Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, announced the winners of the second edition of its Launchpad Accelerator Programme in collaboration with AstroLabs, DIFC Launchpad, and Microsoft. Supporting the UAE’s vision to become the most entrepreneurial nation by 2031, Majid Al Futtaim welcomed seven startups to its ecosystem from the climate tech, homegrown brands, and retail tech sectors.

In a development poised to redefine hull maintenance and maritime sustainability, Lomar has announced its collaboration with Alicia Bots Inc.

raicoon, a climate-tech company in autonomous solar operations, proudly announces a €4 Million seed funding round to tap into new markets, enhance its product offering and expand the team.

Terrafame, a responsible battery chemicals producer for electric vehicles, has selected Finnish airship development company Kelluu to provide accurate and geo-referenced terrain data for continuous monitoring of its 60 km² industrial site in Finland.

Huckletree’s Oxford Circus location is set to become London’s new AI hub. Beginning in October, Merantix AI Campus is teaming up with Huckletree to offer a series of events on the burgeoning topic of AI, bringing leaders in the field together for conversation and friendly debate at the “Huckletree x Merantix AI Campus Pop-Up.”

As new figures reveal UK businesses are holding onto almost 12 million unused mobile phones and tablets, Virgin Media O2 is boosting its O2 Recycle initiative, making it easier for companies to sustainably dispose of their unwanted devices.

The Burning Heroes Founders Association is excited to announce the 2023 Burning Heroes Product Managers Contest: Africa Edition, following the success of the inaugural global PM contest held in Winter 2023.

The Burning Heroes Founders Association is launching its inaugural series of offline pitch sessions worldwide, designed to establish direct connections between the most promising startups and top global VCs. The first competition will be held in Tbilisi renowned for its thriving startup ecosystem.

As our world becomes increasingly digitised. humans will always bring their own unique, unreplicated experiences - according to keynote speakers at Europe’s biggest digital transformation show. 

WOLF Qanawat, the British audio entertainment communities app, has launched its first customised AI Virtual Assistant, named Yasmine. The development marks a significant milestone for the UK-based startup, which has rapidly grown into one of the largest online communities for the Arabic-speaking market.

Silico, the leading Business Process Simulation platform, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with mindzie, a prominent North American-based leader in AI-Driven business process mining and automation.

Taking place 18-19 October 2023 at ExCeL London, the industry-leading hiring event is for those who aspire to thrive in their professional careers and grow their businesses and has never been more in demand.

AstroLabs and IMPACt46, in collaboration with the Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology's Center of Digital Entrepreneurship (CODE), proudly presented the 'Future of Saudi: Gaming Levels Up' event at the CODE Headquarters in Riyadh, marking a significant step forward for Saudi Arabia's burgeoning gaming industry. The event attracted a diverse audience, uniting gamers, gaming founders, developers, and industry stakeholders.

CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, will launch ZEBOX UK in Manchester this month. As a founding partner of ZEBOX, CMA CGM has continued to innovate through the global startup accelerator focusing on operational efficiency, decarbonisation, future of work and artificial intelligence in supply chain, logistics, transport, energy and beyond.

Baroness Martha Lane Fox has launched a rallying cry for the tech world to invest in diversity as organisations have “no excuses” not to improve representation in the sector.

Workspace Design Show, a premier event dedicated to the future of workspaces, is taking place in less than a week from Wednesday 11 October to Thursday 12 October 2023, at the RAI Amsterdam. This two-day event promises to bring together industry leaders, experts, and innovators to explore the latest trends, insights, and strategies in workplace design and management. Here is a deep dive into the agenda that will be explored in detail at the conference stages next week. All of the panel discussions are free-to-attend; register here for a complimentary visitor pass.

South Summit, the leading meeting of the global ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation, has premiered today the podcast 'Deep Dive', a series of conversations with international leaders and speakers participating in the different editions of South Summit to listen, learn and reflect on the trends and opportunities that condition the entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem.  

A new report from Localyze has revealed significant positive impact that enabling employee mobility across borders is having on business growth and productivity.

The hotel sector is making steady progress, leaving behind a season of uncertainty marked by a turbulent economic situation. In 2023, the industry is committed to transformation and is supported by its good business prospects. According to a report by Statista and Booking, 65% of Spanish hoteliers foresee record revenues at the end of 2023.

Nuapay, EML Payments’ Open Banking and account-to-account (A2A) payments business, has announced further results of research into over 250 UK payment professionals’ views on the potential for Open Banking. Of the Payment Service Provider’s (PSPs) and Independent Software Vendor’s (ISVs) that were surveyed, more than 75% of PSPs and 80% of ISVs already enable their customers to accept Open Banking payments.