SleekFlow, a leading SaaS omnichannel social commerce platform, has launched its new UK operation following an $8m Series A funding round.

Coolbrook, a transformational technology and engineering company, has today announced the appointment of former Executive Vice President of Strategy and Industrial Partnerships, Joonas Rauramo, as the new CEO of the company.

SymTerra, a communications platform for the construction project supply chain, has closed its first seed round at $1.7m, with a global investor base led by Samaipata, with participation from Nemetschek, Pi Labs and Accel.

Optimal Decisions, a new business transformation consultancy that enables business leaders to optimise their individual and team decision-making, has opened its doors for business.

New data has revealed that half of recent graduates received no advice or encouragement on starting their own business – a worrying prospect for the future growth of new business in the UK.

PhysioMedics is poised to scale its commercial operations after securing growth capital from investors led by Archangels, the world’s longest continually operated business angel syndicate.

THRIVE Learning, the world’s first complete digital Learning and Skills Platform, has reached an elusive growth milestone after its annual recurring revenue (ARR) soared to £4.2 million.

Data Access Governance software firm Torsion Information Security has successfully closed a £1.1 million funding round co-led by Bayes Entrepreneurship Fund, Juno Capital and The FSE Group, alongside investors from several prestigious Cambridge angel networks.

One in five UK sole traders have never heard of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA), despite the government announcing it seven years ago, a new report has found.

UK micromobility startup bo announces its first product, the bo M. bo M is a radical rethink and total redesign of the e-scooter, introducing the single biggest innovation leap in scooter technology: Safesteer™.

WeWALK, the London-headquartered company behind unique products that enhance the lives of visually impaired people, has secured funding for a £1.7m Designed for Ageing project through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

The global Non-Fungible Token (NFT) market size is expected to reach around £84bn ($97.6 billion) by 2028, rising at a market growth of 31.6%, according to a new global study.

British businesses have been helped to export to 61 countries around the world over the past year with £7.4 billion of government support – providing a significant boost to jobs and the UK economy.

Energy data analytics startup Modo Energy has secured a £3.2m pre-Series A funding round led by Fred Olsen Ltd, with participation from Triple Point Ventures and existing investors, to optimise energy storage for organisations looking towards net-zero targets.

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.