BOOM, the Milan-based SaaS scale-up revolutionising visual asset management for digital enterprises including Treatwell and Houzz, has acquired Berlin-based visual production start-up LemonOne for an undisclosed sum.

Three quarters of business owners (75%) wish they had a core business checklist before launching their business to boost their early success, according to new research from entrepreneur launchpad Start My Business.

New London-based NFT marketplace platform, myNFT, has announced its upcoming launch with the news that it has received Series A funding from some of the most prominent investors in the blockchain industry.

Building on its record-breaking Series B investment, SEON has hired Matt Davies, formerly VP of Customer Marketing at Splunk as its new Chief Marketing Officer in a move that highlights the company’s marketing-first approach to business development.

According to direct sources from the same hotels, the travel agency of the event, and accommodation platforms consulted, the occupancy level is already 96% between June 14 and 16. New bookings are being redirected to neighbouring towns with a large hotel presence such as Torremolinos or Benalmádena.

The diamond industry is catching up with the incorporation of modern technologies. One of the most significant is blockchain. This is having an impact on different areas in the supply chain. This includes the tracking, production, and sales of these valuable gemstones.

African business leaders are expecting the entrepreneurial spirit to take off across the continent over the next three years on the back of an improved environment for business and greater political stability, new research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows.

Findable, the Oslo-based startup that automates building documentation using Artificial Intelligence (AI), has raised a €2m seed round led by KOMPAS, with participation by Construct Venture and Malling & Co Venture.

The UK Financing Gap report, published today by a leading European venture capital firm, Lakestar, reveals the £1.5 trillion financing gap needed to triple the UK’s GDP growth.

MORE than ten Blackpool businesses are helping over 8,000 people across the Fylde Coast workforce through a mental health pledge.

HumanForest, a sustainable micro-mobility platform, recorded the highest ever usage of its electric bikes in London last month. It is expecting the numbers to continue to grow, as it opens more London Boroughs and launches the first of its cycle training academies.

Tobias Hauser joins Limbic as its Head of Computational Psychiatry.

London-based Future Health Works (FHW), known for its patient engagement platforms myrecovery and msk.ai, has been acquired by Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo).

A new campaign has been launched/today Tuesday June 7, which offers small businesses across the UK a unique opportunity to grow their business by winning advertising investment worth £100,000.

We are thrilled to announce that star of Live at The Apollo, Laura Lexx will be our host for the Hustle Awards. 

VRJAM, a leading multiverse platform for live entertainment, has unveiled the first artists to join its Creator Guild. VRJAM will offer live virtual reality and interactive content across streaming platforms, websites, VR and mobile devices powered by blockchain technology. 

Sunday 5 June is Cancer Survivors’ Day. This is a timely reminder that cancer is often survivable, given the right lifestyle, screening, diagnosis, and care. All of which are factors that employers are in a position to support.

 

Trustly, the leading global payments platform for digital Account-to-Account transactions (A2A) today announces the acquisition of the UK-based Open Banking Payments platform Ecospend. Ecospend’s strong UK A2A product and full bank connectivity will complement and enable Trustly to deliver a market-leading product in the UK, and further accelerate its UK roll-out – one of Europe’s most rapidly growing A2A regions and a core growth market for Trustly.

It is no secret that during the midst of the covid pandemic, thousands of people decided to start their own business. The under 25’s boomed with innovation during lockdown, and a new study has shown that e-commerce, freight and real estate were the top sectors for the start-up businesses in under 25’s.

Crowd Data Systems (CDS), a B2B SaaS platform providing data-driven decision support to corporate treasury, has secured an €1m seed round led by Triple Point Ventures, alongside Portfolio Ventures and a number of angel investors.  This investment will enable the business to build out sales, marketing and customer success in order to meet its next phase of growth.