Retrograde has officially launched Retrograde 2.0, a major upgrade to its AI AutoPilot for content creators. Founded by entrepreneurs Grace Beverley and Jake Browne, Retrograde has redefined the creator economy by offering an AI-powered assistant that manages brand sponsorships end-to-end, following a successful $1.9 million funding round, led by Elkstone and other angel investors.

What happens when a software engineer is also an amateur DJ? Dancefloor, the platform that encourages dance music fans to discover new DJs and club nights in their city! “We exist to get people dancing,” explained Ben King, the Founder and CEO of Dancefloor.

Every great startup begins with a “why.” For viAct, that why echoed loudly across dusty construction sites, roaring factory floors and oil rigs lost on the horizon – “Why are we still risking lives in the age of AI?”

RanMarine’s speciality lies in creating waterborne robots, also known as Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASVs), that focus on cleaning floating pollution out of waterways, both inland and coastal.

Conduit, the AI-powered operating system revolutionising residential property management, has secured $3.1 million in seed funding to expand its full-cycle tenant engagement platform worldwide, with a new focus on hotels and long-term rentals.

At CES this year Vista Innotech was the recipient of the Innovation Award 2025 in the imaging category for its three-axis micro gimbal stabiliser (MSG), a landmark moment for the company that not only validated its MSG technology, but also reflected the hard work and efforts of a relatively small team working out of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks.

A pivotal experience in Simon Bailey’s twenties while commuting across London on a route besieged by poor public transport links led him to think about the “crazy system we’ve got,” he confessed, with regard to cars being oversized for single-occupancy, a path that set him on the journey to founding WeatherVelo, a mobilitytech startup that is developing a prototype vehicle that presents a midway point between a car and a bicycle.

The issue of battery waste is pervasive: according to figures shared by Statista, between 2011 – 2021 246,000 metric tonnes of portable batteries and accumulators were sold in the EU, of which 48% were collected for recycling.

You finally get a moment to breathe. You check your account. And there it is – an invoice cleared early, a subscription you forgot about, or a tax bill you didn’t expect just yet. Sound familiar?

AppDNA.ai, a comprehensive operating system for subscription app growth, announced its official launch. Founded by app marketing veteran Michael Synowiec after 7 years of running a successful app growth agency, AppDNA.ai addresses the challenge that prevents 99.3% of subscription apps from reaching their revenue potential: limited access to professional growth expertise.

From back-bedroom startup to national platform, Justine Roberts CBE shares the story behind Mumsnet, the power of purpose-driven entrepreneurship, and the lessons she’s learned along the way.

Everyone dreams of knowing what their pets are thinking and feeling. Whilst technology hasn’t evolved to a point where cats and dogs can speak to us, one innovative startup is on a mission to help pet owners know exactly what their pets are feeling, ushering in an era of preventative care for animals.

Air pollution is one of the biggest problems affecting everyone in the world, yet it is spoken about so rarely. We all expect the air we breathe to be clean, yet 99% of the world breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits.

Startups Magazine first spoke to MyoMaster co-founders, Lottie Whyte and Joe Gray, back in 2020, just a year after the sportstech startup was founded.

With an entrepreneurial green heart, Victor Dewulf, CEO and Co-Founder of Recycleye, took the ultimate leap of faith from his Environmental Engineering PhD course to establish Recycleye with fellow Co-Founder and classmate Peter Hedley.

With a lifelong ambition to use technology as a force for good in society, Gökhan Meriçliler, CEO and Co-Founder of WeWALK, set out on an assistive technology journey, eventually landing at the mobility-driven company of his own creation.

Melissa Gauge is the founder of the remote fractional support company, SpareMyTime. In this article, she looks at the future of staffing and how fractional teams are poised to transform the startup landscape. 

Callum Coombes is the CEO and Co-Founder of Callie, a technology company bringing personal safety to the 21st century, safely and discreetly.

Audoo, a UK-based tech startup, is shaking up how artists and songwriters get paid for their work in public spaces. Former musician and Audoo Founder Ryan Edwards has combined his passion for music and technology with a mission to tackle the inaccurate distribution of royalties to artists and songwriters – something that has been a longstanding challenge within the music industry.

Former BBC producer Edwin Buckley has launched a brand-new PR startup, based in the heart of Manchester.