With signs that strikes may be abating for the time being, new data from small business lender iwoca reveals that SMEs have lost out on 680,000 days of trading per month, due to industrial action.

HeavyFinance, a climate tech investment marketplace for the agricultural industry, has successfully raised €3 million during its seed funding round, led by VC firm Practica Capital.

Fertility wellness brand OVUM has launched the world’s first fully recyclable pregnancy test, following the success of its fertility supplement that is trusted by some of the UK and Europe’s leading fertility clinics and NHS trusts.

Piclo, the world’s leading flexibility services marketplace, has closed its Series B funding round and raised £8.3 million to further strengthen its market leading position in the UK and Europe, as well as grow its international presence in the US, and Asia-Pacific.

By building upon the extensive knowledge of the six business schools’ research centres and faculty, together with Nordic Innovation’s extensive industry expertise, the Institute sets out to contribute to enabling Europe to become a leading global scaleup ecosystem through joint research and educational initiatives across borders.

Three major construction and infrastructure companies have agreed to participate in the Industrial Safetytech Regulatory Sandbox, the world’s first regulatory sandbox for industrial safetytech.

Heriot-Watt University has announced the appointment of Grant Wheeler as Head of Commercialisation, a key strategic role which aims to transform innovative academic research into business and entrepreneurship opportunities.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is launching a new Enterprise Hub in Wales to support engineering and technology entrepreneurs across the country.

Green Angel Syndicate has announced that its Climate Change Fund fifth round has closed with a record amount that is almost twice the size of its previous round, raised in less time than ever before.

DSW Ventures, the venture capital arm of the Dow Schofield Watts group, is launching its first Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) fund to enable private investors to benefit from tax incentives while funding regional start-ups.

emma, the first end-to-end, no-code multi-cloud management application platform, today announces that it has raised $6 million in Seed funding in a round led by RTP Global, with participation from AltaIR Capital and CircleRock Capital.

SphereTrax, the music licensing marketplace that puts the power and rewards in musicians’ hands, has secured £250,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by early-stage focused venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners.

BlackCurve has secured £750,000 in new funding from investors including Nauta Capital and ACF Investors, bringing its total raised to £3.7 million. 

Danish company, QuadSAT ApS, has secured €9 million in funding to scale up its operations. The company has already worked with leading satellite companies, including OneWeb, SES, and the European Space Agency.

The long-awaited Spring Budget 2023, presented by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has finally been released. In a speech exceeding an hour, the Chancellor unveiled a range of measures aimed at reducing unemployment, boosting the economy, and providing support for businesses.

Partnering up with Save the Children U.S. - Dr.PAWPAW created a collaboration product with the charity through the Dr.PAWPAW Shimmer Balm 25ml.

Screencastify, the leading end-to-end video creation platform, today announced major milestones and company momentum as it continues to deliver the simplest screen capture and video editing capabilities to users around the globe.

Based in Ilkley in Yorkshire, Eventum was founded in 2020 by John Naybour and Paul Atherton, who between them have almost 50 years’ experience in developing and marketing orthopaedic devices. They designed Quadsense with input from leading surgeons worldwide.

The STEM ReCharge initiative, launched and funded by the Government Equality Hub, will provide return to work career coaching, job skills training and sector-specific upskilling and mentoring to returners with tech or engineering experience.

UK-based Legislate announced it has added $3.6M in funding in a round led by Parkwalk Advisors, with participation from Oxford Capital and several high-profile angel investors.