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

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

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

On-demand vinyl platform, elasticStage, has announced the latest closing of its seed round which has now raised £3.5m in total for the British tech startup.

Tovie AI, a conversational commerce company based in the UK, predicts the interactive and personalised shopping experience is the new demand in the post-pandemic retail world.

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

Swedish-Ukrainian IT company Sigma Software Group and Tech Nation UK will host the Cross-European hackathon ‘Hack for Peace’, to build tech solutions to solve war issues.

Over 50 high-profile entrepreneurs, CEOs, tech leaders and innovators have been announced as part of Karren Brady’s Women in Business & Tech Expo keynote and seminar programmes.

WeWork, a global flexible space provider, announced 20:40 as the first not-for-profit organisation to leverage WeWork Workplace.

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

5G World, Broadband World Forum and the newly launched Telco Cloud have joined forces to become part of Network X, taking place this 18-20 October in Amsterdam.
 

Dusseldorf-based startup Pathmonk has closed a seed investment round to boost its next-gen AI website conversion platform for marketers.

Why do people and businesses choose to buy certain products? Vendors around the world spend millions on market research trying to find the answer to that relatively simple question. But the answer is far from simple.

Are you looking to start a property portfolio but you’re not sure where to get started? Here are some top tips on what you should do.

We’ve all heard the saying ‘work hard play hard’ but how exactly do you do that? Being a boss, it is important to make your team feel valued. Celebrating your team’s birthdays is a great opportunity to do this and show your team just how much you appreciate them.

Therapists are becoming an increasingly prevalent part of people’s lives as an increased focus on better mental health gives more people the confidence to seek assistance when it is required.

Virgin Money, with fintech partner Expend, has launched an online service called Marketplace where small business banking customers can access a number of different useful services offered by best-in-class digital providers.

Harper, a mental health platform designed to deliver personalised care to support patients receiving fertility treatment, has announced the first three clinics to make its service available to patients.

RiskSmart, the integrated risk management platform, announces its launch to the UK market having secured over £1m investment from NPIF Maven Equity Finance and other institutional investors.

SHIFT Business Festival 2022 will be held in Turku, Finland on August 24-25th. One of the main themes of this year's event is climate change. This current topic is approached from the perspective of innovation and technological development, looking for new solutions together.