Oxford based sustainable underwear brand, Y.O.U Underwear, has been selected as the winner of the Simply Business £25,000 Business Boost Initiative, designed to provide support for small businesses during the cost of living crisis.

The announcement comes as JourneyHero strengthens its platform with an ever-richer set of travel content in advance of it beginning its roll-out of the platform across Europe and internationally.

Propel, the fastest-growing asset finance company in the UK, is proud to announce it has formed a landmark strategic partnership with Samsung Capital.

In a boost to the West Midlands economy, Advanced, one of the largest providers of software and services to the UK market, is to relocate its UK corporate headquarters to the iconic Mailbox, one of Birmingham’s largest commercial buildings.

ReBOUND Returns and Cycleon is unifying under one name: ReBound, a Reconomy Group company to deliver a global, end-to-end, tech-enabled returns management solution that makes returns smart, scalable, simple and sustainable.

Latest statistics released by The Insolvency Service show the annual rate of company insolvencies in England & Wales is now the highest it has been in eight years.

Zen Educate, a simple, streamlined platform that connects schools with temporary and full-time teachers and teaching assistants, has secured a £19.3m Series A extension round.

The group was tasked with identifying what the world might look like in 2030 and, in response to that world, developing a payment product designed for 12-18-year-olds that would be relevant both today and in 2030.

Smartech, known for its experience-led stores that bring together some of the world's most innovative products for visitors to try out in-person, celebrated its 6th anniversary.

Calculus, a leading provider of tax efficient investments, announces the launch of its new HMRC-approved Knowledge Intensive Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Fund.

Notion Capital and Credo Ventures have led a $1.5m pre-seed round of funding for Munch. The investment enables Munch to further develop its platform that lets anyone craft authentic, hyper-personal, multi-functional websites using just their smartphone.

Mobile vehicle repair aggregator Axioma has secured a £150,000 investment from early-stage focused venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners as part of a follow-on seed round.

The acquisition reinforces Sage’s commitment to sustainability, in line with its purpose of knocking down barriers so everyone can thrive.

MFS Africa, the largest digital payments hub in Africa, and ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, announced they will collaborate to protect MFS Africa’s growing network of services against financial crimes.

Lightspeed has partnered with the brand across its 44 UK stores and online offering, implementing Lightspeed’s Marketing & Loyalty technology, powered by Marsello and GiftUp, to create a truly seamless omnichannel experience for the customers.

Jellysmack, the global leader in the creator economy that entertains millions every day, has announced a multi-year content licensing collaboration featuring NBA highlights, on Jellysmack’s original digital channels across Europe.

Baserow, an open-source, no-code database collaborative platform startup, has launched Baserow Enterprise.

Cambridge-based InferSens announced the first application of its game-changing sensor technology, which brings sophisticated deep learning to extremely low-power sensors.

Gunner Cocktails Ltd, the luxury cocktail brand founded by Burgh Island owner Giles Fuchs, has reported that sales have doubled year-on-year since the launch of its non-alcoholic, ready-to-drink Gunner Saint last year.

UK-based logtech startup Zeus, which is modernising road freight management with its next-generation digital freight matching platform, has raised £1.8 million in its first-ever angel funding round.