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QuberTech raises £3.4M to grow sustainable rubber from dandelions
QuberTech raises £3.4M to grow sustainable rubber from dandelions

QuberTech, a UK biotech company developing sustainable natural rubber from specially engineered dandelions, has raised…

M&A wave hits the mid-market
M&A wave hits the mid-market

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are no longer reserved for large corporations, with a wave of…

European Startups need faster funding and less red tape
European Startups need faster funding and less red tape

As chip shortages persist and global competition intensifies, the European Commission is expected to publish…

EASI26 puts social innovation in the spotlight
EASI26 puts social innovation in the spotlight

The Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs hosted the Entrepreneurs’ Award in Social Innovation (EASI) Final at…

Tesco launches 2026 Agri-tech Challenge to help future-proof British farming
Tesco launches 2026 Agri-tech Challenge to help future-proof British farming

Tesco, in partnership with Leading Edge Only (LEO) has opened applications for the 2026 Tesco…

Searchable raises $14M to capture the AI search opportunity
Searchable raises $14M to capture the AI search opportunity

Searchable, a platform that helps businesses optimise their presence in AI-driven search, has raised $14…

UK Startups abandon central London as ‘Anywhere Entrepreneurs’ Reshape SMEs
UK Startups abandon central London as ‘Anywhere Entrepreneurs’ Reshape SMEs

The geography of UK entrepreneurship is undergoing a dramatic shift, uncovered in Hoxton Mix’s new…

The 100 AI companies that will define the UK’s tech future
The 100 AI companies that will define the UK’s tech future

UK AI investment hit a record £8.3 billion in 2025, rebounding sharply from a downturn…

Greenpixie raises £4.7M to cut Cloud and AI waste
Greenpixie raises £4.7M to cut Cloud and AI waste

Greenpixie has closed a £4.7 million pre-Series A round to help some of the world’s…

Grace Beverley joins HIDE as Co-founder
Grace Beverley joins HIDE as Co-founder

Food company HIDE has announced that serial entrepreneur, author and industry disruptor Grace Beverley has…

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AI EVERYTHING KENYA X GITEX KENYA to anchor new era of inclusive AI and digital sovereignty for East Africa

Kenya is set to catalyse a new phase of AI-driven digital transformation in East Africa…

Outdated finance tools slowing startup growth
Outdated finance tools slowing startup growth

New data from Wallester shows 55% of businesses cite manual processes as their biggest bottleneck,…

Happl closes oversubscribed $11M Series A to build global HR benefits platform
Happl closes oversubscribed $11M Series A to build global HR benefits platform

Happl, a global employee benefits operating system founded by Ben Towers MBE, has raised $11…

Tolemy Bio secures €1.4M to turn messy lab data into AI-ready intelligence
Tolemy Bio secures €1.4M to turn messy lab data into AI-ready intelligence

Tolemy Bio is a Cambridge-based biotech startup building an AI-enabled control panel for cell biology,…

Adfin raises $18M to fix UK’s late payment problem
Adfin raises $18M to fix UK’s late payment problem

Adfin, the London-based fintech, has raised an $18 million Series A round to build the…

Infineon Startup challenge puts humanoid robotics in the spotlight
Infineon Startup challenge puts humanoid robotics in the spotlight

Infineon is bringing together young deep-tech companies from around the world to drive innovation in…

ABB Startup Challenge 2026 winners drive AI-powered energy innovation
ABB Startup Challenge 2026 winners drive AI-powered energy innovation

ABB has once again put the spotlight on the next wave of AI-powered technologies with…

Quantum Motion raises $160M to scale silicon-based quantum computing
Quantum Motion raises $160M to scale silicon-based quantum computing

Quantum Motion has raised $160 million in a Series C funding round, as it pushes…

UNiDAYS names top 10 student founders
UNiDAYS names top 10 student founders

UNiDAYS announced the ten finalists of its nationwide Student Startup Accelerator programme, delivered in partnership…

The quantum race heats up as eleQtron closes €57M Series A
The quantum race heats up as eleQtron closes €57M Series A

eleQtron, a developer of trapped-ion quantum computers, has closed a €57 million Series A funding…