A Leeds-based accessibility startup has secured early funding and expanded its team as it rebrands and accelerates its growth. AUDITSU, formerly known as IMAGINaiTION, was founded by Jason Crispin, a multi-award-winning entrepreneur.

With a surge in return to office mandates, conversations surrounding hybrid work are becoming increasingly heated. While 87% of employees believe they are just as, if not more, productive working remotely, 80% of managers remain sceptical. This has led to increased oversight and micromanagement practices that, rather than boosting productivity, impact efficiency, innovation, and long-term business growth.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK are set to make major changes to their product sourcing strategies this year, according to new data from Alibaba.com, a platform for global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce.

Earn more money while working less time – sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? It seems to go against everything we’ve ever thought, working hard at something and dedicating a lot of time is the way to a high income.

Economic challenges have prompted an increase in the number of UK SMEs considering a sale of their business in 2025, according to new research from strategic advisory firm K3 Advantage. However, their ambitions to divest or refinance their company may be seriously hampered by a lack of access to the meaningful data needed to support these critical milestones.

Almost half of CTOs (47%) say that a lack of data is slowing down their decision making, according to a newly released poll from data streaming platform Confluent.

The biggest reason marketing fails for small businesses isn’t that “marketing doesn’t work” – it’s that they haven’t built a system that does.

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has led the global job market to the brink of radical transformation and is poised to push it into uncharted territory. As AI takes hold, industries are rapidly evolving in response to groundbreaking new technologies. As part of this major shift, the global marketplace is set to see 92 million traditional roles displaced by 2030, along with the creation of a reported 70 million new roles. 

Sparta, a provider of real-time intelligence for commodity traders, has secured $42 million in Series B funding led by One Peak, with continued backing from Singular and FirstMark. This investment fuels Sparta’s expansion beyond oil and gas, accelerating its vision to evolve from a data provider into a full-scale AI-powered trading platform – an industry-wide operating system that empowers traders with actionable intelligence and collaborative decision-making.

Monument Therapeutics, a neuroscience company applying digital biomarkers to psychiatric drug development, has secured £850,000 in further funding led by ACF Investors, with participation from Wren Capital, o2h Ventures, and angel investors. The investment will be used to fund its schizophrenia programme and drive the next stage of growth for the company.

You’ve built a great product and assembled a solid team, and now you're chasing investors, customers, and talent. The harsh truth is if no one knows who you are, your startup is just another name in the noise. Want people to know about your startup? Try working on your personal brand.

Drawing on more than 25 years of combined experience in professional rugby, George and Dom have successfully transitioned from the world of elite sports to entrepreneurship.

Artificial intelligence (AI) remains one of the hottest topics in technology, driving a wave of innovations across all industries.

Embedism was founded by Chay Strawbridge and Nathan Ruttley, both seasoned professionals in the product design industry. They recognised a gap in the market where traditional consultancies and solo operators struggled to meet the demands of today’s fast-paced, innovative startups.

On February 3rd, 2025, Meta confirmed that WhatsApp had been targeted by a “sophisticated spyware hack attack”. While no businesses were targeted on this occasion, WhatsApp is a popular communications tool among SMEs and the attack raises important questions about the platform’s security.