The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has announced a landmark strategy to end digital poverty in the United Kingdom by 2030, setting out six core missions and calling on government, industry, and local communities to work together to achieve this aim.

Cashplus Bank, the leading digital SME bank, has today announced the expansion of its Liverpool office, with plans to double its presence in the Northwest over the next five years.

Orbital Witness, the technology platform revolutionising the UK’s £4bn property due diligence market, has raised a £7.5m in a Series A round led by proptech investor Parker89.

Barcelona-based Mitiga Solutions, a science-based climate-tech company that applies science and technology to improve prevention, resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards using AI and high-performance computing, has raised a €13.25M Series A.

Covatic, developer of a best-in-class privacy-first audience targeting solution, today announced it raised $5 million in its Series A funding round, led by Manchester-based venture capital investor Praetura Ventures.

A HRtech business which helps companies to benchmark themselves against competitors has raised £1.4m from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, Mercia’s EIS funds, the Angel Co-Fund  and private investors.

Nory, the AI powered operating system for hospitality businesses, has secured €7M in a seed funding round co-led by Triple Point Ventures and Samaipata VC. Participating investors also include Playfair Capital, Cavalry VC and Circlerock Capital.

TMF Group, a leading global provider of compliance and administrative services, today announced the appointment of three new supervisory board members.

Set to shake up the vehicle access landscape, Karfu hit its investment target of £300,000 on crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, and the money raised will help generate awareness with consumers and vehicle and mobility brands, while building a community of money-saving, sustainability-minded experts.

This acquisition forms part of the broader M&A strategy to further build on Inspired Thinking Group’s global production business through the acquisition of like-minded businesses in the creative production space throughout the US and Europe.

Joining from Social Chain where she was Happiness Manager, Hannah’s appointment comes at an exciting time for Code after its recent move into WPP’s new Manchester Campus. Over 550 staff across several agencies, including EssenceMediacom and Wavemaker, will now be based at the new site in Enterprise City to drive growth and creativity.

By acquiring Krauthammer, Lepaya establishes itself as the premier upskilling and transformation company catering to the needs of large-scale corporate entities, offering top-notch leadership training to their senior management, thus facilitating the profound transformation of global businesses.

Bio&Me, created by The Gut Health Doctor, Dr Megan Rossi, BSc, PhD RD, is delighted to have been recognised as a certified B Corporation, achieving a high 95.9 B Impact Score.

To help the firm reach its ambitious YoY growth target, Wild PR will help drive brand awareness, generate high-quality online visibility, and elevate the presence of the company’s sector services through a bespoke SEO-focused digital PR strategy.

Helping businesses take back control of their growth, sales pipeline acceleration platform RevenueHero, is today announcing a $5.1 million Pre-Series A funding round led by Stellaris Venture Partners with participation from existing investor Together Fund.

Currently Assistant Chief Executive – Chief Marketing Officer (interim) for the London Borough of Newham, she has responsibility for leading a transformation in how Council’s use of data and creativity to improve engagement.

The DSW Ventures SEIS Fund, which aligns with changes to the SEIS tax rules introduced in April, will target early-stage technology businesses and university spin-outs outside the London-Oxbridge ‘golden triangle’.

Intel Corporation’s early-stage accelerator program, Intel Ignite, continues to grow, selecting 30 new disruptive deep-tech startups to join its global cohorts, establishing a customer advisory board and launching a new program in London.

In the next twelve months, Amazon will fund over 300 new apprenticeship roles in small businesses and organisations selling on Amazon, Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers, creative industry partners and local authorities through the company’s apprenticeship levy.

GDP fell by 0.3% in March 2023 compared with the previous month, but rose by 0.1% in the three months to March.