Clean-energy installer Installio has raised £1.5m to expand nationally, boosting heat-pump installation capacity as UK demand surges and major retrofitting programmes accelerate.
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Qatar invests millions in new British venture capital fund backing quantum start-ups
Firgun Ventures has raised $70m — led by the Qatar Investment Authority — to back UK and global quantum start-ups, positioning London as a growing hub for next-generation computing.
Hypergrowth tech firm iplicit relocates headquarters to Bournemouth as it targets unicorn status
Cloud accounting scale-up iplicit has moved its headquarters to Bournemouth as it targets unicorn status after £43.5m investment and seven years of 100%+ annual growth.
Dorset’s Baboo Gelato launches £300k crowdfunding drive to fuel nationwide expansion
Dorset’s award-winning Baboo Gelato has launched a £300k Crowdcube campaign to expand nationally after strong sales growth and rising demand for its artisan gelato and dog-friendly frozen treats.
British Business Bank sets out five-year plan to transform small business finance
The British Business Bank has published a five-year plan to overhaul small business finance, pledging £13bn in deployment, £26bn in private capital, expanded scale-up investment and 85,000 new Start Up Loans.
Pibit.AI raises $7m Series A to bring trusted AI underwriting to the insurance sector
Pibit.AI has raised $7m to scale its CURE™ AI underwriting platform, aiming to modernise insurance decision-making with faster, more accurate and trusted risk analysis.
Curves targets fast-growing £3bn women’s wellness market with scalable franchise expansion
Curves is expanding its franchise network across the UK and Europe as the £3bn women’s wellness market grows, offering a low-cost, turnkey model with fast profitability and strong membership growth.
Jeff Bezos launches new AI start-up Project Prometheus with $6.2bn backing
Jeff Bezos has launched AI start-up Project Prometheus with $6.2bn in early funding, hiring talent from OpenAI, Meta and DeepMind to build advanced engineering and manufacturing AI systems.
Carbon3.ai to invest £1bn in UK’s first fully sovereign AI infrastructure network
Carbon3.ai will invest £1bn to build the UK’s first fully sovereign AI infrastructure network, converting legacy energy sites into renewable-powered data centres under full UK jurisdiction.
15-year-old Harrison Nott named Grand Winner of Alibaba.com’s CoCreate Pitch, taking home $200,000 prize
Alibaba.com has named 15-year-old Harrison Nott the Grand Winner of CoCreate Pitch Europe, awarding him $200,000 for his CoolTowel product innovation. Ten other SMEs were highly commended across Europe.
UK invests £14m in new quantum projects to boost health, defence and transport innovation
The UK Government has announced more than £14 million in new funding to accelerate the commercial use of quantum technology across healthcare, defence, transport and energy, in a move it says will help power Britain’s next industrial revolution.
ITV confirms talks with Sky over £1.6bn sale of TV channels and ITVX in landmark broadcasting shake-up
ITV has confirmed talks with Sky over a potential £1.6bn sale of its media and entertainment division, including ITVX, in a deal that could reshape the UK broadcasting landscape.
Elon Musk on track to become world’s first trillionaire after Tesla shareholders approve $1tn pay deal
Tesla shareholders have approved a record $1 trillion pay deal for CEO Elon Musk, setting the stage for him to become the world’s first trillionaire if ambitious growth targets are met by 2035.
Balnord launches €70m fund to back frontier and dual-use tech startups across the Baltic Sea region
Gdańsk-based venture capital firm Balnord has launched a €70m fund — oversubscribed and targeting €100m — to back frontier and dual-use technology startups driving Europe’s reindustrialisation across space, healthcare and defence.
Savile Row entrepreneur Phoebe Gormley raises £3m for AI fashion sizing start-up Fit Collective
Savile Row tailor Phoebe Gormley raises £3m for Fit Collective, an AI start-up tackling fashion’s sizing crisis and £230bn in global returns.
