iKVA, the Cambridge-based AI-enabled knowledge management software solutions company, has been shortlisted for this year’s National Technology Awards ‘Startup Tech Company of the Year’, in recognition of its pioneering data discovery technology which helps businesses to operate more efficiently.

The vast majority of London tech companies still have hardly any female or BIPOC representation at board level, according to new research released today by Tech London Advocates.

As 2021 ended, Go North started their journey to become Europe's next unicorn. Amazon's incredible success is partly driven by third-party sellers, and the idea of aggregating these smaller brands under an operational umbrella to increase profitability has shown great success.

Startups face a raft of administrative obstacles they need to overcome quickly and cost-effectively. Adopting a federated approach to system architecture is an excellent example of a solution which is particularly appropriate for fledgling firms.

Ten companies focused on reducing carbon emissions and waste, preserving water and protecting ecosystems have been selected to take part in Microsoft’s AI for Environmental Sustainability Accelerator programme.

Not-for-profit organisation Fair For You has reported a fivefold increase in the number of families making applications for ethical credit after employing a multichannel strategy which makes it easier for customers to get in touch. 

London-based retailer agnostic mobile app Slip announces its £750k pre-seed fundraise to revolutionise the retail experience for both consumers and retailers ahead of its summer launch.

Hylo, an athletic footwear startup based in the UK, has raised a Series A round of £2.5m. The round was led by Eka Ventures, with participation from Redrice Ventures and angel investors including Patrick Bamford, Leeds United and England footballer.

I have always considered startups an underutilised asset in manufacturing when it comes to furthering technological innovation. A survey of 100 manufacturing leaders by the Digital Catapult last year found that only 25% said that collaborating with start-ups was a priority in their short- and long-term business strategies, despite 82% reporting that they considered working with startups a way of accelerating digital transformation. In many situations startups offer access to a level of out-of-the-box thinking that is harder to come by in-house, and this is increasingly relevant in my industry.

The second edition of the global FoodTech Challenge, that seeks to find the next wave of technology innovations on the cusp of transforming traditional agriculture practices, efficiently and sustainably, was launched at the EXPO2020 Dubai, and 4th of April 2022, unveils the competition's pooled prize amount of $2m.

A surprisingly large number of people live convinced that their desktop is secure. They have an antivirus program, they don't visit sketchy websites, and they keep their software up to date- so what could go wrong? As it turns out, a lot. In this blog post, we will discuss the basics of software penetration testing and show you how easy it is for a hacker to gain access to your computer. We'll also give you advice on ways to defend yourself from such attacks. So please read on and learn how to keep your desktop safe.

Leading Land Rover Defender specialist Twisted has taken the next step in expanding operations in the Middle East, with the opening of a new assembly workshop in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Twisted USA-LLC Group division of North Yorkshire-based Twisted Automotive, was launched by entrepreneur and CEO Tom Maxwell in April 2020 and owns the licenses for Twisted North America, Twisted Middle East and Twisted EV. 

On Tuesday 26th April, 2022, Playfair Capital and 125 of the world’s leading venture capital funds, including Accel, Atomico, Balderton, Cherry, Creandum, Dawn, Notion, LocalGlobe, Point9, Octopus and Seedcamp will be holding remote office hours for more than 300 female founders from across Europe.

I still have to pinch myself when I think about the AlphaBetty Doodles NFT project turning over £3m. I’m a mother of two who didn’t think I was good enough to illustrate the children’s books I had written…and yet I’ve been able to donate tens of thousands of pounds to children’s causes after the initial sale of my ‘Betties’ on the AlphaBetty Doodles NFT project.  

Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, has released its annual Cyber Protection Week Global Report 2022 timed to this year’s World Backup Day.

Founded by James Lemon in 2020, the global hospitality platform Otolo helps professionals from the industry connect, learn from each other, share knowledge, attend events and now sign up for accredited coaching and mentoring CPD courses.

Cloud robotics specialist Vaarst has announced that it has closed on the first $20m of its Series B round led by energy transition investor Legal & General Capital, alongside the venture capital arm of the international energy company Equinor.

Azimo, a cross border payment startup founded in 2012, focused on low value remittances from Europe to more than 190 countries, has been bought global payroll management firm Papaya Global

Builder.ai has announced an investment of $100m in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners, a New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm. The round, which brings the company’s total funding to $195m across three total rounds, includes participation from existing investors in combination with new individual and institutional names that include the IFC & Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo.  

MISSION, the incubator programme for early-stage startups with purpose, today opens for applications.