Earlier this month I visited Qasr Al Farid, the tallest of the tombs at the ancient site of Hegra in northwest Saudi Arabia. Two thousand years ago, engineers with extraordinary vision, who were part of a thriving ancient culture, carved it out of the sandstone rockface.

IT Leaders from some of the most recognised British brands - as well as fast-growing disruptors - have joined the line-up for Manchester Tech Week 2022 running from 25th - 29th April. 

The eSync Alliance announces that U Power, a Smart EV technology startup, has joined the Alliance. U Power has developed an innovative approach to car-making, which is expected to reduce the R&D and manufacturing time to build EVs, and cut production costs by up to 60%.

Startups and entrepreneurs working to help make cities more equitable, sustainable, and resilient are invited to compete for $150,000 in prize funding in the QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge.

A third (33%) of employers think there is insufficient support in employee benefits for the LGBTQ+ community, according to new research from Peppy, the digital health platform.

Regardless of how much we, as a society, are able to utilise and implement technologies into business, global supply chains will always be dependent on the ways in which people interact with one another.

Andy Burnham, Mayor, Greater Manchester Combined Authority has been confirmed to speak at both Digital Transformation EXPO (DTX) and Connected North 2022,  two out of the  three major anchor shows making up the inaugural Manchester Tech Week from 25th-29th April.

It’s an exciting time to be in unified comms technology. The world has never been so diverse in terms of how people connect with each other, and this has affected how we all live, work and play. We have never been so together, and yet in many ways we have never been so fragmented, nor needed to multi-task quite so effectively, and this needs a carefully managed response.

The £12.09 million Digital Growth Grant will help tech start-ups and scale-ups tackle the challenges facing small firms and open up access to skills training and advice.

As the economy opens up in the aftermath of the pandemic, many SMEs will be looking to trusted accountants and lawyers to ensure they take appropriate steps to enhance their businesses as they start to expand. While many advisers prove themselves to be a very effective asset, poor advice from a trusted source could cause significant financial loss for SMEs, and can constitute professional negligence under the law.  Some SMEs will be in the fortunate position of never needing to bring a claim against one of their professional advisors.  But for those that do, that process may be an unfamiliar one. 

Following the IPCC climate report and press conference that took place at the beginning of April, Antoine Halff, Co-founder at climate and energy data analytics company Kayrros discusses how startups are key players in helping to identify and prevent climate crises.

Tramshed Tech’s Startup Academy sees Porter, Avid and Surple become the latest ones to watch in Wales after being awarded a support package from Google for Startups on Demo Day.

CYL-HUB comes to León with two days of innovation and technological and social entrepreneurship on 5th and 6th of May

Finnish startup Pandatron has announced the closing of its pre-seed round supported by investors from Finland, Germany, the Czech Republic, and the US. The startup team raised $680.000 for their change management AI-driven conversational coach. Taking the AI chatbot's role to another level, Pandatron's solution effectively improves change management, enabling one-on-one interaction with every employee on the changes and delivering data-based input to the managers. 

A group of VCs and investors including Startup Wise Guys and Pointer Capital recently invested into the seed round of Copernic Space, a blockchain-based platform to enable the purchase of space assets and investment into space ventures by the mass market. The increased interest in the new budding sector applying blockchain technology to open wider commercial access to space and related investments marks the beginning of a new market.

European deeptech is enjoying a bit of a moment. Startups working in deeptech - translating new knowledge into tangible technology to address significant business and societal needs - account for close to a quarter of the continent’s startup ecosystem. And in 2021, that ecosystem invested a record $100B of capital.

When the founder of an e-commerce company is looking to sell their business in the mid to long run, there are a few things they need to do first to make sure that they get the valuation they want and ensure a smooth process.

Every now and again, a complex area of law is thrust into the limelight by the circumstances of a particularly high-profile case.

The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec), an independent policy organisation advocating for startups and scaleups across the UK, have recently taken a regional focus and turned their attention to Wales.

One in four (26%) small business owners have already increased prices for customers as they look to manage rising costs, according to new research conducted by iwoca.