This November, Marbella will play host to one of Europe’s boldest new business events: Mind Your Business. From November 3-7, over 400 early-stage and scaleup founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders will gather on Spain’s southern coast for five days of practical insight, real connection, and strategic clarity.

Tracelight, the UK-founded AI company making financial models easier to build and trust, has raised $3.6 million in seed funding.

As companies invest millions into AI, concerns have began to emerge from sources like MIT: an over-reliance on generative AI can reduce critical thinking. According to learning scientists at upskilling platform Multiverse, this erosion of human skills can threaten the very success of AI adoption if not properly addressed.

Today’s world of work has evolved well beyond the days when permanent, full-time employment was the archetype of workforce planning. The focus has shifted from maintaining fixed employment structures to building flexible systems that can readily absorb skills and talent on demand, unbound by geographical boundaries.

Innovation and growth company Plexal is collaborating with Google Cloud to provide fast-moving, security-focused startups developing breakthrough technologies with access to a breadth of resources unlocking the potential of Google Cloud. This will include support around AI innovations, which can support founders with product development, go-to-market strategies and operating model design.

Bisly, a provider of scalable, smart building automation solutions, has raised a €4.3 million funding round to expand its operations across Central and Western Europe.

On September 3rd and 4th, São Paulo will host the second edition of the IoT Solutions Congress Brazil. Organised by iCities, a pioneering hub for smart cities, with the support of the São Paulo City Hall and under the endorsement of Fira Barcelona, the event reinforces Brazil’s position as an emerging global centre for discussions on the Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and digital transformation.

Techstars and AWS have launched a global initiative designed to support underrepresented founders around the world. The initiative involves hands-on technical training, expert business coaching, and direct access to funding and accelerator pathways.

Most founders know feedback matters. Few know how to make it a habit.

We’re well into 2025, and there is already plenty to be excited about in the world of product management. As a Product Manager at GlobalLogic, I’ve had a front-row seat to the ways product roadmaps are evolving this year, helping teams navigate rapid change and new challenges.

The fragmented approach to regulation and compliance across the globe is having a significant impact on businesses, according to BVI Finance’s Destination Digital report.

Skyrora, the British rocket and space technology company, has been granted a launch operator licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The licence approval puts Skyrora on course to launch its SkyLark L suborbital vehicle from British soil and, in doing so, will become the first British company to manufacture and launch a rocket into space from the UK.

NEXUS, the UK-based innovation hub supporting high-growth founders in the creative, digital, and tech sectors, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with S-Tron, China’s leading innovation event platform. The agreement formalises a strategic partnership to enhance cross-border collaboration between the UK and Chinese startup ecosystems.

As South Africa marks the beginning of Women’s Month this August, WomenIN proudly launches a dedicated, multi-sectoral campaign designed to spotlight the everyday advocacy required to shift the narrative around women’s empowerment. While Women's Month may be a moment of national focus, WomenIN champions the belief that true empowerment is not confined to a single month – it’s a daily, ongoing commitment to advocacy, collaboration, and change.

Being young in an industry doesn’t mean you should focus on being disruptive.

Destinus Group has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Daedalean, an aviation AI solution company, for CHF 180 million ($225 million) in a combined cash-and-stock transaction.

Quantum computing startups are taking over the world of deeptech as the technology becomes more viable, investment surges, and breakthroughs are multiplying. The United Nations even crowned 2025 as the ‘International Year of Quantum Science and Technology’, making 100 years since the birth of quantum mechanics. 

In the early days of a startup, hiring feels like building the plane mid-flight. You need people, fast. But not just any people.

"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education,” – Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

The UK remains one of the most attractive launchpads for international tech startups and scaleups. With a mature tech ecosystem, high media visibility, and access to capital, it’s little wonder that companies from across Europe, the US, and beyond have it on their roadmap. Yet while the opportunity might be significant, so too are the risks of your launch missing the mark.