Ahh, Lithuania. Fleeting landscapes. An abundance of forests and lakes. Castles, picturesque houses, and those magical hot air balloons floating across the sky.

In recent years, energy drinks have almost become a parody of themselves. The internet is rife with mocking videos of men in reflective visors riding dirt bikes, howling barbarically as drops of radioactive energy drinks dribble down their forehead.  

This issue’s Launchpad looks at Vodafone’s focus on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly the work achieved through the company’s Vodafone Pulse Connect system.

Urban Health is the ‘smart mental health plan’ that offers its users inner peace, tranquillity, and a safe space to get their mental health and wellbeing back on track. 

SiPearl, the French company building Rhea, the energy-efficient HPC microprocessor, has raised €90m financing for the 1st closing of its Series A.

Commercial fleet owners are investing heavily in telematics data to improve road safety concerns, driver well-being and operational efficiencies.

During the first few months of 2022, mobile malware attacks increased by 500%, with one of the main reasons being because many people aren’t protecting their smartphones. 

The SABI has successfully closed its pre-seed investment round, securing €150,000 from a group of industry focused  investors. The company's pre-seed valuation of €1.3 million, reflecting strong investor confidence in the company's growth potential.

Quantexa, a global leader in Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, announced today that it has completed a $129 million Series E funding round.

Liverpool City Region is spearheading a new approach to funding businesses with social missions,  to directly address the chronic underfunding of the UK’s social enterprises. 

European digital health company AccYouRate, developer of wearable technology, is stepping up the commercialisation of e-Shirt – a 100% textile smart T-shirt which enables continuous real-time monitoring of bio-vital body signals in ordinary living conditions and activity.

Fourthline, the RegTech leader that provides AI-powered and compliant KYC and AML solutions, has raised €50m from Finch Capital and other new and previous investors. 

Climate change has been a major concern for several decades now, however, only recently has the conversation shifted to finding solutions for this rapidly growing problem. One of the most promising areas of innovation is ClimateTech – a sector that focuses on developing technologies that can help mitigate or adapt to climate change. Despite the immense potential of ClimateTech, it consistently faces several challenges when it comes to attracting adequate investments, especially among ClimateTech startups. This article will explore the problems facing ClimateTech and how capital is being channelled in this sector.

Startup accelerators are, as the name suggests, short-term growth programs that help you get your business up and running.

Climate and fintech company Agreena, whose soil carbon platform is one of the largest globally, today announced its Series B raise of €46M.

TVC Technology Solutions, part of Bolton-based TVD Group, partnered with Kindred Concepts, a brand-new global venture created to develop experiential leisure concepts, on behalf of Formula 1.

Permia Sensing, the agricultural tech solution that’s transforming palm plantations with precision farming, has secured £250,000 in a pre-seed round led by early-stage focused venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners.

twentyone has become the latest exciting startup to call Manchester home. The B2B financial services provider’s decision to launch operations in the thriving tech hub signifies the continued forward momentum of the city’s fintech scene. 

​​​​​​​Logpoint today announced the new release of capabilities to its cybersecurity operations platform, converging SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, endpoint security, and Business-Critical Security (BCS) technologies.