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British Business Bank backs Apposite with GBP £100m

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British Business Bank makes GBP £100 million first close commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I, aiming to fill the UK's life sciences scale-up gap.
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US AI megadeals drive global VC to USD $331 billion

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US AI megadeals push global venture capital to a record USD $330.9 billion as OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI dominate first-quarter funding.
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Earlyasset raises $2 million to tackle venture liquidity

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Earlyasset emerges from stealth with $2 million pre-seed backing to build infrastructure for broader private market share sales.
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saas.group tops USD $100m ARR as AI drives next phase

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saas.group surpasses USD $100m ARR as it doubles down on AI-led upgrades and fresh acquisitions across its 25-plus software brands.
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London tops fintech as Europe urges pension funding

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London tops global fintech funding as Europe outperforms in regulated niches but leans on US backers and eyes pensions to plug gaps.
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Revolut wins UK bank licence, plans major investment push

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Revolut secures full UK bank licence, pledging GBP £3 billion investment, 1,000 new jobs and a phased roll-out of FSCS-protected accounts.
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Anthropic plans Australian office in global AI push

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Anthropic is setting up an Australian office in Sydney as Claude adoption soars, anchoring a wider global expansion and hiring push.
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Primer launches initiative to help start-ups optimise payments

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Primer launches 'Primer for Growth' to help start-ups tackle payment hurdles with free access to its advanced payment tools for one year.
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From Unicorns to Underdogs: How cognitive diversity could be the catalyst for making change that matters

Tue, 25th Feb 2025
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Cognitive diversity has emerged as a pivotal factor in transforming businesses from Underdogs to Unicorns, enabling teams to solve complex problems effectively.
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IWD 2024: Who defines you as a woman

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On International Women's Day 2024, a veteran female leader in tech argues that a woman's identity is self-defined, despite persistent prejudice in male-dominated industries.
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Strategising intellectual property crucial for emerging tech growth

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Intellectual property strategies are key for the growth and competitiveness of emerging tech unicorns, warns industry expert.
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OpenOcean reveals 13 new unicorns with 2023 Automation Market Map

Thu, 26th Oct 2023
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New data shows private investment in enterprise automation firms has already exceeded 2022, as Europe continues to trail the US.
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Telstra Ventures announces closure of third Fund

Tue, 13th Sep 2022
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Telstra Ventures has announced it has closed its third Fund in an effort to further drive business growth and success.
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Accelerated UK expansion for ANZ tech companies

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The UK Government is working with Australian and New Zealand national and state governments to take a delegation of tech scaleups for London Tech Week.
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Mesh, unicorns, and increased data cyber targets - DataOps forecasts for 2022

Thu, 16th Dec 2021
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DataSecOps company Satori predicts significant changes for analytics, AI and machine learning operations in 2022.