The invitation-only network for founders and CEOs of the most successful tech businesses, Fast Growth Icons, has announced the online return of its annual event, taking place on 10th December 2020, hosted by Utterly Events. Founded in 2016, Fast Growth Icons delivers high quality insights, allowing founders and CEOs to connect with peers that are building high growth, established businesses.

$6tn in the next five years, this is how much the world will spend through contactless payments, according to analyst firm Juniper Research. For many of us who have discovered and since relied heavily on contactless payments since its introduction in 2007, either through card, phone, or watch, or those of us who have taken a stroll down a COVID-era high-street to see shop windows adorned with 'card payment only' signs, this is hardly a surprise.

Multi-nationals Hewlett Packard Enterprise NASA and Ernst & Young are among the finalists for this year’s Diversity in Tech Awards (DITA) which takes place virtually on Tuesday the 10th November 2020 at 5pm GMT. The ceremony, which acknowledges and celebrates Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) advocates and organisations that have made impactful strides in diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community has moved to an online format due to COVID-19.

2020 was a year of survival for many industries as COVID-19 impacted organisations of all sizes. To help businesses prepare for 2021, global technology company SafetyCulture, is bringing together some of the sharpest and innovative minds for a free virtual event: SafetyCulture Summit 2020: From Surviving to Thriving.

COVID-19 has driven a period of rapid adoption for digital technologies amid a climate of business contraction and job losses, but I encourage you to try to look behind the headlines for something more positive. I believe that this can be found in the statement: "The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated changes already occurring in society.” 

Cambridge continues to be one of the UK’s leading tech clusters with one of the highest counts of tech vacancies in the UK and some of the highest average salaries in the country.

Juggle, an online skills market for flexible work, has announced it has raised  $2.1m to date from both sides of the Atlantic, a further boost in its mission to close the women’s leadership gap. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup connects forward-thinking businesses with flexible professionals.

A British technology startup focused on helping the elderly live more independently in their own home has received financial backing from the Government.

Koa Health, a digital mental healthcare provider redefining care by offering a range of personalised mental health solutions backed by science and designed to improve user wellbeing, has announced its successful spin out from Alpha, Telefónica’s moonshot factory.

HumanForest has launched a £1m crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube to meet growing levels of demand for its shared e-bikes.

A Rapid Antigen Test has been launched to provide business owners with a fast, reliable and cost effective solution to help detect and curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus amongst their workforce.

We’ve all heard of the importance and growing demand for authentic branded content over the years, but what does it actually mean and how can you set to achieve this within your business?

With a second lockdown looming, 42% of UK working adults are working in fear, scared of making a mistake at work.  The nationwide poll, commissioned by Feel Good Contacts, of 2,000 employees revealed some of the many concerns faced by UK workers.

One in five (21%) business decision-makers say they do not trust any of their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks to be automated, despite this year’s lockdown preventing most physical checks.

An AI solution transforming patient care. A 3D radar redefining human-machine interaction. A machine-to-machine platform managing autonomous devices for Industry 4.0. These are just some examples of the 20 finalists nominated for the EIT Digital Challenge this year.

Xero has announced the next phase of its integration with Hubdoc - embedding Hubdoc’s technology to supercharge machine learning in the Xero platform and rolling out a new update to help small businesses process bills and receipts faster.

Microsoft is partnering with the Government’s National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Accelerator programme, to find and develop startups that can make the UK the safest place to live and work online.

Following our recent Women in Tech event to celebrate Female Founders, Startups Magazine decided to support the Young Women's Trust with all the amazing work they have been doing, with all the profits from the event. 

Historically, startups based in the regions have been 50% less likely to secure funding than those in London. This has created a situation where 72% of all venture capital deals in the UK involve London companies.

The worldwide pandemic COVID-19 has been dictating where and how businesses operate. The lockdown forced (and continues to force) many companies into a state of ‘remote working’. With little time to prepare, many startups have been scrambling to find new ways to communicate, collaborate and share valuable business information.