Seventy-four percent of UK businesses don’t feel on a strong footing to deal with future change, as they face the start of another tumultuous year.

Greenspark, a climate-tech start-up revolutionising the way businesses take environmental action, today (1st February) announced it has raised £1m in seed funding. The investment round was led by Fuel Ventures, alongside Pitchdrive, 1818 Venture Capital, Zone2Boost, Great Stuff Ventures, QC-Ventures, and Boost Fund, who join existing investors Anthemis, BBVA and Perivoli Innovations.

Plastic marine litter is one of the biggest threats to ocean life and humans. Now that there is more plastic in the water than fish, new solutions are desperately needed to radically reduce the harmful effects of microplastics.

With ongoing pressure in the private and public sector to match employee pay rises with the increase in inflation and cost of living rise, equity experts have provided their tips for how startups and SMEs can improve their talent retention and fuel growth in 2023.

Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, has announced that it has been included in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the fourth consecutive year.

iwoca, one of Europe’s largest small business lenders, has experienced a surge in working capital demand as SMEs need additional financing due to higher costs and slower repayments from their customers.

eMobility Expo World Congress, the innovation event for the electrified, autonomous, connected, and sustainable mobility industry will take place in Valencia (Spain) from 21st to 23rd March 2023 announces the eMobility Innovation World Awards.

Since the latest series of Love Island hit our screens last month, the popularity of pre-loved commerce has continued to skyrocket, triggered by the show’s partnership with second-hand marketplace, eBay.

With many industry commentators predicting that 2023 will be a year of enhanced regulations across the fintech sector, Monneo has announced the hire of payments industry veteran and risk expert, Steve Wilson as its new Head of Compliance.

We spoke to BishopSound at ISE 2023 about their journey and their speakers.

We spoke to Barco at ISE 2023 about ClickShare and the launch of their latest edition to the ClickShare Conference range.

We spoke to TD SYNNEX Maverick at ISE 2023 about who they are and the range of professional display brands they distribute.

We spoke to TMM Group about who they are and how they are transforming the breathing experience of customers.

Tracxn has released its Fintech UK Report. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, provides insights into the UK’s fintech space.

Consumers across the UK and Ireland are able to profit from their purchase data via a free smartphone app. Unbanx allows individuals to easily share their spending history anonymously and securely, whilst earning rewards in the process.

Exchange, the tech scale-up support programme is launching in Leeds, with applications open now to support the next generation of Yorkshire tech businesses.

Liberis, a global embedded business finance platform, has announced that it has secured additional financing from Silicon Valley Bank UK to grow its European business.

Growing businesses have become adept at pivoting and adapting to rapidly changing circumstances over the past few years, and this trend looks set to continue as we kick off 2023.

FITFCK, a dating brand for gym-enthusiasts, proudly welcomed a panel of investors to their recent angel syndicate. The fitness dating brand connects likeminded gym lovers through IRL fitness dating events and is well on its way to storming into the digital space – starting with their soon to be released IOS and android compatible dating app and brand new YouTube channel.

According to Cancer Research UK, almost one in two people will develop cancer in the course of their lifetime. While survival rates in the UK have doubled in the last 40 years, a record number of patients are facing delays and disruptions in accessing oncological treatment across the UK, especially since the start of COVID-19.