Orbit Startups, a new program from venture firm SOSV, has named the 10 startups chosen for its inaugural cohort. The startups have each received initial funding of about US$150,000 together with an intensive program that supports their growth across emerging and frontier markets.

On the one hand, remote working allows cancer patients to continue to work during their treatment and rehabilitation (if they so wish). Being able to work as and when they feel sufficiently well enough without needing to commute and without having to ask for workplace adjustments can make this a lot easier for employees.

Radiology technology startup Hexarad has completed its Series A funding round with an additional raise of £2.2m. This is in addition to £2.3m Hexarad raised in 2021, bringing the full raise to £4.5m.

CEEZER, the B2B marketplace for carbon credits, closes a €4.2m round, led by Carbon Removal Partners with participation of Norrsken VC and with existing investor Picus Capital.

Just 18% of employers provide urology support for their male employees according to research from digital health platform Peppy.

Vivo Surgical, a pioneering medical device company based in Singapore, has become the first start-up to win the prestigious WIPO-IPOS IP for Innovation Award for 2022. Now in its 10th year, this award celebrates Singaporean companies that have achieved outstanding growth through the successful application of intangible assets and intellectual property. Over 40 organizations have received this highly regarded accolade since its inception, with this year’s criteria centered around adaptable and resilient companies emerging through recent global challenges.

Hiring new talent is the most unexpected challenge faced by entrepreneurs when running a small business, according to research.

New Twilio report in collaboration with Professor Andrew Stephen of the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, reveals speed is no longer the only expectation – expertise and human connection are just as important. UK consumers find businesses much harder to reach than the rest of Europe, with nearly two fifths (39%) agreeing that it is more difficult now than in the past.

infinitSpace has announced a global partnership with Vallist to enable more landlords and developers to enter the flexible workspace sector.

One million pounds worth of funding has been awarded to four innovative UK niche vehicle technology projects by the Niche Vehicle Network at the UK Government Pavilion during this year’s Cenex-LCV show

Latana, an AI-Powered brand tracking and consumer insights platform, has raised a €36M Series B equity and debt financing to scale its SaaS offering, which provides companies with consumer data and key insights to help track brand and campaign performance.

The Business Revival Series is very pleased to announce their first set of keynote speakers for their second live event on the 15th & 16th March 2023 at London, ExCeL. Experts including social media giant, TikTok, a sleep expert from the NHS, the UK’s #1 Motivational Business Speaker, Brad Burton, PEGA’s CX Rockstar, James Dodkins and Business Mentor, Ian Dickson will joining the lineup to teach the visitors how to succeed in 2023!

Workspace Design Show will be taking place at the Business Design Centre, London, on 27-28 February, and is getting ready to host a whole range of creatives from the UK’s workplace industry. With the theme of this year’s show being ‘Destination Workplace’ there will be over 3,000 workplace professionals looking to source the latest furniture, lighting, acoustics, surfaces, storage, materials, tech and biophilic products and solutions to transform their office interiors.  

The Business Revival Series is back for another year of bringing business people together to learn, network and discover how to make the most out of the modern world of business.

Quantum computers pose a fundamental threat to the end-to-end encryption used in secure messaging apps. A new white paper from PQShield lays out the security issues, and explains how post-quantum cryptography can protect secure messaging protocols.

LF.Group, an all-in-one free-of-charge SaaS platform for gaming communities, announces a $1m pre-seed round raised from an SF-based VC firm Grishin Robotics.

GP Bullhound is delighted to reveal the shortlist for the 2022 Investor Allstars Awards, shining a light on the entrepreneurs and investors that are driving innovation and growth of the European tech ecosystem.

After a hugely successful debut edition, Workspace Design Show returns to London’s Business Design Centre on 27-28 February and will once again be the venue where creatives from the UK’s workplace industry gather to discover the latest design innovations in workspace design.

The team at Startups Magazine were all shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen yesterday at Balmoral.

Squarespace, an all-in-one website builder and ecommerce platform, continues their partnership with members’ platform, The Stack World. Together they have launched a mentorship programme, which aims to empower and encourage female creators who are keen to take the leap into getting their business idea off the ground.