We caught up with SEON’s CMO, Matt Davies, to see how the last twelve months have been for him and the company.

Today’s generation are living in a totally transformed financial scenario. With the likes of Apple Pay, digital banking, credit cards, buy-now-pay-later and credit, it’s never been so easy to spend money.

UK fintech startup ZIPZERO has relocated its head offices from London to Aberdeen, Scotland, in a bid to accelerate its growth.  

Distil.ai – a customer data platform that helps e-commerce businesses to understand customers’ behaviour and boost sales – has raised a further £1.1m in a funding round led by Mercia Ventures and supported by angel investors.

The gaming sector is a behemoth, projected to be worth $300bn-plus by 2025, with upwards of 90% of UK children aged between three and fifteen actively engaged in gaming. However, amid concerns of cyberbullying, addiction and negative stereotypes, a non-profit organisation called Tales of Us (Tales) has emerged as a trailblazer. Led by Eva Vonk and Stefanie Plattner, Tales seeks to revolutionise the gaming market by prioritising collaboration, diversity, and inclusivity.

Elon Musk: billionaire entrepreneur, Tesla CEO, SpaceX CEO, Twitter Owner, and now Owner of newly launched AI startup, xAI.

BrainBox AI announced the close of its fundraising round at $30 million, furthering its mission of delivering scalable AI-driven solutions to decarbonise the built environment.

RideTandem, a mobility-as-a-service startup providing sustainable transport for all, has raised £2.3 million in new funding.

Startups are at the heart of innovation and breathe new life into the tech ecosystem, but some startups require death for their service to work.

As businesses around the world expand and grow, they seek to understand who their customers are and if they can trust them.

Lilium, developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, has successfully arranged a capital raise for a total amount of $192 million.

Penpot is an open source design and prototyping platform for product teams. Startups got the chance to conduct a Q&A with CEO Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz.

New Wave Biotech, a bioprocess optimisation software company has joined the accelerator programme of Big Idea Ventures, the global provider of early-stage alternative protein and food technology investments, run out of the firm’s Paris office.

Thalia, a prominent analogue IP reuse specialist, has announced the completion of a substantial funding round, propelling the company into its next phase of growth.

As Plastic Free July draws to a close, Climate-tech startup and Top 5% B Corp, SKOOT, has announced its solution for combating plastic pollution in the hospitality industry.

Ukrainian-founded Preply reached a milestone in the company’s funding history, raising an additional $70 million in equity and debt capital to take its Series C to $120 million. With almost 500 employees of 60 nationalities across 30 countries worldwide, Preply has become a global e-learning powerhouse that connects 35,000 tutors with the world’s largest live language learning community.

Mobilo, the maker of the first smart business card for teams and the digital enterprise, has raised $4.1 million in seed funding from DeepWork Capital, TMT Investments, and a group of forward-thinking Dutch angel investors.

Space is an area of excitement and constant discovery. With constantly evolving and improving technology, the startups focusing on space are filled with innovation and are consistently making huge strides in improving and developing space technology. Startups Magazine has rounded up 10 of the most exciting space startups that should be on your radar.  

Israel-based processor technology startup NeoLogic has announced it has raised $8 million in a seed round led by Maniv Mobility venture capital fund with lool Ventures and M-Ventures. The company is also supported by the Israeli Innovation Authority. The funding is coming on the heels of a year in which venture capital funds' appetite for making new investments has plummeted.

Following a marathon of pitches, 41 startups from 13 countries, including Germany, Austria, Singapore, USA, UK, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, Israel, Spain, and Estonia were selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation programme.