To help meet demand, Gareth Jones launched AI Global Robotics Ltd – based in Deeside, Mochdre and St Asaph – in partnership with Pudu Robotics, a leader in manufacturing robots for a range of sectors and solutions.

Azets, the SME-focused international accounting and business advisory firm, announces a national recruitment drive, with 900 roles being added across its UK business over the next 12 months.

Okredo, an open data startup based in Lithuania, has closed its follow-up investment round after raising 650,000 EUR.

Propel Finance is expanding and diversifying its funding base to support its continuing growth and support for UK SMEs, following multiple initial funding rounds with the British Business Bank.

The number of UK sectors reporting falling output approached levels not seen since periods of lockdown, according to the latest Lloyds Bank UK Sector Tracker.

Store management platform Dukkantek has quickly scaled across the MENA region as SMB retailers adopted their tech for customer services, business processes and faster growth.

Molyneux joins from Masthaven Bank, where he led teams in business development, account management and product design across bridging and development finance for nearly 10 years.

The acquisition is a strategic move for Groubook as they continue to expand into new regions with a high priority on their student business.

The high-end global marketplace for sneakers, The Edit LDN is progressing into the metaverse by creating a premium store within Bloktopia’s crypto paradise.

Methane gas has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over the first 20 years of its release into the atmosphere and accounts for around 25% of today’s global warming.

The five young companies, all supported by the University’s commercialisation service, Edinburgh Innovations, have been awarded around £100,000 each through SMART:SCOTLAND grants.

Glambook, a SaaS beauty platform for self-employed professionals and their clients, has completed its seed round of investments, raising $2.5 million from venture capital angels.

The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards is the UK’s most prestigious awards programme celebrating the innovation, success, and resilience of British business.

Cera (Cera Care Limited), Europe’s largest provider of digital-first home healthcare, today announces that it has raised ~$320m (£260m) in equity and debt.

Cornerstone VC, born out of black-led angel group Cornerstone Partners, has launched a £20m fund to invest in exceptional entrepreneurs in the UK from diverse backgrounds.

Australian adtech company Veridooh has launched in the UK as part of its plans to take its independent out-of-home (OOH) verification solution to new markets around the world.

Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem behind the largest cryptocurrency exchange, today announced the appointment of its Co-Founder Yi He as the new head of its venture capital (VC) arm and incubator, Binance Labs.

The inaugural Black Talent Awards provides a vital platform for championing both individual professionals and their achievements as well as employers and organisations that have made tangible and accountable efforts to improve diversity, equity and inclusion.