed funding round backed by Octopus Ventures, Mangrove Capital Partners and a semiconductor giant.

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Web Summit will host 100,000 attendees online on its own conference platform this December

The decision to hold Web Summit online in the interests of public health follows discussions with the Portuguese government and city of Lisbon .

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Five top tips to make the jump into a coding career

The art of coding is reported to enhance productivity and communication within businesses, therefore, it is fast becoming a sought-after skill by employers. As the tech industry continues its exponential growth and becomes an integral part of every business, where’s the best place to start for a career in coding?

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P4 Precision Medicine Accelerator opens 2021 programme applications

Powered by Barclays Eagle Labs, the P4 programme curates a unique ecosystem to support precision medicine SMEs develop research into world leading technology, gain regulatory approval as well as adoption into the UK and international healthcare systems.

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Use the secrets of Improv to achieve results at work

If you think improv is just for extraverts and wannabe actors, think again. Learning improv skills can be a great investment in your career too. From marketers to management consultants, from startup founders to the NHS, people are taking the skills of improvisation offstage to help them communicate more clearly, act more confidently and think on their feet.

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Seven UK innovators tipped to deliver Smart Zero Carbon Homes

Seven of the UK’s innovators in Smart, Zero Carbon Building Solutions have been selected for a rigorous business acceleration programme at Energy Systems Catapult. For its fourth ‘Innovator Challenge’, the Catapult is collaborating with Places for People, to help SMEs unlock new routes-to-market, secure investment and breakdown barriers to growth.

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Europe's startup-investor summit turns virtual

The organisers of Europe's startup-investor matchmaking event, Arctic15, have brought its conclave virtual. The new online summit takes place from the 19th-21st October. The innovative event will bring together over 2,000 virtual attendees, 300 investors, 450 startups and 150 corporates, all of which are seeking to connect with the next generation of Nordic and European startups.

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Serial entrepreneur injects new lease of life into Belsize Community Library

The Purposeful Project, founded and run by serial entrepreneur Simon Squibb, has launched a new initiative to create specialist entrepreneurial hubs in local libraries, with Belsize Community Library forming the first of its kind in the UK.

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Gift Aid project could see charities pocket £560m extra a year

The University of Exeter Business School is involved with a project to automate Gift Aid donations and potentially unlock more than £560m for charities every year.

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Contemporary underwear brand’s celebrates first anniversary with new launches

One year on from launch, fit-centric underwear brand, Nudea is reaping the rewards of responding to the challenges of lockdown as well as celebrating new line launches. By disrupting traditional bra fitting through innovation and by modernising the measuring process with custom-designed tools, direct-to-consumer and online-only, Nudea has seen exponential growth during the lockdown period with sales of the brand’s Fit Tape up 500% since March and post-lockdown growth averaging 80% MoM.

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Using AI to change the lives of the visually impaired

WeWALK, the smart cane designed for people who are blind or with low vision which is now in use across 37 markets, has joined Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility programme to accelerate WeWALK’s capability by developing and validating a human behaviour model for visually impaired users.

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Code First Girls surpasses goal to teach 20,000 UK women to code

Code First Girls, the UK social enterprise working to close the gender gap in technology, has today announced it has surpassed its 2017 campaign goal to teach over 20,000 young women how to code in the UK and Ireland. Over the past three years, Code First Girls has become the largest provider of free coding courses for women, having delivered over £14m worth of free technology education. The announcement comes at a critical time to close the IT skills gap, only 19% of those pursuing Computer Science at higher education level are women. 

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Wondercise turns your Apple Watch into a Motion Matching Personal Trainer

Wondercise, the advanced smart fitness service, launches globally with Apple Watch and Garmin wearable support, from just 10 cents a day.* Featuring world-first Motion Matching technology complete with on-screen heart rate data, it analyzes your movements and compares them with those of an on-screen trainer in real-time. 

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My Digital announces People Hub for the new Quantum workforce

Today, one in seven UK workers are on flexible contracts, up 25% in the last two decades. To meet the demand of the modern workforce, Quantum Employment Design company My Digital is announcing its real-time digital accounting cloud service focused exclusively on the needs of contractors.

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London-based startup launches new app for fashion lovers

London-based startup, SilkFred wanted to take all the things customers love about shopping with them and distill this into a simple concept: the latest fashion from brands you haven’t yet discovered, for the moments that are special to you and shoppable video content showing you how to wear from the SilkFred team.

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Upskilling opportunities during lockdown: UK employers miss the mark

According to new research from Pluralsight, the enterprise technology skills and engineering management platform, 43% of UK office workers are worried they will be left behind as companies seek new skills to cope with the rapid pace of change.

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The most dangerous word is ‘Just’

Evidence suggests street and sexual harassment have worsened during lockdown. The majority of that harassment will go unreported so there will be no response and little can be done to fight it. Something has to change if increased harassment is not going to be part of the ‘new normal’.

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Immersive tech startup raises £800k seed round led by SFC Capital

Condense Reality, a virtual reality startup developing technology to transform how viewers watch live entertainment and sports, has raised a seed round of more than £800,000, including £220,000 from SFC Capital, the most active seed-stage investor in the UK.

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Stream raises $15m Series A to support in-app chat for Telemedicine

Stream, the creator of enterprise-grade activity feed and chat APIs, recently closed its $15m Series A financing. The funding round was made possible by the startup’s rapid growth amid COVID-19.

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Businesses finding new ways to innovate in the face of COVID-19 and climate change

The international outlook for R&D is remarkably promising despite strong headwinds, according to research released today by Ayming Group, the business performance consultancy specialising in innovation. Ayming’s second annual International Innovation Barometer (IIB) reveals that R&D departments are being empowered by the creation of innovation ecosystems, new funding methods, and the deployment of technology.

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Serviced Offices: Why The Pandemic Could Be Their Finest Hour

The pandemic has caused significant disruption to communities, businesses and the economy on a scale that has never been experienced before. The economy shrank 20.4% between April and June as ongoing lockdown measures led the country into recession.

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COVID-19 boosts innovation for startups worldwide

Despite COVID-19, the Swiss Market Entry Bootcamp happened yesterday in Zurich. Representatives of 40 startup companies from 20 countries worldwide, including the US, Canada, Brazil, Turkey, and numerous European countries, attended the kick-off event online and physically at the Kraftwerk Zurich.

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Gift card campaign to inject £2bn into Britain’s high street economy

The Gift Card & Voucher Association (GCVA), supported by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Association of Town and City Management (ATCM), has urged Government to take action to save the high street, in a move that could safeguard thousands of jobs and add £2bn into the high street economy.

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Research demonstrates the potential of e-fleets for SMEs

Vimcar, the fleet management software for small and medium-sized companies, has released new research into how new driving behaviour, adopted as a result of COVID-19, has impacted on the potential for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in SME fleets.

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microLED display startup announces €80m closing of planned €120m investment round

Aledia, a French startup that is pioneering a disruptive technology for microLED displays, has closed an €80m first tranche of its €120m D round financing. The company will use the proceeds to complete its product development and create the first-of-its-kind, high-volume 3D microLED manufacturing facility in the Grenoble area for an estimated capex of €40m (excluding equipment).

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Industry body calls on businesses to become more inclusive of dyslexia

The Data & Marketing Association (DMA) has published new guidance, ‘DMA Talent: Dyslexia Employer Guide’, created using insights from neurodiversity consultants, brands/employers, and dyslexic employees working across the creative, data and marketing industries.

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Fintech startup on track to create funds and SPVs worth £1bn by Q2 2021

Fintech startup, Vauban, has announced impressive growth plans to revolutionise alternative investment. Founded in 2018, Vauban brings game-changing technology to a sector where the fax machine is still used for fund allocations.

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Virtual Mental Health Event Set to Encourage People in the Creative Industries to Open Up

Our awareness of mental health issues has grown and become increasingly broad over the years. This awareness led us to identify a variety of challenges, which were largely unknown – if not ignored – in the past. 

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Scottish tech4good businesses go head-to-head for £60k prize at Startup Summit

Three Scottish tech for good entrepreneurs have been selected for the Startup Summit Competition final. The entrants will pitch for a top prize worth over £60,000 in front of 1,000 attendees at this year's online Startup Summit.

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Sustainable investment app launches Crowdfunding Campaign

Clim8 Invest (Clim8), the digital investment platform to help consumers invest in companies focused on tackling the climate crisis, has announced the launch of a Crowdcube funding campaign.

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UK’s economic recovery comes to a sudden stop in September

James Endersby, CEO at Opinium said: “The loosening of restrictions over the summer allowed many businesses to make a start on the road to recovery - this has halted in September. The reimposition of restrictions for millions of people across the country has had a marked impact on the UK’s economic recovery, as well as the levels of optimism with regards to businesses’ future outlook."

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Enterprising Women Showcase celebrates new innovative Bristol businesses

A cohort of 18 women who are incubating their startups through SETsquared Bristol’s Enterprising Women programme, supported by NatWest, will showcase their new products and services at a blended pitching event on 27th October 2020.

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Mentoring and marketing partnership for health, beauty, and wellness SMEs

Small and medium-sized companies from the UK’s health, beauty and wellness sectors could gain a big business boost in 2021, thanks to a new mentoring and marketing initiative from Seenit, the user-generated video company.

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Heavyweights get behind Birmingham Tech Week as sector investment grows

Momentum keeps building for Birmingham Tech Week, running digitally 12-16 October, as big-name partners and speakers are formally announced today (6 October 2020) from across the tech, business and political spectrum.

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Nine in ten millennials now expect a flexible working week

According to research from flexible office specialists, Workthere, 25-34-years-old are most likely to expect more flexibility in their typical working week in a post COVID-19 world.

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OVHcloud's Startup Program opens up to scaleups for its 2020 launch

To mark the start of the new academic year, OVHcloud is launching its 2020 Startup Program with applications open now.  Created in 2015, the programme has already supported more than 1,800 young companies around the world (including Ant Media and Global Data Sentinel) through an investment of over £5.5 million in infrastructure credits and development support. The launch of the 2020 programme reaffirms OVHcloud’s commitment to supporting young companies that put the cloud at the heart of their business model.

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Small businesses claiming unpaid invoices

The unprecedented impact of the coronavirus pandemic has caused major disruptions between businesses, and those waiting for invoice payments have been left in the lurch. 

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Allica Bank announces the hiring of three fintech heavyweights

Allica Bank, the business bank dedicated to empowering small and medium-sized businesses to succeed, has continued its recent growth with a trio of senior fintech hires, strengthening its commitment to deliver expert banking for business Britain.

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Quantum tech startup raises £2m seed for new lab and recruitment drive

Nu Quantum has raised £2.1m in Seed funding in a round led by Amadeus Capital Partners. Ahren Innovation Capital, IQ Capital, Cambridge Enterprise and Martlet Capital have also followed-on from the company’s pre-Seed investment round last September, with Seraphim Capital joining as a new investor.

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Aerospace and defence accelerator expands operations expansion

Global aerospace and defence accelerator, Starbust has announced its expansion into India to engage directly with vibrant local aerospace and defence startups and facilitate communication between aerospace and defence corporates and innovative startups within domestic and global landscapes.

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New health app helps chronic pain suffers regain control

Weather Flare is gearing up for their debut launch of their one-stop health app dedicated to supporting those suffering from chronic pain through immediate, tailored, and expert support. The intuitive app makes tracking and communicating chronic pain symptoms in relation to specific weather conditions easy, simple and accessible.

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UK students to drive positive change through tech solutions

Red Bull Basement 2020 is a forward thinking initiative for student innovators in all areas of study to innovate, collaborate and help improve student life. The program, expanding to more countries than ever in its third year, encourages student entrepreneurs across the UK to take a look at all aspects of life on campus and in their communities, and imagine creative ways to do things better.

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First Spanish insurer uses AI to assess vehicle damage

For the first time, an insurer in Spain – Admiral Seguros, the Spanish subsidiary of global insurer Admiral - is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create damage valuations and to generate an offer of immediate payment on damaged vehicles. 

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Huboo raises £14m in round led by Stride to continue expansion

Huboo, the UK full-stack, software driven fulfilment provider, has announced that it has raised £14m, led by European technology VC Stride. Founded in 2017, Huboo uses unique ‘micro hub’ technology to enable online retailers of all sizes - a £27bn market - to access a complete end-to-end fulfilment operation within minutes.

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Breaking down the investment barriers for female-led businesses

It is estimated that less than one percent of all UK venture funding is awarded to all-female teams. A figure which Fund Her North -  a collective of 28 women with a combined investment power over £250m - just won’t accept for the 51% of women in the UK.

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Double award success for London-based business growth agency

A London-based business growth agency is celebrating after recently scooping two prestigious awards in a week.

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Warm tech startup selected as the 2020 recipient of Oslo Innovation Award

Oslo Innovation Week, on the behalf of The City of Oslo and Innovation Norway, is proud to announce warm technology startup, No Isolation, as the recipient of the 2020 Oslo Innovation Award. Presented during the final day of Oslo Innovation Week, the Scandinavian city’s annual week-long technology festival, Karen Dolva, Co-Founder and CEO of No Isolation, collected the award from head juror, Per L. Saxegaard, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Business for Peace Foundation.

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Looking for the new cutting-edge innovative solutions

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the lead government agency in charge of industry development, is now on the hunt for innovative, cutting-edge tech solutions and ideas for major organisations in the region. If you're based in Europe, you could be given the chance to pitch and gain access to decision makers of leading Asian organisations like CapitaLand, JG Digital Equity Ventures, Singapore Airlines, Singtel, StarHub, ST Engineering, Olam, Sembcorp, Singapore Post and the Singapore Tourism Board. In order to qualify and enter the pitch event free at the Singapore x Europe Innovation Partnership Forum (SEIPF) on 9-13 Nov 2020 please submit your details via the website here. The deadline for applications is October 2nd 2020.

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LawtechUK announces five new members to join its panel

LawtechUK, the government-backed initiative within Tech Nation, whose aim is to help transform the UK legal sector through technology, has chosen five new members to join its advisory board (known as the LawtechUK Panel).

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Brits now more inclined to use health app than visit hospital or GP

A new survey conducted by Quin, a pioneering, female-founded, digital health startup, found that 26% of the UK public would rather use health apps than visit a GP or hospital, and that usage of health apps has increased by 37% since the pandemic began.

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App security threat modeling company raises $6.7m Series A

IriusRisk, the threat modeling platform for Application Security has announced the closing of its $6.7m Series A fundraising. Global cyber investor, Paladin Capital Group led the round, with participation from 360 Capital Partners and existing investors Swanlaab, JME Ventures and Sonae Investment Management.

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Virtual platform for SMEs launched as events industry re-start curbed

Representation Plus has launched its new virtual events platform 'ezy' with the highly successful 'ANTOR Meets the Media' event; a small virtual networking event for over 100 media, 17 exhibitor stands and individual meeting rooms for 1-to-1 meetings and press conferences, the BYO Café for casual chats, the auditorium for welcome speeches and the essential helpdesk.

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Partnership to enhance eCommerce payments for transport industry

Worldline has announced a technology partnership with eCommerce payment orchestration innovator, BRIDGE. The partnership will initially focus on integrating the eCommerce payment consolidation and control features of the BRIDGE payment orchestration platform into Worldline’s UK rail eCommerce platform.

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COVID-19 could accelerate pace of change on inclusive workplaces

UK energy leaders are accelerating change to their employees’ working practices in response to the COVID-19 crisis and this can support the development of the talent and skills needed for the energy transition, a new report published today by POWERful Women reveals.

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So Energy tops Citizens Advice supplier rankings table

Challenger supplier and Which? Recommended Provider, So Energy, has today topped Citizens Advice’s latest domestic energy supplier rankings with a score of 4.6. The quarterly rankings table (covering Q2 2020) scores suppliers out of 5 for overall customer service and considers complaints data, call waiting times, bill accuracy, bill timeliness and switching timeliness.

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The way you hire from the EU is changing

The Home Office has launched a new campaign to ensure businesses are ready for the introduction of the UK’s new points-based immigration system as free movement ends.

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Six in 10 SMEs relied on accountants for pandemic survival

Small businesses are heralding accountants’ increasingly critical role in keeping them running since COVID-19 arrived, considering them to be among the ‘key workers’ of the post-pandemic economic recovery according to new research.

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Partnership to Provide Integrated Anti-Money Laundering solution

Israeli blockchain cyber startup, GK8 has announced a partnership with Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, to help financial institutions identify high risk activity including terrorism financing, money laundering, scamming, and more.

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Tech startup shakes up traditional public affairs industry

For too long successful lobbying has been the exclusive realm of companies and organisations with deep pockets. That is about to change with the launch of PolicyMogul, which provides free access to political updates, parliamentary proceedings and the wider policy-making environment via a feed, powerful search tools and email alerts.

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Translations increase as UK businesses expand outside EU

New data suggests a surge in UK business growth in territories such as Africa and Eastern Europe, with business materials being translated into languages such as Zulu, Afrikaans, Serbian and Macedonian at least 2,000% more than three years ago.

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Boost for small businesses as new support tour launches

Small businesses across the UK are being offered a major new package of support and mentoring, as Small Business Saturday UK launches the UK’s first online roadshow for towns and cities affected by the pandemic.

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The Young Women's Trust

Our latest issue, Women in Tech and Female Founders is just around around the corner, so for our next event, which is now going to be held digitally on Thursday 15th October, we will be donating all profits to the Young Women's Trust a feminist charity set out to help young women. We spoke to Laura Perkins, Director of Fundraising at Young Women's Trust to find out a little more about the organisation. 

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Kefir entrepreneur empowers women to set up their own business

With the government furlough scheme ending on 31st October, many people will no doubt be worried about job security. One study by the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex suggested more than 6.5 million jobs could be at risk.

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Advisory platform provides IP resources for startups

Intellectual Property firm, Mathys & Squire has announced the launch of its Scaleup Quarter, a one-stop microsite resource focused on smaller and growing businesses, including startups, scaleups and SMEs, to harness their passion and energy for innovation and provide crucial IP services that are dynamic and energetic, adding value and supporting businesses as they grow.

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Pollinate platform expands its global reach

The National Australia Bank (NAB) is partnering with Pollinate to transform their merchant acquiring offering for Small and Medium Sized Businesses (SMEs) across Australia.

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New opportunities for tech startups based in Abu Dhabi

Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem is launching a new webinar series in association with Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), and Ghadan 21.

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Wellness app raises £6m and triples crowdfunding target

On-demand wellness app, Urban has raised £5.9m on investment platform Seedrs, tripling an initial target of £2m. This is Seedrs’ third largest raise this year, and with over 800 investors, ranks in their top 20 in terms of investor numbers.

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Local authorities and business networks play a key role in SMEs success

A new study, commissioned by business bank, Allica Bank, shows that a high level of engagement and interaction with external institutions and resources, is central to SMEs’ prospects of success.

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LinkedIn announces new design and member experiences

LinkedIn has announced a new visual redesign to help people connect with their network and community, and to make their LinkedIn experience as easy, enjoyable, safe, and inclusive as possible. Every element of the visual refresh has been designed with LinkedIn members in mind.

News 6 months ago
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Help businesses bounce back by leaving positive reviews

According to research from outsourcing provider, Woven, more than three-quarters (78%) of consumers trust online reviews when it comes to making a purchase. As UK businesses continue to manage the fallout from lockdown, customer service experts from Woven have revealed the significant impact that positive reviews could have in helping small businesses recover.

News, Life 6 months ago
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Women in Electronics announces global expansion efforts

Women in Electronics (WE) has announced they are going global, with chapter expansions into Europe beginning this month. This will be the first international chapter for the three-year-old professional association with a focus on women in the electronics industry.

News 6 months ago
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Tech startup launches free Performance Management Academy

Tech startup, Clear Review has announced the launch of its new Performance Management Academy, an innovative online learning platform that will make the practice a critical part of all businesses. Providing the latest courses, exciting events, and a supportive community, the Academy will deliver help, guidance, and networking opportunities to anyone involved in performance management.

News 6 months ago
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Bolt ditches late night surcharge as nationwide curfew announced

Following the Government’s introduction of a 10pm curfew for pubs and restaurants, Bolt, European mobility platform, has announced it is ditching its surcharge between 9:30pm - 10:30pm in a bid to reduce overcrowding on the streets at closing time.

News 6 months ago
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Getsafe Wins Fintech Germany Award 2020

Providing comprehensive insurance cover via smartphones: That’s the business idea behind Heidelberg-based digital insurer, Getsafe. The company was recognised as an outstanding German insurtech with the Fintech Germany Award.

News 6 months ago
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Smarthome startup looks to hire reformed burglar to assist with product testing

The smarthome security startup, Boundary Technologies is launching its first self-service system in October, and looking to hire a reformed burglar to assist with consultations surrounding home thefts, alongside extensive product testing.

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Mouro Capital leads $26m financing round in Uncapped

Mouro Capital, the $400m successor fund of fintech-specialist Santander, InnoVentures, has led a $26m financing round including debt and equity in Uncapped, a company changing the way growing online brands fund marketing and inventory.

News 6 months ago
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Helping SME manufacturers adopt digital technologies

Made Smarter has launched an innovative, streamlined process to enable more SME manufacturers to speed up their digital transformation.

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Three quarters of SMEs think innovation is important for COVID recovery

Just 15% of UK SMEs think the Government is creating an economic environment in which they are encouraged to innovate, according to new research by GovGrant, the R&D and IP specialists.

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Openness to innovation the clearest indicator of success for British SMEs

A new study, commissioned by business bank, Allica Bank, shows that an SME’s attitude and approach to innovation is the clearest indicator of whether that business will be successful. As such, the Bank is urging all businesses to be open to improving their products and services, as the British economy works to recover post-COVID.

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Bioelectronics startup secures £575,000 to develop curative therapy for heart failure

Ceryx Medical, a bioelectronics startup working towards the world’s first curative therapy for heart failure, has secured a £575,000 seed round.

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causaLens launches the first causal AI platform

A deep-tech company predicting and optimising the global economy called causaLens has released the first causal Artificial Intelligence (causal AI) enterprise platform. Businesses no longer have to rely on curve-fitting machine learning platforms unable to handle the complexity of today's world. They are invited to join the real AI revolution with a platform that understands cause and effect.

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31 companies join Tech Nation’s Fintech programme as UK leads fintech in Europe

Tech Nation has announced the 31 tech companies that have been selected to join the Fintech Cohort 3.0, in conjunction with revealing new data that shows the UK is leading fintech in Europe.

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COVID-19 restrictions will be damaging for businesses

The UK Government’s announcement of increased restrictions will drive many companies to the brink, according to the latest ‘Coronavirus - The Impact on Business’ from the Data & Marketing Association (DMA).

News 7 months ago
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Fintech startup shortlisted for payment industry accolades

Online payment orchestration innovator, BRIDGE, has been shortlisted in four award categories, including Payment Startup of the Year and Most Disruptive Payments Technology, at the highly regarded, international annual Payment Awards.

News 7 months ago
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SMEs running on empty as CBILS deadline looms

Bounce Back loans, the most popular HM Treasury support measure, used by SMEs are running low, finds the latest insights1 from fintech business lender, MarketFinance. These SMEs are aware they can get more HM Treasury support by applying for larger loans through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) but did not know the deadline was end of this month.

News 7 months ago
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Speech-enabled tech to prevent COVID-19 infection from touchscreens

Israel’s Touchless.ai has started to deploy a voice solution that turns any interactive kiosk into a voice-activated touch-free interface. The solution was specifically designed to overcome the problems of commercial environments: accuracy in noisy conditions, complexity for users, and significant cost and time needed to adapt for each business.

News 7 months ago
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Ziglu open crowdfunding to the public

Ziglu, the challenger and fully FCA authorised Electronic Money Institution, have opened their crowdfunding round to the public today.

News 7 months ago
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A Great Digital Catch Up to ‘level up’ backed by new public polling

A post-COVID-19 Great Digital Catch Up - to support 4.5 million people to cross the digital divide - is presented as the solution to fix the UK’s digital divide in a new report by digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation. 

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Unsecured funding helps SMEs without physical assets to grow

Alternative SME credit specialist, Caple has helped Cloudbooking, a cloud-based room, desk and visitor booking software firm, to access multimillion-pound unsecured funding, contributing to an estimated 50% growth for Cloudbooking.

News 7 months ago
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Aiways starts taking orders for U5 all-electric SUV

Aiways has started taking online orders for its U5 all-electric SUV. German customers can now order a U5 from the Aiways website, and become among the first in Europe to own an all-electric 410km range SUV from Aiways.

News 7 months ago
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Minecraft adopts deep tech startup's engine to scale gaming experiences

Minecraft has signed up to use a spatial simulation engine that is so powerful it is also being used in the fight against COVID-19. Created by supercomputing startup, Hadean, Aether Engine is being made publicly available for game studios of all sizes, from independent developers to AAA game studios, with Minecraft developer Mojang Studios as its first global partner.

News 7 months ago
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Meet the Italian startup fighting to save the struggling hotel trade

With the travel industry under threat and the off-peak season looming, the travel platform behind the ‘daycation’ trend is pioneering an innovative way to breathe life into empty hotels: turning hotel rooms into flexible offices that people can work in for the day.

News 7 months ago
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Allica Bank secures £26m investment and launches £100m fundraise

Business bank, Allica Bank is launching a £100m funding round to help it meet the current high levels of demand for finance it is experiencing from British businesses, and continue broadening services and product lines.

News 7 months ago
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Business advice from the military: planning the return to work

Boris Johnson and his government have been pushing for employees to return to their offices in a bid to get the economy back up and running; but figures from the Office for National Statistics show that in the last week of August, only 50% of workers are back in the office.

News, Life 7 months ago