Open Bionics raises $5.9m series A round to fund US expansion
Named one of Europe’s hottest startups, the West Country company now has the world in the palm of its hand
Have I become complicit in failing to champion talented women and minorities?
After prime minister Theresa May survived the confidence vote in December, Gary Stewart reflected on the importance of equipping leaders from all backgrounds with the right tools to succeed and possess self-belief
In the loop: Amazon becomes world’s most valuable company, HSBC ruffles Brexiteer feathers and Hyundai makes a car walk like an alligator
2019’s truly started with a bang. Read about HSBC’s “ideologically aggressive advert”, how Amazon dethroned Microsoft and why working weekends is a bad idea
From the seas to the skies: easyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou discusses his rise to the top
Setting sail with shipping and taking off with aviation put him on a journey to wealth but 23 years after starting easyJet, Stelios Haji-Ioannou has no end of industries to enter as he fosters rising entrepreneurs while also giving back to society
Will Soylent be able to convince UK consumers it’s the food of the future?
Having raised the foodtech world’s biggest crowdfunding round ever, Soylent must now aim to change how UK consumers think about eating. But is Silicon Valley’s favourite meal replacement scaleup up for the task?
With Quantexa, Vishal Marria is fighting financial crimes and terrorism
From preventing financial crime to driving customer insights, Quantexa’s tech is able to make sense of huge data sets. No wonder it’s one of the UK’s fastest growing scaleups
The real reason boutique gyms are going from strength to strength
From heavy HIIT classes to spinning sessions, there is seemingly no end to boutique gym chains’ offerings. But the question is if they’ll survive past the “golden age of fitness”
Deal or no deal: The post-Brexit future of UK tech
With the divorce date for Britain and the EU closing in, Russ Shaw of London Tech Advocates argues for more international tech collaboration
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