We were delighted to have partnered with Big Data LDN for the event of the year for data and AI professionals at London Olympia earlier this week. The two-day conference, which delved into the latest advances in data security, analytics, and AI-driven protection, was filled with insightful presentations from top-tier speakers and innovative exhibitors. It […]
London, UK, 18 September 2024 — Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA), today marks 30 years of the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). A report commissioned by EISA with Beauhurst to mark the anniversary highlights the positive impact of the scheme. According to the report, EIS-backed companies generated £192 billion in revenue between 2014 and 2023, creating an […]
London, UK, 25 July 2024 – Jarvis, a pension fintech that empowers employees to plan for their ideal retirement actively, has raised £1.8 million in seed funding in a round co-led by Ascension VC and Cornerstone VC, with participation from Tokio Marine Future Fund. The investment will support growth and product development as it integrates […]
Just like that, London Tech Week 2024 has been and gone – and what a week it was! Ater 10 years and becoming one of the most highly anticipated weeks in the tech ecosystem and community, it was great to see such a big turnout at both the conference and fringe events. As FieldHouse […]
June 18 2024, Toronto: Kuda, the money app for Africans, will launch a digital wallet in Canada in Q3, as it continues its global expansion, following a launch in the UK in 2022. The digital wallet will enable thousands of Africans in Canada to combat high remittance fees, which currently average 6.2%, according to the […]
Solihull, 13 June 2024, Purplebricks, the UK’s most popular estate agency¹, has appointed Nick Gunga as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Gunga joins Purplebricks from TalkTalk, founded by Sir Charles Dunstone in 2003 before being demerged from Carphone Warehouse in 2010. In his 19-year long tenure at TalkTalk, Gunga held numerous roles, most recently Managing Director […]
London, 6th June 2024 – The Private Business Commission has launched its first report in collaboration with The Entrepreneurs Network, examining the environment for private businesses in the UK and identifying ten key policy recommendations for the incoming government. The report responds to growing concerns around the UK’s ability to scale ‘breakthrough businesses’ to their […]
California, 29th May 2024 – Firefly, the Multi-Cloud Control Plane solution that enables organizations to solve cloud complexity, has raised $23 million in Series A funding. This round was led by Vertex and included participation from Hanaco, SoftBank, InMotion Ventures (the investment arm of JLR) and Redseed. As enterprises across all sectors adopt multi-cloud strategies, […]
I feel as though we have blinked and event season is upon us once again. Throughout May and June, the ecosystem descends on tech and investment events across Europe – from Dublin Tech Summit to Super Venture, NOAH24, South Summit and London Tech Week. In just two months, there are more than 15 major industry […]
[Doncaster], 30 April 2024 – Purplebricks, the UK’s most popular estate agency¹, has launched Purplebricks Mortgages Limited and retired the Strike Financial Services brand. The move will see a team of more than 150 people operating under the Purplebricks Mortgages name, enabling customers to benefit from an end-to-end house buying solution on the Purplebricks platform. […]
London, 25th March 2024 – 1991 Ventures, has launched a £15 million fund to invest in untapped Ukrainian and Central Eastern European (CEE) startup talent with global potential to solve real-world problems. The fund is backed by prominent UK-based limited partners (LPs) Venrex and Samos Investments, early institutional investors in highly successful startup programmes Seedcamp […]
London, 20th February: Monumo, a technology business that couples deeptech AI innovation with traditional engineering expertise to redesign the electric motor, has emerged from stealth. Monumo’s patented technology has already produced a deeptech-generated design for a switched reluctance motor (SRM*) which reduces torque ripple by 50% across the drive cycle making it significantly smoother and […]