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SPORTL raises GBP £250,000 to launch London fitness app
Health Technologies

SPORTL raises GBP £250,000 to launch London fitness app

SPORTL secures GBP £250,000 pre-seed funding to launch a pay-as-you-train fitness booking app with 50 partner gyms across London.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Augur raises USD $15m to expand AI risk monitoring
Data Protection

Augur raises USD $15m to expand AI risk monitoring

London AI risk monitor Augur raises USD $15m seed round led by Plural to scale privacy-first surveillance across European infrastructure.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
LegacyX unveils Vortex dating app & LXDC GIF tool
Data Protection

LegacyX unveils Vortex dating app & LXDC GIF tool

London-based LegacyX launches Vortex dating app and LXDC GIF tool, betting on blended social discovery and creator-focused expression.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
'Pay by Bank' awareness falls as usage soars in UK
Fintech

'Pay by Bank' awareness falls as usage soars in UK

UK awareness of 'Pay by Bank' has plunged even as open banking payments surge, sparking calls for a single, standardised label at checkout.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Hoppr sets London HQ & Lotier alliance for LatAm push
Marketing Technologies

Hoppr sets London HQ & Lotier alliance for LatAm push

Hoppr picks London for its European hub and teams with Lotier to drive addressable TV ad growth across key Latin American markets.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Wilbe opens flexible life sciences lab hub in White City
Robotics

Wilbe opens flexible life sciences lab hub in White City

Wilbe launches flexible life sciences lab hub in White City to tackle early-stage startup space crunch and back scientist founders.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026
HIVED rolls out unified electric delivery for UK SMEs
Software-as-a-Service

HIVED rolls out unified electric delivery for UK SMEs

HIVED launches HIVED One, a unified all-electric parcel service aimed at simplifying nationwide deliveries for UK eCommerce SMEs.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

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Legora raises USD $550m to fuel US & APAC AI growth
Software-as-a-Service

Legora raises USD $550m to fuel US & APAC AI growth

Legal AI platform Legora raises USD $550m at a USD $5.55bn valuation to speed expansion across the US and wider Asia-Pacific markets.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Legrand's modular UPS wins Data Centre World award
DataCentre infrastructure

Legrand's modular UPS wins Data Centre World award

Legrand's Keor FLEX modular UPS wins Data Centre World award for boosting data centre sustainability, reuse and high-density AI readiness.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
iProov unveils biometric suite to combat deepfake fraud
Surveillance

iProov unveils biometric suite to combat deepfake fraud

iProov launches a biometric Workforce Solution Suite to verify real human presence and shield employers from deepfake-driven identity fraud.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Colter Bay launches AUD $100m Australian private credit fund
Risk & Compliance

Colter Bay launches AUD $100m Australian private credit fund

Colter Bay launches Australian private credit fund with AUD $100m facility to plug an estimated AUD $25bn lower mid-market funding gap.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Safe Software to bring Peak of Data & AI to London
Virtualisation

Safe Software to bring Peak of Data & AI to London

Safe Software will bring its Peak of Data and AI conference back to London in March 2027, hosting a three-day event at the QEII Centre.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Teciem names Didier Bouillard chair to steer growth
Fintech

Teciem names Didier Bouillard chair to steer growth

Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push
Software-as-a-Service

Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push

Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Mon, 9th Mar 2026
AI is forcing leaders to rethink how teams work
Digital Transformation

AI is forcing leaders to rethink how teams work

AI is transforming work, pushing leaders to redesign global teams, roles and culture so people can shape intelligent systems, not fear them.

By Moran Goldwein • 5 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
DataIQ names Europe's top 10 influential data & AI leaders
Data Analytics

DataIQ names Europe's top 10 influential data & AI leaders

DataIQ's 2026 Top 10 names Europe's most influential data and AI leaders, with UK-based executives dominating the cross-sector list.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Sessions hits 5m orders as virtual kitchens fuel growth
Digital Transformation

Sessions hits 5m orders as virtual kitchens fuel growth

London's Sessions hits 5m delivery orders as its 400-plus virtual kitchens offer embattled independent restaurants a lower-cost growth route.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

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