The British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) has published guidelines offering practical advice and best practice suggestions for investors on diversity and inclusion in their investments. Aimed at investors in all sectors and across all stages, the guidelines focus on 4 key areas: Talent acquisition, retention and development. Internal education, culture and … [Read more...] about BVCA publishes guidelines on diversity and inclusion in investment industry
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Ubamarket, using data to improve the shopping experience
Ubamarket has announced the completion of an oversubscribed £800k investment as part of a £2.9 million raise. The investment will be used to develop it’s white label retail app, Ubamarket as well as its new solution for the hospitality sector, New Order Magic Menu (NOMM). Ubamarket was founded in 2016 by Will Broome to improve the supermarket shopping experience. His … [Read more...] about Ubamarket, using data to improve the shopping experience
Provar raises £12.4m to grow its Salesforce test automation platform
London-based Provar has closed a Series A funding round valued at £12.4m ($17m). The company’s test automation platform for Salesforce helps enterprises build, test and deploy customised Salesforce deployments. “Customers are hungry for a Salesforce-centric test automation solution that can create break-resistant tests, release after release, while also extending into … [Read more...] about Provar raises £12.4m to grow its Salesforce test automation platform
How UK universities are driving innovation across the economy
Research from startup tracker, Beauhurst, on UK academic spinouts paints a broadly optimistic picture of a dynamic part of the economy. Based on data from 1,424 spinouts which Beauhurst has been tracking since 2011, the research shows pharmaceuticals as the single largest grouping (236 companies) followed by “Research Tools/Reagents” (211), “Analytics, Insight, Tools” (161), … [Read more...] about How UK universities are driving innovation across the economy
PerchPeek raises £2m to grow data-powered relocation service
PerchPeek, a startup that uses AI to help employees relocate around the world, has raised £2m in a funding round led by Episode 1. The company says that over the last 12 months they have helped more than 1,000 employees relocate across 47 countries. This, they claim, has saved clients between 50 and 70% in relocation fees. By providing larger clients with a real-time dashboard, … [Read more...] about PerchPeek raises £2m to grow data-powered relocation service