Tech Climbers has revealed its latest shortlist of the best performing product-led tech businesses in Greater Manchester that are making an impact. This week, the tech community gathered at the Cloud 23 cocktail bar in the heart of Manchester’s city centre as journalist Peter Stojanovic unveiled the 11 companies that made the official list and ... Read more ›
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NoBACZ Healthcare, a spinout company from the University of Cambridge developing novel technologies to treat wounds in livestock, has raised £4.8m in a new funding round. The new investment will support the development and commercialisation of the company’s patented “liquid bandage technology”, a new system for treating wounds on animals that it claims are healthier ... Read more ›
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London-based investor Concept Ventures has announced the close of its new $88m (£65.6m) Fund II, targeting UK and European early-stage tech firms. This marks the second institutionally backed fund from the Monzo and ElevenLabs investor. The raise was supported by limited partners including Aldea Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Marktlink Capital, Dominus, and Granite Capital ... Read more ›
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This week’s podcast guest is Richard Jeffery, co-founder and chief executive officer of ActiveOps, who discusses the challenges of managing work productivity in large organisations and the impact of AI on decision intelligence and operational efficiency. ActiveOps is a workflow management software provider founded in 2005, now operating in 40 countries around the world. Listen ... Read more ›
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MyEdSpace, a London-founded edtech platform that hosts live lessons and lectures, has raised $15m (£11.15m) in a Series A funding round. Founded in 2022, MyEdSpace is a digital schooling platform that claims to source teachers from the top 1% educators in the UK. The digitally hosted tutoring sessions have been used by more than 16,000 ... Read more ›
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OXCCU, a University of Oxford spinout developing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), has secured £20.75m for its Series B funding round. Considered by many in aviation to be the key to ensuring the industry can continue, SAF is a term describing a variety of fuels for aircrafts developed sustainably. While reliable large-scale SAF development has been ... Read more ›
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The latest group of aviation tech projects to be backed by the state-funded Future Flight Programme has been revealed. Innovate UK will deliver an investment of £4.4m across the 14 projects, which will aim to develop commercially viable and scalable use cases for drone and aviation technology. Among the funded projects are the ‘Dragon’s Heart’ ... Read more ›
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Willo, a recruitment technology based in Glasgow, has secured a £3m investment from the founder of cyber giant Mimecast. Founded in 2020, Willo is a candidate screening platform used by clients such as Samsung, DPD, Toyota and the NHS. The platform is used to verify candidate credentials, something particularly necessary, according to the company, amid ... Read more ›
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A new sensor network using technology from Amazon Web Services (AWS) will collect live data to make the Natural History Museum the most intensively studied urban nature site of its kind. The network of 25 sensors have been installed across the Nature Discovery Garden, gathering a range of environmental and acoustic data. This includes temperature ... Read more ›
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This week’s UK tech funding deals include a record funding round by AI infrastructure firm Nscale and finance platform Tide. UKTN tracked £961m worth of UK tech investment this week (22 September to 26 September), a 314% week-on-week increase across seven funding rounds. Here’s your weekly roundup of UK tech startup funding deals. Nscale – ... Read more ›
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Vet-AI is a Leeds-based pet health tech scale-up making vet care more accessible and affordable through AI-driven virtual consultations. A recent innovation is their own AI triage LLM which aims to transform how pet owners get care. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, co-founder Paul Hallett discusses the importance of surrounding yourself with good people, ... Read more ›
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A new digital ID scheme will be rolled out across the UK in an effort to make it easier to use vital government services and help combat illegal working. The scheme will be available to all UK citizens and legal residents and will end the need for complicated identity checks which rely on copies of ... Read more ›
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In March, the UK government set out plans for what it called the biggest building programme since the second World War. The new Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes twelve new towns, each expected to deliver at least 10,000 homes. It’s a huge opportunity, but are UK firms prepared to seize it? The UK construction industry ... Read more ›
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London-based AI data centre firm Nscale has raised $1.1bn (£824m) in a Series B funding round, a record total in the UK and Europe. The funding will be used to further its global deployment of large scale AI infrastructure and was led by Norwegian investor Aker ASA with support from existing stakeholders such as NVIDIA ... Read more ›
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Strolling around the innovation district in the Olympic Park, one could almost believe they were in the heart of Silicon Valley, if it weren’t for the decidedly grey East London sky. Exploring the Here East complex, you can find global companies, early-stage startups looking to turn vision into reality, university students and staff researching away ... Read more ›
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Quantum computer-powered bond trading has performed 34% better than classical techniques in a trial conducted by HSBC and IBM. The two firms were jointly exploring how quantum computers can be used to predict how likely a bond trade would be filled at a quoted price, with the findings suggesting the technology has a real future ... Read more ›
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The government has unveiled a coalition between local universities, skills providers and AI sector specialists to plan and build a new AI Growth Zone in the North East. New construction roles are set to be created and the new taskforce will work with local organisations to create training and apprenticeship routes to boost benefits across ... Read more ›
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The UK’s AI-skilled workforce will not be limited to the tech industry, with a variety of sectors expected to benefit from a new generation of AI workers, according to new research from Multiverse. In an analysis of more than 2,500 people enrolled in AI apprenticeship programmes by Multiverse, over two-thirds (67%) were in non-tech roles, ... Read more ›
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AI-powered trust management platform Vanta has opened its new London headquarters in the capital’s West End. Following a period of UK expansion, Kent House in Fitzrovia will serve as the hub for Vanta’s EMEA efforts. The announcement was celebrated at a launch event in the new 3,500 sq ft office space, where customers, partners, and ... Read more ›
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In partnership with Birmingham Tech Week. In the age of acceleration where transformational change is driven by rapid technological advancements, the West Midlands has been quietly but confidently establishing itself as one of Europe’s most promising innovation hubs. The UK is currently facing a broader slowdown in foreign direct investment (FDI) – a 12% decrease ... Read more ›
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has announced £9m in funding will go to 48 projects turning research into spinout companies. The proof of concept programmes will support fields from medicine to space tech to artificial intelligence. Among the projects funded is AI Mapper+, a generative AI-powered accessible journey planning technology that uses real-time public transport ... Read more ›
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