Latitude59, the Estonian flagship startup and technology conference, has announced a partnership with the VONA Hackathon which aims to tackle the urgent environmental challenges faced by Ukraine due to war damage.

Treefera, the AI-enabled data management platform focused on enhancing transparency and accuracy in nature-based asset reporting – such as carbon credits and supply chain sustainability – announced a $12 million Series A funding round, led by AlbionVC.

According to market figures, 93% of Chief Data Officers agree that data strategy is crucial in order to derive value from generative artificial intelligence. In this sense, the role of the CDO in companies has evolved and has become essential in recent years as they are leading the incorporation of exponential technologies, with the preponderance of AI, anticipating digital trends and drawing the best roadmap from data-driven decision making.

This international hub on cybersecurity, co-funded by the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE), an entity under the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, through the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and the University of Salamanca, continues its activity with a major event in Ibiza on 26 April, with the participation of relevant corporates, investors and startups.

This joint programme between the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE), an entity under the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function, through the Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and the University of Salamanca continues its activity in Ibiza from 25 to 26 April and will feature talks, round tables, workshops and a hackathon.

A new report, published to mark the inaugural UK Tech Week celebration of tech ecosystems across the UK, shows that South Yorkshire's tech sector saw record levels of home-grown startup activity and attracted more tech company relocations than ever in 2023.

SCVC, an UK early-stage deeptech venture capital firm, has appointed John Williams as its partner – a move that unites two of the country’s most successful deeptech founders for the very first time.

Security teams rely on an ever-growing stack of security tools to keep their organisation safe. Yet, coverage gaps and alerts across these tools do not get proper and timely attention because of the difficulty engaging company employees busy with their daily work to fix them.

The new Government-backed Lilac Review, which aims to address and overcome the inequality faced by disabled entrepreneurs, has boosted its Steering Group with the appointment of two further disabled founders, as it tracks significant progress since launch.

Tech companies across South Yorkshire will be the first to benefit from Venture.Community, an industry network with startup and scaleup acceleration, launched as part of UK Tech Week celebrations in Sheffield.

UserHub, a User-Based Billing Platform built for B2B SaaS, has secured $3.2 million in pre-seed funding.

Space data company Blue Skies Space has secured over £2m in funding to accelerate the launch of its science satellites, to help the world’s research communities in their quest to solve the biggest questions in the universe.

Intel Ignite, Intel’s global startup accelerator programme for early-stage deeptech startups, is launching its second cohort in the United Kingdom on April 24th.

Sorted, a London-based recycling tech business, has raised £1.65 million in a seed funding round led by Pi Labs. Other investors include the circular economy-focused fund Archipelago Ventures, Circular Plastics Accelerator, Conduit Connect, Antler and angel investors.

With users increasingly favouring mobile applications over computers, attackers are turning their attention toward mobile devices. However, company executives often view security costs as a "necessary evil" due to their indirect impact on revenues. Czech startup Talsec aims to change this perspective by offering specialised tools for app developers that protect against hackers, conceal sensitive information, and detect malicious software. Originating as a spin-off from the Brno-based technology company Monet+, Talsec, after two years of organic growth, has received an investment exceeding 25 million Czech crowns in the first round from London-based Dig Ventures and Czech DEPO Ventures. This funding is intended to accelerate its penetration into the global market and support further development.

The Spanish company PLD Space has attained 120 million euros in funding to date, thus ensuring it can meet its upcoming technological and corporate milestones, culminating in the launch of the MIURA 5 mission at the end of 2025.

Equispheres has announced it has completed an initial close on its Series B financing totalling approximately C$20 million.

Overlooking cybersecurity as a small business is not just risky—it’s downright reckless.

That might seem an obvious statement. And you might assume that every business leader understands the gravity of a cyberattack.

The dynamic tourism sector is in constant transformation, driven by rapid change and emerging innovations. Technological evolution, a focus on sustainability and changing traveler preferences are setting the future of tourism. To excel in a highly competitive market, tourism businesses and destinations must adapt nimbly to these trends, ensuring their relevance and future success.

Following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, the Royal Academy of Engineering has received a £150 million endowment from government to launch the Green Future Fellowships programme in 2024.