WSense – the Italian ocean tech company enabling the Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) through its proprietary "subsea wifi" systems – has successfully closed a €7.2 million pre-Series B Round.

Team performance in any workplace isn't solely about talent or motivation. It's also deeply rooted in the safety and wellbeing of the employees.

In the world of business, your brand is more than just a logo, a colour palette, or a catchy slogan. It’s the sum of how people perceive your business, the value they associate with it, and the emotional connection they feel toward it. This collective perception is what we call brand equity and it’s one of your most valuable business assets.

After over two decades in the industry, we know that eCommerce brands have the power to manage their own PR strategies successfully, without the need for an agency.

In business, relationships are everything. We build, create, dream, and grow, often side-by-side with people who feel more like family than colleagues.

A new study conducted by Access Partnership and commissioned by LinkedIn highlights the transformative role of generative AI in business productivity, and reveals the surprising result that generative AI is creating more jobs than it is replacing in several key areas.

Nyobolt has raised $30 million in funding, led by IQ Capital and Latitude, the sister fund of LocalGlobe, with strategic partners including Scania Invest and Takasago Industry.

Retrograde has officially launched Retrograde 2.0, a major upgrade to its AI AutoPilot for content creators. Founded by entrepreneurs Grace Beverley and Jake Browne, Retrograde has redefined the creator economy by offering an AI-powered assistant that manages brand sponsorships end-to-end, following a successful $1.9 million funding round, led by Elkstone and other angel investors.

Inephany, an AI optimisation startup, has announced the close of a $2.2 million pre-seed funding round to accelerate the development of its AI-powered optimisation platform, which promises to revolutionise how neural networks – including Large Language Models (LLMs) – are trained and fine-tuned.

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has announced it has made an €11.4 million investment with Lakestar, a European venture & growth capital firm specialising in technology.

As businesses bring teams back into the office after years of remote work, many are finding that the transition is more disruptive than anticipated. Despite good intentions – to reconnect people, foster collaboration, and rebuild culture – many return-to-office (RTO) plans are failing to deliver. In some instances, they are causing more harm than good.

As the UK government continues to implement its AI Opportunities Action Plan, British business leaders are pinning their hopes on technological innovation alongside HR strategies, such as offering hybrid work, to boost employee morale and productivity, according to research by Celonis, the global company in Process Mining and Process Intelligence.

KÄÄPÄ Biotech, a biotechnology company that researches, innovates, and develops functional mushroom products, has announced it has closed a €900,000 strategic investment from PeakBridge, a pioneering global fund manager in agri-food and a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity partnership.

Mindset AI, an embedded AI agent platform, has raised £4.3 million in funding to expand its operations in the UK and open an office in Chicago, US.

To help research institutions guard against self-plagiarism, research image integrity software provider Proofig AI has launched MyDatabase, a repository designed to protect the originality of research by preventing the unintentional reuse of your own published images.