Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, has launched its Unlocking Global Tech report, assessing the value of UK digital tech exports and exploring the opportunities and challenges for digital tech companies to expand and scale in different regions around the world post Covid-19. 

Half of companies do not have adequate cybersecurity provision to allow for 100% remote working.  And whilst 58% of tech hiring managers list info-security as their most required skillset right now – only 10% of tech professionals in the UK possess the right skills to help plug the gap.

A global total of 241 initial public offerings have been recorded so far during the second half of 2020, 

A global total of 241 initial public offerings have been recorded so far during the second half of 2020, marking the fastest start to the second half of the year since 2007.  

As organizations’ strategic priorities change, business survival emerges as the number one reason to invest in emerging technologies.

As Ventureburn will be hosting their first-ever webinar series focusing on Section 12J, they have decided to unpack several success stories of investee companies of Kalon Venture Partners.

According to research¹ released by dental health startup Floe Oral Care, the majority of Brits haven’t been keeping their teeth in good order during lockdown. Only one in eight (12%) have been brushing their teeth twice daily, the recommended routine by dental clinicians, Almost half (44%) have been doing it just once a day and 18% admitted to not brushing their teeth on a daily basis.

The number of professional vacancies in London paying over £40k and over saw a steady increase in July, edging closer to pre-lockdown levels. That’s according to new research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), the trade association for the recruitment sector.

Funding has increased by a staggering 940% for UK cybersecurity start-ups since the beginning of lockdown - with £496m being raised in the first half of 2020, almost outstripping the 2019 total of £521m.

The past few years have seen many traditional taboos broken and developments in the workplace have reflected this, from the introduction of shared paternity leave and the increasing conversation around the impact of the menopause at work. This year, however, these conversations have slowed down somewhat as the global pandemic took precedent. Focus moved to keeping employees well, supporting home workers who are also home schooling, and supporting employees with their mental health.

Kemp Little has advised Thomson Reuters on its acquisition of CaseLines, a leading cloud-based court document and evidence management platform. 

The British Business Bank has published Future Fund data that gives a detailed picture of the 590 companies that have been approved for £588.3m worth of Convertible Loan Agreements since the scheme was launched on 20 May. There have been 902 applications in total in the first three months of operations.