Black Swan Data – the data science and consumer behaviour prediction company – has closed an $18.5M growth fundraise led by Oxx.

Businesses reported a fall in confidence this month, declining 10 points to 28% according to the latest Lloyds Bank Business Barometer. This is the lowest level since March 2021 when the economy emerged from the second Covid-19 wave.

Ophelos, the technology firm and pending B-corp using AI to radically rethink the debt resolution process in the UK, has raised its Seed round, totalling £5 million (GBP).

Leading home healthcare tech platform Birdie has announced $30m in Series B funding as it aims to radically improve the lives of millions of elderly people.

SAS: Who Dares Wins stars, Jason Fox from Clapham and Ollie Ollerton from Burton, today announced the acquisition of their fitness app, ‘Battle Ready 360’.

Due to high demand, Currensea has reappraised its crowdfunding target and is currently continuing to accept investment from UK investors for a short time on the Seedrs platform.

Midlands-founded startup Live Tech Games, now based in London, has been awarded three awards at the Midlands final of the illustrious National StartUp Awards.

Autistic individuals typically score 10 per cent higher in their digital skills aptitude than those with neurotypical traits, according to new data from digital skills company WithYouWithMe (WYWM).

Cytomos, an Edinburgh-based life science company that has developed a proprietary new approach to analysing cells, has secured £1.6m funding to progress the development and qualification of its novel cell analysis platform.

Nedap, the global leader in RFID solutions, has today announced that Hugo Boss, one of the leading companies in the premium segment of the global apparel market, has selected Nedap’s iD Cloud platform for its retail business.

Debite, the financing platform for early-stage companies, is today announcing the appointment of Uma Balachandra as its first Head of Revenue.

WorkBuzz has secured the funding from its existing backers Mercia and Foresight, both of which invested via the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), alongside funding from private investors.

EMJ Europe’s leading digital health communications company, has announced a new chapter with a confident rebrand as the organisation aims to play an enhanced role in global healthcare education.

Three of the last remaining major retailers to resist the move online have signalled their surrender. ParcelHero says their capitulation is a victory for common sense.

A new ‘Green Credit Score’ is being launched to deliver cheaper finance to environmentally responsible SMEs across the UK.

Your Overseas Home offers a wealth of informative assets to help home buyers in their property purchase journey, as well as listing thousands of properties for sale in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece and Cyprus.

Magical Mushroom Company, the sustainable packaging challenger harnessing the magic of mushrooms, has raised £3m in seed funding to scale its eco-friendly packaging solution.

Big Issue Group has revealed its exciting new rebrand and ambitious five-year strategy, which will reflect the organisation’s response to the huge challenges faced by the rapidly growing number of people living in poverty across the UK.

Pi Labs, has published ‘Unreal Estate: Metaverse, extended reality and the future of our physical world’, the real estate sector’s first ever report on current perceptions of the metaverse within the industry and its future impact.

Within an hour of opening its first crowdfunding round publicly, 3ti, the UK’s leading designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks (SCPs), has smashed its initial £500,000 investment target.