The global boom in startup valuations has abruptly stopped, with a dramatic drop in the number of new tech unicorns created, multiple failed initial public offerings, lower valuations, job cuts and startup bankruptcies.

 Ahead of Earth Day 2023, new research suggests that although UK climate technology is playing a crucial role in tackling global climate change, challenges in accessing funding and finding the right talent are impeding the development of the industry.

Lomar’s new subsidiary, lomarlabs, announces its collaboration with climate tech startup Seabound in a bid to reduce emissions and catalyse new, cost-effective methods to capture CO2 onboard vessels.

June 19-23 sees the launch of National Women’s Enterprise Week (NWEW), the first ever UK wide celebration of female led businesses.

Stress is the ultimate multiplier: it manifests in so many, often imperceptible ways. As human beings, we each have individual triggers and a whole swathe of vulnerabilities to it. Stress is hugely personal.

Loopin has raised £1.6 million in seed funding from high-net worth individuals and angel investors.

According to Salesforce, simple tasks like data entry and paperwork once took up so many hours that sales teams only spent one third of their time actually making sales.

Over 750,000 startups were registered in the UK between March 2021 and March 2022. Although that’s a 7% drop from the previous year, it was the second-highest on record. In simple terms? More than one company was created per minute in the last two tax years.

Laura Riches, Co-Founder of Laylo, remembers the first time she thought about boxed wine in a professional context.

London and Atlanta-based diagnostic imaging platform Scan.com has raised a $12 million Series A round co-led by Aviva Ventures, YZR Capital, Oxford Capital, Triple Point Ventures and Simplyhealth Ventures, with participation from Forefront Venture Partners. The business will use the funding to scale their US operations and develop bespoke products for UK insurers, accelerating healthcare referral processes to deliver life-saving imaging access and quicker results for patients.

SEO techniques are as varied as they are numerous, but when you’re at the mercy of the search engines, what was once standard practice can quickly see you falling foul of the algorithm.

Quantum computing is a hot topic. Quantum computing startups and university spinouts continue to attract venture capital and private equity investment, whilst countries such as the UK, US, Germany, Japan, and China are engaged in a quantum computing arms race, as they seek to realise its potential and develop capability and expertise which will support the private sector as well as enhancing military and cyber capability.

The allure of deeper capital markets in New York has led many UK companies to consider transferring their primary listings to Wall Street.

Data is touted as the lifeblood of the digital world, the new oil, and the DNA of the Internet – all rightly so. Organisations are increasingly tapping into the vast realm of web data and leveraging the power of data analytics to propel groundbreaking innovations.

Creating quality AI content detectors is something that requires a lot of hard work and dedication. If you want to be successful, you need to put in the effort.