After several years of development, we've reached a decisive milestone: our first indoor composters have left the factory and have been delivered since January. This launch marks the start of a new era for Greenzy, with 50 composters currently in production and 200 more units in the pipeline.

Running a business means making critical decisions every day – about money, contracts, governance, and risk. But most founders aren’t legal experts, financial analysts, or compliance officers. Nor should they have to be. The alternative? Spend thousands on professionals just to tell you what you already half-know or waste time Googling answers that may not even be right for your business.

For those navigating an increasingly digital world, it can be nice to go back to the basics of putting pen to paper, discarding your tablet for the therapeutic experience of writing on a pad, or in a notebook. However, carrying a notebook wherever you go is not always convenient, as you may have a lot of notes to juggle, and having an in-between point between digital technology and physical paper provides a perfect medium.

You may be familiar with this scenario: faced with rising housing costs, you downsize and move into a smaller house. The problem being, you now have less storage space and you can’t surrender the essentials, like having a kitchen and a bathroom.

Videobot, the omnichannel interactive short-form video platform, has announced its drive to reinvent customer experience journeys through its video experience (VX) platform. The company recently closed at €2.8 million funding round, bringing its total funding to date to €5.5 million which will enable it to continue to develop its portfolio of products, designed to deliver video-centric brand journeys.

Drawing on more than 25 years of combined experience in professional rugby, George and Dom have successfully transitioned from the world of elite sports to entrepreneurship.

Scaling a healthtech startup can present many challenges, but it’s the way founders overcome them that make the company stronger. Barclays understands these unique challenges and is here to support business owners like Kate from Health & Her.

Revenir is a fintech startup dedicated to revolutionising the entire VAT refund and processing industry. It automates tax recovery through partnerships with banks, governments, and digital receipt companies.

CloudFO co-founders, Adrian Stamp and Afiya Chohollo, have been family friends for over 20 years, brought together at family gatherings due to their joint backgrounds in engineering.

A young entrepreneur who started out fixing school friends’ and teachers’ smashed screens now runs a sustainable tech company that employs 17 people.

GOZEN has announced the launch of its debut LUNAFORM range, together with the go-live of its vast new facility in Turkey and industry-first short film. LUNAFORM is an advanced biomaterial, which first featured in Balenciaga’s LUNAFORM Maxi Bathrobe Coat. The biotechnology startup’s design-led approach and commercial scalability will finally make biodesign a reality for global fashion and design brands, and is the result of less than three years of rapid GOZEN progress.

Generational, the UK-based startup in electric-vehicle battery-health testing, reveals its strategy to supercharge car-dealers’ and consumers’ confidence in used EVs with its intuitive, state-of-the-art battery-health assessment technology.

Valentine's Day is an occasion when hearts begin to race as we prepare for feelings of love – whether that's with your Valentine or your Galentine! This year, we are shining a light on the startups on a mission to keep the beat steady by focusing on heart health – ensuring that it'll be fluttering for years to come.

Mixed reality (MR) gaming startup MixRift has revealed significant growth milestones as the MR gaming market approaches an inflection point. With IDC forecasting global XR headset shipments to surge 44.2% to 9.7 million units in 2024, MixRift's strategy to focus on accessible, casual gaming has put them ahead of the curve.

In the competitive world of fintech, success stories often start with failure. For Oliver Pugh, Founder of yetipay, this couldn't be more true. Starting his entrepreneurial journey at just 20 years old with an events business, he's weathered multiple ventures, a pandemic, and the complex world of payment processing to build what's becoming a significant player in the payments industry.

UK-based AI and robotics startup Humanoid unveiled a new product video, offering a first look at its general-purpose humanoid robot HMND 01 in action.

Starting his career in finance amidst the perils of the 2008 financial crisis, Victor Trokoudes, CEO and Founder of Plum, would be inspired to push for something positive in the FinTech sector, and “revolutionise the way people manage their finances.”

Fundraising has always been a time consuming and often frustrating process for founders. This is no different as we head towards the end of 2024, but there are some unique challenges in this market. Most notably, fundraising is taking longer – 6 to 12 months – and has become more relationship driven, requiring founders to invest time in building strong foundations. The era of telling investors you are ‘heads down building’ and then running a short, sharp process is over.

SumUp has become a recognisable name in the point-of-sale (PoS) space. Since its inception in 2012, the company has become a global fintech, supporting more than 3.5 million merchants in over 30 markets across the world.

Nearly half of the global population is projected to experience a mental health disorder by age 75. It shows that there is an urgent need for more effective mental wellness solutions as relying on traditional medication, and even therapy hasn’t slowed the mental health pandemic.