Mehmet T. Nane, Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of Pegasus Airlines, has been appointed Chairperson of the Board of Directors following the decision taken by the Board of Directors after the Ordinary General Meeting on Thursday, 30 March 2023.

Business confidence received a boost this month, increasing 11 points to 32%, the highest level since May 2022. This puts the level of business confidence above the long-term average of 28% for the first time since May last year.

London Tech Week 2023 will feature more content than ever across the new Start-up, Enterprise and Leaders Zones and seven stages, including the brand-new Transformation Stage, a larger demo zone, fresh content for scaleups, start-ups, and enterprise plus spotlights on UK entrepreneurship and inclusivity.

Fintech SaaS provider Toqio has announced a new Chairman for its board of directors. Gabriel de Montessus, Group President of Worldpay Global Enterprise, will be leading the board to ensure Toqio stays on track in its mission.

The Fold, the luxury women’s workwear brand, has raised £1.7 million in its crowdfund, following a successful campaign to encourage more women to invest.

These qualifications offer students the chance to develop new skills and improve career prospects, whilst pursuing their professional passions and developing further specialisations in their field.

Lyfeguard, a life planning assistant and document management platform, has appointed Vice President of Mastercard’s strategic growth division, John Garden, to its advisory board to lead business development strategy.

Anamcara, a new early stage venture capital fund to invest in companies defining the new wave of business technologies, has launched with a $10.6M fund.

Finverity, the digital ecosystem for trade and supply chain finance, today announces it has raised US$5 million in a heavily oversubscribed equity funding round from new and current investors.

Permia Sensing, the agricultural tech solution that’s transforming palm plantations with precision farming, has secured £250,000 in a pre-seed round led by early-stage focused venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners.

Ad industry veteran Ed Dinichert is joining TripleLift, the digital media platform on a mission to elevate advertising across every screen, as Chief Revenue Officer. The move comes at an inflection point for the company and the digital ad industry more broadly.

The vacation rental company Holidu is expanding its international presence with two more branches of its subsidiary Bookiply in France.

UK-based event ticketing platform, Citizen Ticket, has announced the appointment of former Skyscanner executive Carolyn Jameson as its new Chair.

Cobalt Too CIC, has received £45K in funding from Big Issue Invest to help refurbish its current premises and expand its offering to local artists by providing further studio space.

Luna Daily, the intimate body care brand, has closed a £3m investment round and has entered into North America as the first exclusive UK intimate care brand to launch at global beauty retailer, Sephora.

The grant is part of IFAD’s Crisis Response Initiative (CRI) which seeks to protect livelihoods and build resilience in rural communities by addressing the urgent needs caused by the crisis, while tapping into new market opportunities for small-scale producers.

In January, Tech Nation announced it would cease operations in its current form,  following the award of its core government grant funding to Barclays Bank, ending a decade of work as the UK’s growth platform for tech startups and founders.

The news comes following kennek’s $4.5 million pre-seed funding round as the company announced its expansion plans. The funding round was led by Dutch Founders Fund, ffVC and Plug and Play Ventures.

After a stellar career of over 22 years with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) and a successful stint as Managing Director & CEO during the last 6 years, Rajesh Gopinathan has decided to step down from the company to pursue his other interests.

Patch, a company on a mission to reignite UK high streets by empowering thousands of people to “work near home”, has announced a £3m fundraise and the launch of two new sites which will accelerate its plans to bring community-driven “neighbourhood workspaces” to every high street in the country.