Having a strong relationship with the media can help your brand to increase its reach without spending millions in advertising. By making connections with the right journalists and organisations, fast-moving companies can get themselves noticed, building awareness that can help them reach their goals in a number of different ways. 

Deeptech Labs, the VC accelerator for post-Seed, pre-Series A deeptech companies unveille its Autumn cohort of startups to an online audience of investors on 15th December.  

Over the past two years, the pandemic has forced many businesses to rely far more heavily on technology than ever before, as lockdown and other restrictive measures caused persistent disruption to day-to-day operations.

Tech Nation has today announced the 5 East of England Regional Winners of its fourth Rising Stars competition, which recognises the brightest and best early-stage tech scaleups from every area of the UK. In total, 55 fast-growing tech companies from across the UK have been named this year’s Regional Winners - 5 within each UK region. Previous years’ Rising Stars Regional Winners have included Selazar (from Northern Ireland), Circa5000 (from the North West) and SeedLegals (from London), who have received a combined £33.79mn in investment to date, demonstrating the ability of the Rising Stars Regional Winners to scale quickly, and their potential to become the UK’s tech ‘unicorns’ (companies with valuations of $1bn+) of the future.

KlearNow, the smart Logistics as a Service (LaaS) pioneer founded in 2018 and launched in the UK 2021, has raised $50M (£38M) in new capital to transform broken supply chains, simplifying and providing real-time cargo visibility to the customs clearance and drayage processes. KlearNow’s AI-powered platform eases the worldwide supply chain disruptions that have left businesses grappling with delays and shortages.  

Future VC, which runs internship and development programmes, today announces that applications are open for all of its global cohorts in 2022. 

SEON, the fraud fighters, has announced its partnership with Playtech, the gaming software developers. The online gambling market is experiencing a meteoric rise (expected to reach $1trn this year). However, the sector is becoming an increasingly high target - even before the pandemic, a 2019 study found that one in 20 online gaming accounts were associated with a fraudster. By joining forces, SEON and Playtech aim to significantly reduce this number. 

While the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic unravel, there has been an increase in the number of claims being made on personal guarantees against directors or other individuals who have guaranteed business debts.

When starting a new business, the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of budding entrepreneurs are underpinned by the desire to secure a bright and prosperous future. Positivity, adrenalin and energy combine to drive them forwards. Hurdles are overcome, goals are pursued, and time flies by in a whirlwind of activity and excitement – at least, that’s the plan.

Specialised translation of medical texts contributes to the promotion of goods and services of the corresponding direction in the foreign market. It is just as important as the original text. Because, in case of an error, it can nullify all the efforts of the advertiser, which will radically affect the entire subsequent marketing campaign

Talenthouse Media Foundry, a revolutionary new platform that empowers game creatives to thrive independently, launches today. Media Foundry enables developers to explore partnership opportunities and resources, connect with other creatives, and crucially access direct, exciting opportunities for revenue beyond games - all while retaining creative control of their IP. A much-needed resource in an industry in constant, exhilarating growth.

Global collaboration facilitates scalable innovation. And there has never been a more important time than right now for our best minds globally to work together to shape a better future.

Over the last few months, the world has entered a new phase of work that adopts tropes of both pre- and post-pandemic living. Whilst people slowly return to the office, the pandemic-related changes around how and where people are working seem here to stay.

As the UK Government’s consultation to reform flexible working regulations comes to an end on 1 December 2021, new research from Soffos.ai reveals that half of UK workers are keen for flexible working practices to be stipulated by law. 

What is the entrepreneur mindset, and how do we develop it? These are questions that often go amiss during conversations about successful business leaders. Much is focused on reputation, a penchant for spotting talent, and of course, the all-important sales figures. While important markers, these fail to address what truly sets apart those destined to be entrepreneurs from the rest.

Obviously, when creating a startup business, the main goal is to achieve success – to find your business in a position to grow, evolve, and scale in line with your ambitions.

Global thought-leaders Wade Davis, Vice President of Inclusion Strategy for Product at Netflix and Gayemarie Brown, Forbes Top Female Futurist are set to join leading Scottish businesses at Scotland’s third annual CAN DO Innovation Summit early next year.

In a Series A financing round, the Berlin-based health tech company Lindera has secured an investment of €6m.

Antler, the early-stage venture capital investor with 350 portfolio companies across 17 cities across the world, has put out a call to founders and teams interested in building in Web3 to join its global cohorts.

Caunce O’Hara, the specialist insurance broker for freelancers and small businesses, have released the results of their survey on the growth of ‘side hustles’, referring to someone who has a second source of income in addition to their regular full-time job.