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This week’s UK tech funding deals include AI customer service agent developer PolyAI, consumer tech firm Nothing and more. UKTN tracked £153.95m worth of UK tech investment this week (15 December to 19 December), a 25% week-on-week increase across nine funding rounds. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals. PolyAI – £64.3m ...
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The FTSE 100 index has surpassed 10,000 points for the first time, marking a significant stock market milestone on the first trading day of the year. The index rose to an all-time high of 10,046 before easing slightly. The milestone is a major moment for Britain’s stock market, which increased in value by over a ... Read more ›
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) led by owners with strong professional networks experience higher growth and profitability, according to new research from American Express. The Peer Power study, conducted in partnership with The Entrepreneurs Network, highlights a connection between the strength of professional networks and improved commercial performance. Based on responses from 500 founders and ... Read more ›
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UK-based qualitative analytics startup WholeSum has raised £730k to accelerate product development, expand its science and engineering teams and scale early enterprise deployments. WholeSum offers a hybrid AI analytics layer for qualitative data, converting large volumes of free text into auditable insights. Designed to integrate directly via API, the platform outputs quantified, reproducible insights that ... Read more ›
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A new innovation centre has opened in West Sussex to support ambitious entrepreneurs in thriving and growing their businesses. Crawley Innovation Centre helps startups, scale-ups and long-established innovative companies by providing an environment that features 24 offices, seven light industrial workshops for prototyping, product testing and demonstrations, co-working and hot desk spaces, meeting rooms, event ... Read more ›
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While AI is taking on work across the economy, supervising AI agents is likely to have hidden challenges and these demands must be quantified, acknowledged and built into roles, say researchers from Microsoft and Imperial College London. Published in the Society of Occupational Medicine’s (SOM) journal Occupational Medicine, researchers say AI is likely to make ... Read more ›
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The London Stock Exchange saw a flurry of IPO activity in the final quarter of 2025 as it positioned itself for a rebound in 2026, says EY’s latest IPO analysis. There were 11 IPOs in the UK in Q4 2025, raising £1.9bn in total. This brought the total number of listings in 2025 to 23 ... Read more ›
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Accenture has acquired UK-based AI native services and products business Faculty to help its clients reinvent core and critical business processes with AI. Founded in 2014, Faculty works with public and private sector clients to deploy AI solutions in the UK and other key markets. Its services include AI strategy, AI safety and the design, ... Read more ›
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The UK government has introduced new cybersecurity measures to make online public services more secure and resilient so people can use them with confidence, whether applying for benefits, paying taxes or accessing healthcare. Backed by over £210m, the Government Cyber Action Plan sets out how the government will meet the growing range of online threats. ... Read more ›
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London-based Apex Rides has raised £420k to boost its connected fitness platform built to make studio workouts more accessible, affordable and inclusive. The investment round included participation from FundMyPitch, strategic angels and VCs, and will be used to further invest in product development and the business’s transition to a hardware-agnostic, app-first model. Originally launched with ... Read more ›
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