The second day of pitching battles at the Startups & Investment Matching (SIM) conference was as fierce as the first! Once again separated by sector, day two saw healthtech and wellbeing, security and prevention, and agritech and & foodtech startups take to the stage to present their innovations.

Aligning compensation with performance and tenure is a top priority of leaders in private capital as the industry enters some sort of new phase with slower deals and reviews of staffing and compensation.

Amid reports that SMEs will receive a further 10% in government funding in 2024, some investors are turning their attention towards their potential, which have proven to be pivotal in both innovation and growth.

At the Startups & Investment Matchmaking (SIM) conference in Porto, the pitch battles have been intense. Separating startups by sector, three lucky startups per industry got the chance to pitch before an audience of investor jurors, hoping to secure funding for their innovations.

Samantha Gilchrist is the businesswoman and powerhouse behind The Gilchrist Collection – the UK's largest wedding venue collection. Having previously worked as a wedding photographer, Sam has over 15 years of experience in the industry.

Slush will be held on November 20-21, 2024, attracting 13,000 attendees from over 100 countries, and bringing more startups and investors to Helsinki than ever before.

Recently, Superdry announced a massive restructuring project which will see the company implement a range of cost-cutting measures, including delisting from the London Stock Exchange.

A considerable amount of research has been done to explore the speed at which the Gen Z workforce anticipates advancing in their careers.

Providing high-quality, reliable, and persistent monitoring in an accessible package, Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and Co-Founder of ICEYE, and his team are ensuring that nothing goes unnoticed when it comes to catastrophe monitoring around the globe, at all times.

Over the last decade, how brands have approached working with influencers has dramatically evolved from tentative experimentation to becoming an integral part of their marketing budget and strategy.

A first-of-its-kind event is coming to London to highlight the need for intersectionality in investing. Dubbed an ‘(un)conference’ due its focus on championing unheard voices and pioneering a new approach to tech events, the intersectional incredibles Forum (iiF) will be hosted on 16 July at Google headquarters in London.

A poll by business consultancy, GAIN LINE, has revealed a major disconnect between organisational leaders, and their employees. When asked whether employees have an input into critical decisions that affect them, three-quarters of ‘owners’ and 90% of ‘directors’ said ‘yes’. However, when asked the same question, over half of ‘junior’ staff (56%) responded ‘no’, they do not feel they have an input into critical business decisions.

How to Web Conference, the startup and technology conference in Eastern Europe, has announced its recent “How to Web on Tour” event in London.

We want to make the Hustle Awards as transparent as possible, so you believe in the process and so you can truly see those shortlisted are there on merit. Currently, our 15 judges are individually studying all the submissions received in their allocated categories online. The highest scoring submissions will make it through to the judging day on 16th May.

New research into the adoption of employee benefits has indicated that HR leaders throughout the UK find that benefits and workplace perks are not meeting expectations.