A new report from EY has raised concerns about the future of the UK's female-led SuperScaled companies, which contributed £7 billion to the national economy in 2022. The study warns that without stronger support for the next generation of women entrepreneurs, this significant economic impact could diminish.

Seraphim Space, also known as Generation Space in the United States, has unveiled the participants for its Mission 14 accelerator programme, aimed at nurturing early-stage startups within the global spacetech industry.

Tourism management is undergoing a radical transformation, with technology playing a crucial role in this shift. From visitor experiences to smart destination planning, innovation is revolutionising the sector, paving the way for more sustainable, inclusive, and efficient tourism.

BGF has taken a minority stake in ER Productions, a leading company in laser production, pyrotechnics, and special effects (SFX).

OpenAI has announced the successful completion of its latest funding round, raising $6.6 billion at a post-money valuation of $157 billion.

Crypto Quantique, a provider of quantum-driven security for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced a collaboration with ADLINK Technology, a global pioneer in Edge computing, to simplify the secure boot process for industrial PCs (IPCs) using its QuarkLink security platform.

The Startup OLÉ fair's eleventh edition in Salamanca's capital will take place from 8th to 10th October 2024 at the Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca and the Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca. It is supported at the national level by CDTI, ICO AXIS and Enisa, and at the regional level by Ayuntamiento, Diputación, Universidad de Salamanca and Junta de Castilla y León.

When I founded Game Insight in 2009, I often felt like a newcomer in a room full of seasoned professionals. Despite growing up in a post-Soviet environment where women worked alongside men and gender inequality wasn't as pronounced, I still felt I had to work twice as hard as my male counterparts to achieve the same level of success.

What a few weeks it has been for the new Government – a Labour Party conference that fell flat, weaker GDP figures, and Keir Starmer’s “clothes gate”.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is perhaps one of the fastest evolving technologies in business today. For SMEs, it can be hard to keep up with these developments and sift through what’s simply noise, and what will deliver tangible business benefits. 

Ameba, an AI-powered platform revolutionising supply chain management, has secured $7.1 million in Seed funding, led by Hedosophia. Visionaries Club, a prominent early-stage investor in Europe, reinvested after leading Ameba’s pre-Seed round, alongside participation from Anamcara.

As the clock ticks down to Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget announcement on 30th October, the entrepreneurial community across the UK is holding its breath. The tax changes unveiled on that day have the power to either ignite a new wave of innovation and growth or extinguish the entrepreneurial spirit that has long been a hallmark of the British economy.

ALL.SPACE creates cutting-edge multi-orbit, multi-network connectivity solutions, enabling high-speed, uninterrupted communications across air, land, sea, and space.

Innovate UK’s £1.5 million MARCONI project is set to transform the landscape of quantum key distribution (QKD) by developing and demonstrating high-fidelity, modular, and scalable receiver modules.

Drofa Comms, a global finance PR consulting agency, is excited to announce its next Communicate Fintech event in London on October 8, 2024.

XTB, a global fintech company that offers individual investors instant access to financial markets, has integrated investing and payments. The company has introduced a mobile wallet and a multi-currency card, allowing investors to easily manage both their investments and payments through the XTB app.

Ameba, the AI-driven platform helping companies manage and unlock growth from their complex supply chains, has today announced a $7.1M Seed round led by Hedosophia.

xtype, the pioneering software company for multi-instance management on the ServiceNow platform, has announced it had raised a $21 million Series A funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from ServiceNow Ventures and existing investors including Columbia Capital and Inner Loop Capital.

It’s not a sector that has ever stood still, but the next few years will bring some particularly big changes in manufacturing. From the rollout of AI for everything from machinery monitoring to material design to an increasingly urgent push towards sustainability, revolutionary new ways of operating will require major software-system adjustments. So what issues do companies face when moving to new technology and how do they deal with them?

New research from innovation incentives specialist ForrestBrown revealed that while UK businesses are keen to invest in innovation, various obstacles are hindering progress. A shortage of skilled personnel emerged as a significant barrier, with 19% of businesses highlighting this issue.