Private company investment platform Seedrs has much to celebrate after reporting a record-breaking 2020, with £293M invested into pitches. The new figures bring the total amount invested through the platform since launch to over £1B.
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Kirstie Pickering
15.01.2021
London tech firms raise $10.5B in venture capital investment in 2020, with fintech, enterprise tech and healthtech set to boost even further growth. How will 2021 compare?
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Maddyness UK
15.01.2021
COVID-19 has undoubtedly hit the ski industry hard, but the challenges have accelerated the determination of the founders behind Maison Sport.
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Kirstie Pickering
14.01.2021
Making the decision to leave the security of a reliable monthly income to go self-employed can be a step into the unknown. Carrie Elizabeth Dennahy, founder and CEO of Carrie Elizabeth Jewellery, decided to take that leap when she saw a gap in the market for more affordable, unique and well-crafted jewellery.
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Kirstie Pickering
14.01.2021
2021 is already bringing unwanted challenges for entrepreneurs, but it’s also creating opportunities to refresh business priorities. Alison Jackson-Carter, founder, Enlighten PR, explains why spending time dusting off your PR strategy could give you the competitive edge your brand needs to thrive this year.
14.01.2021
Anyone with Photoshop skills can recreate a fake certificate in just minutes. With this in mind, Yaz El Hakim, CEO, created VerifyEd to combat certification fraud and become an ally to the education sector.
14.01.2021
Connected Payments solutions provider Checkout.com has closed a $450M Series C fundraising round, giving the business a post-money valuation of $15B. This makes it the fourth largest fintech globally and EMEA’s most valuable venture-backed business.
13.01.2021
Despite the challenging effects of the coronavirus pandemic, tech businesses across the region in the North East of England are flourishing, with a total of 3,781 open IT-related roles according to new Adzuna data.
12.01.2021
According to new research released by Microsoft Surface, one in five Brits explored a new interest or passion in 2020 thanks to more free time created by COVID-19 restrictions. Despite this, not everyone seems to have the self belief to try a new creative outlet.
12.01.2021
With plans to launch in the US and further its European reach in 2021, banking platform Curve has secured $95M from a group of international investors as part of a successful Series C round.
12.01.2021
The Instagram influencer market’s value topped $5B in 2020 and shows no signs of slowing down. In 2014, Chloé Watts took advantage of the booming industry and founded chloédigital, a tech support membership service for content creators.
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Kirstie Pickering
11.01.2021
As the startup world continues to battle the uncertainty created by COVID-19, Crowdcube cofounder Luke Lang looks at the positives the year could hold for entrepreneurs and the opportunities that can be taken from the pandemic.
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Kirstie Pickering
06.01.2021
It is important that new infrastructure and technology is put in place to make the roads as safe as possible for all its users. CityMaaS, a UK startup improving accessible living for people with disabilities, has entered a new partnership that focuses on hazard reporting.
28.12.2020
The impact of coronavirus has created new challenges for cybersecurity. In the latest webinar in Wayra UK’s Big Tech Sister series, female tech founders discussed the impact of the global pandemic on cybersecurity and the fresh issues that have arisen.
24.12.2020
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