EMV Capital, the VC investor specialising in early-stage high-growth deep tech companies, is delighted to announce that it has led the completion of a £3.5 million investment round into its portfolio company Q-Bot, a developer of robots for use in the construction and retrofit industry.

Resolve Ventures, an Irish development and growth capital fund management company led by managing partners David Scanlon and Alan Costello, proudly announces the launch of its new 'Climate Impact Fund,' following successful support from the Irish Innovation Seed Fund.

Kickstart Innovation selected 46 startups and intrapreneurship teams out of over 1,000 applications from 62 countries for its 8th Kickstart innovation programme, an 11-week initiative in collaboration with organisations, cities, foundations, and universities.

The National Enterprise Network (NEN), the country’s representative of enterprise support for startup, small, and micro-businesses, has released the results of its 2023 Business Barometer, one of the country’s largest surveys of new startups and early-stage businesses.

Celebrating its eleventh year in the UK, Small Business Saturday has become a well-established fixture in the business calendar. New analysis conducted by Clover in the UK indicates that the marketing initiative is yielding positive results for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Making truly plug-and-play robotics technologies accessible to every company is the goal of Paderborn-based startup Unchained Robotics. The automation platform covers over a dozen robotics manufacturers, finally offering SMEs broad-based access to standard robotics.

Highlighting breakthrough startups, LG NOVA, LG Electronics’ North American Innovation Centre, announced the winners of the Startup Pitch Competition at its annual Innovation Festival in October 2023.

Ninety-three percent of fintechs believe that Generative AI (Gen AI) is poised to revolutionise the FinTech and financial services sector, according to research by the Gillmore Centre for Financial Technology.

As part of its drive to support diversity and inclusion across the profession, the Royal Academy of Engineering has launched Culture+ (‘Culture Plus'), an online interactive platform specifically designed for small and medium-sized engineering businesses.

A Swiss multi-product IT company specialising in language technologies and development of AI-powered translation solutions, Vidby, launches Vidby Call Translator service to let business teams and individual users communicate with foreign language participants through Google Meet.

Businesses were given invaluable insight and advice to help them stay ahead of the technology curve.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), in partnership with the Council for Investing in Female Entrepreneurs (CIFE) has unveiled the new-look Invest in Women Hub at a launch event in Manchester.

In a move to propel account-to-account payments into the mainstream, Underpay has officially launched in the UK, marking a significant shift from the single-digit adoption rates that have plagued online retail for years.

The last year has presented numerous challenges for businesses in various sectors, including persistent inflation and a fluctuating job market.

The notion of service has changed as technology evolves. We’re now much more comfortable using AI-powered smart assistants; everything from satnav to Alexa and Siri to fridges that tell us when we’re running low on milk, all there to take care of mundane tasks and make our lives easier. But we still love good, old-fashioned service that you can only get from human interactions – the person who remembers your name and favourite coffee order in your local cafe, or a beaming smile and extra snack from the cabin crew on a long flight.

Technology has a vital role to play in addressing climate change if we’re to make any meaningful change – a point reiterated in the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report published earlier this year.

Ahead of Small Business Saturday, an assembly of e-commerce experts, known as the E-Commerce Trade Commission (E-CTC), is advocating for enhanced support for small retailers to expand their growth through exports.

Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority launches cohort 04 of the Anjal Z Techstars Founder Catalyst Programme.

Bigcrafters, the new digital delivery platform for artisan products backed by Estrella Galicia, has chosen Mangopay, a provider of modular and flexible payment infrastructure for marketplaces and platforms, as its latest payment partner.

Genpact has announced the launch of its Genpact Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Centre in London, marking a significant step in the company's commitment to transforming businesses through AI-driven outcomes.