Small Business Britain has announced the 2025 line-up of the UK’s 100 most dynamic female entrepreneurs as part of its celebrated f:Entrepreneur #iAlso100 campaign.

Entrepreneur and Dragons' Den investor Steven Bartlett has revealed that declining an opportunity to invest in a company now valued at £40,000,000 stands as his biggest regret from the show.

Tech startups hold significant potential to drive innovation and progress. They also present unique challenges that only investors with expertise in IP are equipped to tackle effectively.

Unreasonable, a new growth marketing agency co-founded by Brad Mac, has launched from cocreatd, the venture studio founded by Oliver Yonchev.

ESG initiatives remain out of reach for the majority of UK businesses, according to ‘The Finance and Business Synergy Report’ by expense management platform, Pleo.

Emitwise and Equipoise have partnered with the SME Climate Hub to provide emissions measurement tools to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The free tools help businesses measure both operational and supply chain emissions to inform their reduction strategies.

The Department for Business & Trade, Challenge Works, the Open Data Institute, and Smart Data Foundry are calling on innovators to enter the new Smart Data Challenge Prize.

Today, Canva, the all-in-one visual communication platform, unveiled its second annual New Year, New Job report, offering a comprehensive look at how artificial intelligence (AI), social media, and accessible design tools are impacting the hiring process in the UK and beyond.

AI venture capital investment in London has hit an all-time high, making up 32% of overall VC investment in the city according to the latest data from Dealroom and London & Partners. London-headquartered AI startups raised a record $3.5 billion in VC in 2024. This reflects a 52% increase to the levels raised in 2023 ($2.3 billion) and is 21% higher than the previous record set in 2022 ($2.9 billion).

TheHill, an innovation catalyst, embedded within Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has announced a new partnership with regulatory compliance experts, IMed Consultancy, sponsors of its successful NHS Market Access Accelerator Programme.

With more than a quarter of young people eager to set-up a business in 2025, business magnates Sir Richard Branson and Simon Squibb, have partnered up to launch the ‘Elevator of Dreams’ at Virgin Hotels London in Shoreditch.

A think tank has called on the government to continue its investment drive to support AI adoption in private businesses and across public services.

Tech Nation (part of Founders Forum Group), Europe’s AI group Merantix, and Onfido Founder Husayn Kassai, have announced the launch of the London AI Hub, in partnership with Techspace.

Chromatin Bioscience is pleased to announce its ongoing collaboration with EsoBiotec, which has successfully advanced its ESO-T01 in vivo CAR-T candidate into clinical trials.

The UK’s small and medium-sized businesses are bracing for cost increases this year, according to new research from iwoca.

In a dynamic world of marketing poised to see even greater onus on authenticity, personalisation, and innovation in 2025, it’s expected most marketers will continue to struggle to deliver on digital demand. This is underlined by a survey of 300 marketing and IT leaders by headless CMS Storyblok reveals that 93% of brands are held back by their content platforms.

A panel of venture capital and angel investors, and entrepreneurs from the Estonian startup sector discussing the results the industry has achieved have agreed that the sector has stabilised since peaking in 2021 – and despite 2024 proving to be a challenging year for founders and investors alike, there is as much interest as ever in putting money into the sector, and capital is available. The market itself, meanwhile, has become more aware.

AccountsIQ, a provider of fully cloud-based accounting software, has announced its acquisition of ExpenseIn, the expense management software that empowers businesses to take control of their expense and invoice management process.

In the buzzing world of drone technology, IONA is making some serious moves – literally. The startup, which kicked off in the UK in 2021, has officially flipped its headquarters to the US. This isn’t just any relocation; it’s part of a growing trend where startups pack their bags and set up shop across the Atlantic to chase bigger opportunities.

CES 2025 once again proved its status as a global stage for innovation, attracting over 141,000 attendees and more than 6,000 media professionals from around the world.