The Consumer Technology Association CTA today announced its CES 2023 C Space keynote conversation, featuring Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian and MediaLink founder and CEO Michael E. Kassan. The keynote, “Building Connection & Community in a Non-Stop World,” will explore how successful consumer brands are combining technology with ingenuity to engage dedicated followers and create superfans.

Deeptech Labs, voted ‘Hottest Accelerator’ at The Europas Tech Awards 2022, has hosted its bi-annual Demo Day, showcasing its Autumn cohort of five pre-Series A deeptech companies as well as welcoming back cohort alumni member Autofill.

Implandata have been crowned the Med-Tech World Summit Pitch champions. The Pitching Competition is the premium opportunity for healthtech startups to display their ideas in front of experts and gain recognition.

New research commissioned by Virgin StartUp, a not-for-profit organisation which helps budding founders start or grow their new business, reveals that more than a third (36%) of UK adults believe children who are good at playing Christmas board games like Monopoly, are more likely to become entrepreneurs in later life.

Visitors to ISE 2023 should be sure to visit the thriving Congress Square area, right at the heart of the Fira.

iDenfy joined forces with the leading NFT platform for creators and collectors, NeftyBlocks. iDenfy’s four-step AI-powered ID verification will secure NeftyBlocks and guarantee a swift customer onboarding experience.

Globalstar has announced a commercial agreement with Wiagro, an Agtech startup from Argentina. Globalstar is supplying Wiagro with 2,500 ST100 satellite modem transmitters for their Smart Silobag, which allows for the remote monitoring of grain conditions stored in silo bags. The partnership is effective immediately with completion of deployment anticipated through the end of 2024. 

Partnering with Hubs for custom part production, EV charging company LEKTRI.CO developed a range of revolutionary EV chargers to cut energy costs and make EV charging more accessible.

thirdweb, the technology platform for building NFT and Web3 apps, is launching GamingKit, a kit specifically for Web3 gaming developers, in partnership with Coinbase.

Compassion, resilience, self-awareness, and belief are all characteristics of a successful entrepreneur. Jaz Broughton is on a mission to empower 10,000 to follow their goals, and realise that ambition is not a dirty word, and being a high achiever isn’t a bad thing.

In response to the growing relevance of content production and distribution technologies across the pro-AV and systems integration market, ISE 2023 will see a host of new features focused on this exciting area, including a new dedicated area in Hall 6.

2022 was a year for the history books - the impact of Roe v. Wade being overturned will be felt for years to come in and outside of the US. As we head into 2023, Dr. Elina Berglund Scherwitzl, Co-Founder and co-CEO of Natural Cycles, shares her thoughts on the short-term impacts of how the decision will impact the women’s health industry over the next year, as well as other predictions for the women’s health space in 2023.

Two of Sweden’s fastest-growing fintech companies are joining forces in a partnership to provide easier and more accessible growth financing for retailers that import goods.

A research report commissioned by global HR technology and employee engagement company Reward Gateway calls for HR managers to include practical, human-centred solutions in their core strategy for 2023 to boost engagement.

Aura, the leading innovator in WiFi-connected picture frames, has announced the company has raised $26M in growth capital to support increased manufacturing and future development of the brand’s connected frames and private family photo-sharing app.

A new boutique technology communications consultancy, Duet London, has launched to make senior communications expertise truly accessible for fast-growing startups and scale ups that need an ‘A team’ to compete with larger and more established incumbents.

A digital platform which is set to revolutionise lending to both individuals and businesses is being launched by Prime Bank, a leading private commercial bank in Bangladesh with the system powered by AGAM, a next generation UK Fintech.

Clean Food Group – a pioneering UK-based food-tech business that has developed a revolutionary and sustainable, bioequivalent alternative to palm oil has announced that it has received investment from Doehler Ventures, part of the Doehler Group, a global producer, marketer and provider of technology-driven natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the global food, beverage and nutrition industry.

Sustainability is a growing trend in many industries, with energy consumption and financial savings as top motivating factors, and technology is available to assist with this. Businesses are becoming more aware of their carbon footprint, the impact technology and data storage have on this, and the need to have sustainable systems in place for the future. 

Venture Capital firm, QVentures announces their latest Pre-Seed Fund investment into Taxd, a consumer fintech platform simplifying tax returns for individuals and businesses.