With over 200 social enterprise retail brands - a majority of which, 55%, are led by female founders - Social Supermarket, a certified B Corp, serves as a catalyst for organisations prioritising social impact over profit. The company's central mission – to simplify ethical and sustainable purchasing for businesses and consumers – grows increasingly pertinent as consumer desire for societal impact becomes more pronounced.

By working with IDVerse, Experian will allow its entire customer base to carry out identity verification checks as part of the customer journey. It also enables Experian to widen its partner ecosystem, making the end-to-end onboarding process seamless for clients and consumers.

he funding round was led by Climate Tech VC Systemiq Capital and includes an impressive group of investors across the construction industry and technology. The funding will scale Qflow’s operations in the UK and grow its presence in the US and Australia.

Talis announces the first closing of its third and largest $175m early-stage fund, focused on helping founders build disruptive, category-defining and enduring businesses.

Molymem which spun out of The University of Manchester in December 2022 with SEED equity of £500,000 led by Cambridge Angels has doubled its funding runway to over £1m with a further new investment from Green Angel Syndicate and Manchester based GC Angels.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has revealed that around 90 organisations have suffered personal data breaches following the recent Capita cyber-attack that happened in March earlier this year.

Embedded finance SaaS provider Toqio has announced a new Vice President of Sales. With over 14 years of experience in finance and technical sales, Michael Pierce joins Toqio to lead its commercial and marketing teams.

A chain of medical clinics which specialises in treating varicose veins and thread veins has raised £1.5m in debt funding from Frontier Development Capital (FDC) to help it expand into new locations nationwide.

Pyrpose, a breakthrough climate finance platform which connects climate conscious consumers directly with climate innovators to reduce future carbon emissions, is looking to accelerate its growth trajectory after announcing today that it has completed its fundraise.

Working with Cardiff Council as part of a trial of non-prescribed zebra crossings, VivaCity’s AI sensors have collected anonymous road user data to understand the crossings’ impact on pedestrian and vehicle interactions.

UrbanChain has previously received significant investment from Innovate UK and the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero.

Signaloid, the computing platform allowing companies to understand real-time uncertainty for autonomous decisions, has raised a seed round of £3 million led by IQ Capital, with additional investment from Type One and Creator Fund.

Tobin Capital founder, Luke Tobin, has announced his investment in the pop-up marketplace Sook. Taking vacant retail spaces, Sook transforms them into adaptive ‘pop-up’ shops by installing modular digital fit-outs which can be rented by the hour.

Duke has received net cash of US$11.2 million at closing, delivering a total gain of US$2.4 million over Duke’s initial investment amount, provided to Instor in March 2023.

With over three decades of experience in fintech, Julie was previously CEO of NatWest Rapid Cash, where she led a 50-strong team which grew the client base more than 700x in just over two years.

The Citation Group, leading global compliance specialist, has acquired Timetastic, a mobile-first absence management app, used by 10,000 small and medium sized businesses around the world.

TripleLift, the ad tech platform elevating digital advertising, announces Joyce Liu as Chief Financial Officer. Liu leads financial operations for the company’s next phase of growth as it expands its audience targeting, connected television and retail media roadmap.

Menopause can have a significant impact on somebody’s daily life, including in the workplace, making it imperative for business leaders to offer employees as much support as they can as their workforce navigate the symptoms of menopause including fatigue, hot flushes, mood changes and sleep disturbances.

Nonprofit group WiNFUND is pleased to announce Nigerian Afropop sensation Yemi Alade as its global ambassador.

An inspiring social enterprise from Tottenham, which supports underprivileged  young people, was crowned ‘Small Business of the Year’ at the Small Awards, as outstanding small businesses from across the UK gathered for a special awards evening in London last week.