The year is 2024. Women still face inequality. There has been so much progress, and there is so much still to do: today we see women from Poland to Mexico protesting on issues from abortion rights to violence against women.

Hywel Carver, CEO of Skiller Whale, argues that you can’t hire your way out of this problem: companies need to look to at live team coaching to get the outcomes they need.

The UK government is investing £1.5 million in a marketing initiative designed to boost the nation's science and technology sector, with the goal of increasing investment in UK-based technology enterprises.

Finboot has announced the successful initial closing of its latest funding round, aimed at fuelling the next stage of its growth strategy. This round, with a key focus on aiding companies in their transition to net-zero through technological solutions, was led by a strategic investor alongside Wealth Club.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has come into its own in the last few years. No longer abstract, it is accessible and affordable for almost all sectors and sizes of business, bringing the potential for tangible benefits when correctly applied. That’s why 15% of UK businesses, and 68% of large companies, already use at least one AI technology, and many more are planning to invest in AI tools.

Four years ago this month, we were all given our first ‘work from home’ mandate. A clear, unambiguous instruction from the UK government that, in the grip of a quickly spreading global pandemic, we should all work from home where possible.

Now in its 5th edition, the FoodTech 500 showcases the global entrepreneurial talent at the intersection of food, innovation, and sustainability. Forward Fooding released the Official full ranking of the FoodTech 500, a definitive list of the world’s most groundbreaking AgriFoodTech companies.

Steadybit, a company working in the in chaos engineering space, has announced a successful $6 million Series A funding round, led by Paladin Capital Group. This represents a pivotal step in the company's global expansion efforts.

The Aurora Tech Award 2024 concluded its recognition of women founders who are actively challenging gender inequality in the IT sector. The winners were honoured at an awards ceremony on International Women's Day.

Another resounding success, the Workspace Design Show 2024, held at the Business Design Centre from February 27th to 28th, yet again gathered widespread acclaim.

The 6th annual #21toWatch innovation awards have been unveiled at an awards ceremony at The Bradfield Centre in Cambridge, the UK Centre for Science, Technology, and Innovation.

On Thursday 18th April, 2024, Playfair and 150 venture capital funds, including Atomico, Balderton, Cherry, Headline, Octopus, Partech, Plug & Play, PointNine, Seedcamp, and SpeedInvest will be holding remote office hours for more than 300 female founders from across Europe.

26% of female professionals from working class backgrounds have received a promotion at their current company – less than half the number of female professionals from upper-middle class backgrounds (59%).

It’s International Women’s Day 2024 and a number of senior women from the tech world are working together to create an action-oriented approach to closing the diversity gap in tech leadership.

Leading female figures in the global cybersecurity industry will unite at the regional super-connector to discuss the obstacles and opportunities shaping their careers.

ICG, a global alternative asset manager, has been chosen by the British Business Bank for funding under the newly launched Long-term Investment for Technology and Science (LIFTS) initiative.

PitchBook, the data provider for the public and private equity markets, has released 2023 All In: Female Founders in the United States (US) and European Venture Capital (VC) Ecosystems. This is PitchBook’s fifth annual report on the US market and its first European edition, both examining how female founders and investors are stacking up in the broader VC industry.

Ahead of International Women's Day (IWD), new research has uncovered a significant gap in the aspirations and perceived barriers between genders, with girls ten times more likely than boys to feel that their gender would disadvantage them in achieving leadership roles.

Following two years of research and achieving highly positive outcomes across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, FertilAI is set to launch its scientifically validated clinical decision-support platform, Fertilane, along with its patient communication solutions in 10 clinics across the United States.

As the founder of a startup, it’s a scary thought that roughly 60% fail in the first three years. However, the high failure rate of startups can’t be too much of a deterrent for entrepreneurs given that between 2020 and 2022 the number of tech firms in the UK doubled.