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Emergent raises USD $70m to fuel European AI growth

Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
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AI app builder Emergent raises USD $70m Series B to deepen European push, add London offices and hiring as revenue soars to USD $50m ARR.
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British Business Bank backs IQ Capital's GBP £50m fund

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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British Business Bank pledges up to GBP £50 million to IQ Capital Fund V, reinforcing a 20-year partnership backing UK deep tech.
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Gen Z 'lily padding' forces UK employers to rethink careers

Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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Gen Z 'lily padding' is pushing UK employers to ditch rigid promotion ladders and design flexible, personalised career paths to retain staff.
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Money now outweighs health as key to UK life satisfaction

Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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Money has overtaken health, time and relationships as the main driver of life satisfaction in the UK, new research from Intuit shows.
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Rebecca Dawson hailed in UK list of inspiring women

Thu, 15th Jan 2026
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Plus-size outdoor champion Rebecca Dawson named among UK's 100 most inspiring female entrepreneurs in Small Business Britain list.
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Binder hires Tall to humanise its mortgage CRM brand

Wed, 14th Jan 2026
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Mortgage CRM specialist Binder hires design agency Tall to soften its image, promising a more human, less process-heavy broker experience.
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Kent tech founder Ben Towers awarded MBE for startups

Tue, 13th Jan 2026
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Kent tech founder Ben Towers, 27, wins an MBE in the New Year Honours for his work backing startups and shaping the UK's AI strategy.
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AI drives rise of solo 'Founder + AI' UK businesses

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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AI is fuelling a boom in solo UK “Founder + AI” ventures as entrepreneurs favour lean, automated operations over hiring staff.
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Isle of Man seeks health tech for 2026 Innovation Challenge

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Isle of Man opens 2026 Innovation Challenge to global health tech teams, offering a testbed to trial tools for care at home and in communities.
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Global fintech funding climbs 21% as UK takes second spot

Mon, 12th Jan 2026
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Global fintech funding jumped 21% to USD $53 billion in 2025, as the UK secured second place worldwide with USD $3.6 billion.
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FOLO-UP launches watchdog to spot unsafe online goods

Fri, 9th Jan 2026
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UK start-up FOLO-UP launches automated watchdog to scan online marketplaces and help remove tens of thousands of unsafe products.
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Isle of Man to host 2026 Interceltic Business Forum

Thu, 8th Jan 2026
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The Isle of Man will host the 2026 Interceltic Business Forum, uniting Celtic regions to deepen economic ties and showcase innovation.
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Nottingham tech boom outpaces lagging innovation cash

Fri, 2nd Jan 2026
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Nottingham tech startups and grads surge ahead, but the city trails rival hubs on Innovate UK cash, securing just GBP £6.1 million in 2024/25.
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PushON marks 20 years with rapid growth & AI focus

Fri, 2nd Jan 2026
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Manchester agency PushON marks 20 years with 40% revenue growth, tripled scale and fresh AI-driven, international eCommerce ambitions.
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ANNA Money secures GBP £10m debt to scale AI tax app

Mon, 29th Dec 2025
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ANNA Money secures GBP £10m growth debt from Flashpoint to scale its AI-driven tax app ahead of the UK's 2026 Making Tax Digital shift.
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UK SMEs eye growth but struggle to keep pace with AI

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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UK SMEs remain upbeat on growth but risk falling behind as economic jitters, rising customer demands and poor grasp of AI strain marketing.
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ClickMechanic named Growing Business of the Year

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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ClickMechanic named Growing Business of the Year after 40%+ annual growth and directing over GBP £100 million to UK independent mechanics.
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UK founders demand clearer AI rules & digital trust

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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UK founders warn unclear AI rules and weak digital trust threaten competitiveness, as many eye EU markets despite backing Britain to start up.
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Women & rising stars honoured at 2025 TechWorks Awards gala

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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Women leaders and emerging engineers headlined the 2025 TechWorks Awards in London, as UK deep tech celebrated talent and diversity.
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Hyvä makes Magento frontend open source to boost global reach

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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Hyvä has made its Magento front-end solution free and open source, aiming to help smaller retailers worldwide access advanced eCommerce technology.