Start-ups
Softbank Vision Fund’s $22bn loss underscores Masayoshi Son’s ‘credibility problem’
Softbank Vision Fund, the influential and deep-pocketed investor in start-ups including Uber, NVIDIA, and WeWork, posted a $22bn loss last…
Is the UK’s tech start-up boom about to end?
The past decade has been good to the technology sector. The tech giants have grown to become the most valuable…
Why digital transformation risks widening the divide in job quality
The acceleration of digital transformation during the pandemic has sent demand for digital skills skyrocketing. The number of tech-related jobs…
Tech jobs hiring boom could be over as start-ups make redundancies
A wave of European start-ups have announced redundancies this week, raising the question whether the tech sector's post-pandemic hiring spree…
Why European start-ups select Singapore as a launchpad for South East Asian growth
A 2021 Asia Partners report forecast the emergence of more than 20 regional tech companies valued at over $1bn in…
Why European start-ups select Singapore as a launchpad for South East Asian growth
There is growing global consensus that South East Asia is playing the defining role in shaping the future of the…
How is London’s tech boom shaping the city?
It started as a joke and became a flagship government policy. The term Silicon Roundabout was coined in jest in…
UK announces funding to support growth in cyber security sector
The funding will be used by UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration to boost cyber growth. Credit: Anna Sulencka from Pixabay. The…
ESG for start-ups: What responsible investment means for tech innovation
Dispo is a photo-sharing app co-founded by David Dobrik, a YouTuber with millions of followers, and expectations for its growth…
UK’s £8.9bn cyber security sector sees record investment in 2020
The need for cutting-edge cyber security has never been greater. Credit: Michael Dziedzic/Unsplash As the pandemic pushed most businesses and…