The second edition of the CultTech Summit has officially concluded, bringing together global leaders at the crossroads of art, technology, and business for an extraordinary gathering that set the tone for the future of creative innovation. With participants from over 40 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America, and South America – along with 100+ top-tier speakers and 100+ investors – the Summit has firmly established itself as the global meeting point for those shaping the future of culture and technology.

Spain has transformed one of Europe’s least modernised real estate markets into a rapidly growing proptech hub, driven by government reforms and digital regulations. Nearly 700 startups now lead advances in AI, automation, and property management, although challenges remain, including those around funding and legacy systems.

Across the UK, 86% of small businesses fear the possibility of Autumn Budget announcements that, in their view, would adversely impact their plans for growth – with rises to taxation and fuel duty topping the list of concerns – according to new research from Novuna Business Finance.

Skyrora, the British rocket and space technology company, has announced its participation as a prime contractor in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) General Support Technology Programme (GSTP).

Formalize, a rapidly scaling compliance software company, has raised €30 million in a Series B funding round to accelerate its mission of becoming Europe’s leading platform for governance, risk, and compliance.

The Zubr Capital Young Hackathon brought together university students from all over Cyprus for a one-day startup competition. The event, organised by investment firm Zubr Capital, allowed young professionals to work with actual startups while fostering the development of Cyprus's growing innovation ecosystem.

Nearly a quarter of UK startups say a single wrong hire has set their growth back by up to a year, according to new research released from ScaleWise. The new report revealed that startup founders are being impeded by their GTM strategy, as a result of poor hiring decisions, inflated Product-Market Fit (PMF), and a lack of adequate structure.

Victoria Beckham's recent Netflix documentary offered an unexpectedly candid look at the financial realities of building her luxury fashion brand. The documentary revealed that Victoria Beckham Limited had been operating "millions of pounds in the red" despite significant investment from David Beckham.

The impact of the AWS outage has reminded many businesses of the risk for businesses that rely heavily on centralised Cloud infrastructure, especially when so many essential services are concentrated in a single region.

In July 2025, MIT revealed that 95% of organisations are getting zero return on their generative AI investments. Generative AI has undoubtedly changed the state of play – providing detailed answers, fast research and surface-level insights – but it was never the endgame. It was the opening move.

Imagine two companies. Both proudly report £20 million in annual recurring revenue. To the outside world, they look identical. But look a little closer, and the story changes.

Starting and sustaining a business in the UK can be challenging. Each year, thousands of new ventures are launched, yet the majority struggle to survive. According to the Enterprise Research Centre's latest report, of the startups founded in 2020, fewer than half (47%) were still operating three years later, and only one in ten will reach their 10th anniversary.

Watching the Victoria Beckham documentary felt less like guilty pleasure celebrity binge-watching and more like a mirror for some of the conversations that I have been having with CEOs around the world on females in leadership positions.

roclub announces it has raised $11.7 million to fuel its next stage of growth. The Series A round was led by Smedvig Ventures and YZR Capital, with participation from existing investor Speedinvest and angel investors.

Startups Magazine is excited to announce that we will once again be exhibiting at The Business Show on the 12th and 13th November. Come by stand B1000 and be one of the first to pick up a copy of the brand new November/December issue!

The Freedom Business Summit returns for its 7th edition, this time with a bold new focus: Southeast Asia (SEA) as the rising hub for relocation, investment migration, and borderless business.

It’s not easy being an early-stage business in today’s current economic environment, and businesses of all sizes are waiting in anticipation to see how changes within the Budget will impact them.

Queen Mary University of London has launched a new spinout, Procyon Diagnostics, to take omics-based single cancer early detection tests from research to reality. Cancer causes over a quarter of deaths in England, and early detection offers the best hope of survival.

Dracula Technologies has announced the completion of its Series A extension round, bringing the total Series A funding to €30 million. This marks a key milestone in the company's mission to eliminate batteries from billions of connected devices worldwide.

New research paints a stark picture: UK businesses are now facing a sick leave crisis that costs upwards of £20,000 per worker for long-term absences. The root causes are clear burnout, stress, and a growing sense of disconnection among employees, especially pronounced in frontline managers and younger professionals. This is not just about days lost to illness; it is a crisis of workplace wellbeing that threatens organisational productivity, innovation, and morale.