Venture capital firm 14Peaks Capital has successfully closed its first fund at $30 million in capital commitments from an impressive consortium of limited partners (LPs), consisting of influential High Net Worth Individuals (HNIWs) and family offices spanning Europe and the United States.

On the 22nd April, Rare Founders brought together a staggering number of investors and founders under one roof. This created a dynamic environment brimming with opportunity for the founders that had the opportunity to pitch their innovations.

2024 is a year that demarcates some significant anniversaries in the world of technology. 40 years ago, in 1984, Michael Dell founded Dell Technologies as a college student with 1,000 dollars in his bank account. And today, the company is valued at 102 billion dollars, with a philosophy of innovation and risk-taking still driving forwards much of its approach to product development.

With more than five million small businesses estimated to be operating in the UK, standing out from the crowd has never been more important.

Shipping products efficiently can be a major pain when you're starting a business, and these problems only intensify as order volumes increase and you have more customer demands to meet.

41% of business leaders have cited the increased movement of Chief Financial Officers to Chief Exec positions as a key instigator of the UK’s current CFO shortage.

A high proportion of businesses have undertaken an AI project in some form, with research from McKinsey revealing that 55% of organisations actively deployed an AI solution last year. However, in order to fully understand what an AI strategy can achieve in a given time period, business leaders must consider which category it falls into.

Senoptica Technologies, a sensor technology and analytics company, announced that it had received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enter the United States market.

Omnisend, an omnichannel marketing platform used by over 100,000 merchants, studied more than 2 billion messages sent by British ecommerce businesses in 2023, including email, SMS, and push notifications.

Salesforce announced that Slack AI, which utilises a company’s conversational data to aid users in working more efficiently and intelligently, is now accessible to all paid Slack customers, with expanded language support.

Kickstart Innovation, a European open innovation platform, has launched its ninth programme. Annually, Kickstart attracts global startups that offer solutions to significant societal challenges, achieved through partnerships with major industry players.

Adam Neumann has once again made headlines in recent weeks for his $500 million bid to buy back WeWork.

ICEYE, a leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for Earth Observation, persistent monitoring, and natural disaster solutions, today confirmed the signing of a definitive agreement for a $93 million growth funding round, which was oversubscribed.

Skyports, a company specialising in vertiport infrastructure and electric drone operations, announced that the ACS Group, a prominent infrastructure and construction firm, has made a significant equity investment in Skyports, becoming its largest investor.

Humane’s AI Pin has been one of the most talked about gadgets since its announcement. Designed by two former Apple executives, having featured at Paris Fashion Week, and the countless news stories about the product, the pin was hailed as the next best thing in tech.