Remote, the leader in building, managing, and supporting global distributed workforces, today announced that Barbara Matthews has joined as its Chief People Officer. In her role, she owns the strategic planning, implementation, and scalability of the company through its distributed team around the world.

High Speed Training, a leading provider of online training and e-learning, has been certified as a B Corporation, underlining the company’s commitment to creating positive impacts on its staff, customers and the environment.

Offices and co-working spaces located along the route of the Elizabeth Line have seen significant year-on-year increases in attendance, according to new data released ahead of the first anniversary of the London’s newest tube line.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a series of new business support services to help companies in London high-growth sectors, create the jobs of tomorrow for Londoners.

The British Business Bank has announced the appointment of Louise McCoy as Commercial Managing Director, Small Business Lending, effective from Monday 1 May 2023, in a newly-created senior-level role.

This announcement is the first senior hire since the recent appointment of Matt Russell as CEO, who is committed to expanding Zest’s senior leadership team to drive future growth of the business.

Global Screening Services (GSS), a RegTech innovator focused on financial transaction screening, has announced that Stephen Gilderdale will be appointed as Senior Advisor to the business.

AccelerComm, the company with IP which optimizes 5G radio access network performance, today announced it has closed £21.5m in Series B funding from Parkwalk, Swisscom and Hostplus together with participation from existing investors Bloc Ventures, IP Group and IQ Capital.

Freshsound, the self-serve licensing platform for commercially released music, has closed a seed funding round of €2 million.

Spend intelligence platform Spendkey can today announce that it has raised £358,000 in pre-seed funding from early-stage investors Fuel Ventures and Scalebridge Capital, as well as several angel investors.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has urged clients of Capita to investigate their data and IT systems following a ransomware attack in late March.

Kertos is the first true data privacy and compliance automation product in Europe, leading the next  generation of European privacy technology. Through its no-code system integrations and automated  privacy workflows, Kertos closes the gap between data privacy regulation and its operational  execution.

CTW23 positions the city and the UK in the world spotlight by uniting companies, organisations and academic institutions and showcasing the best of the region and its cutting-edge technology.

ECA today announced a multi-million pound investment from Pelican Capital LLP (“Pelican”) to accelerate development of its software-as-a-service businesses that help companies manage their internationally mobile workforce.

By combining human support with assistive technology AutonoMe have developed a support programme that enables people with learning disabilities and autism to realise their full potential.

hackajob, the full stack technical hiring platform, announces a $25m Series B funding round led by Boston-based growth equity firm, Volition Capital, with participation from existing investors AXA Venture Partners and Foresight.

NetBird, a Berlin-based open-source private network platform, has raised €1.1M in a pre-seed round.

Team ITG, the technology-led, marketing activation business, has brought the beach to Birmingham to deliver a state-of-the-art extended virtual production marketing campaign for fashion retailer Jaeger. 

Ambr, a burnout prevention software company, announced today that it has successfully closed its $900k pre-seed funding round. The investment was led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from Pi Labs, APX VC, Plug & Play, Loyal VC and a number of strategic angels.

Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, today announces that it has provided the East of England with over 7,300 loans worth more than £70 million from the programme since 2012.