ZapMap, the fast-growing Bristol-based electric vehicle mapping service, has expanded its charge point location service into mainland Europe. UK electric car owners driving across Europe can now use the ZapMap app and desktop map to find thousands of charge points in France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. The...
Bristol is to get a new £8.5m incubator to nurture spin-out companies working in the fast-growing quantum, biotech and AI sectors – the latest in a series of hubs in the city aimed at creating the next generation of high-potential businesses. Called OMX, it will be opened next year...
The team behind Bristol’s first spectacular drone light show have spoken of their plans to get even bigger and bolder events off the ground in the future. Creative company Celestial and Yuup, the Bristol-based local experiences company, have teamed up to bring the show, called Evolution, to the city over...
A Bristol business has developed a pioneering next-generation mini fusion reactor with the potential to revolutionise cancer diagnosis and treatment. Co-founded by a research associate and a visiting fellow at the University of Bristol, Astral Systems has developed the first-of-its-kind multi-state fusion (MSF) reactor, not much bigger than a...
A government review recommending better support for university spin-out businesses has been welcomed by academics in Bristol, a city with a strong track record in the field. The much-anticipated independent report recognised the role played by spin-outs in the UK’s economic growth, particularly in the tech sectors. It also...
Pioneering Bristol microplastic filtration tech firm Matter has bolstered its senior leadership team with two key appointments as it continues to aim for rapid global growth. The firm, which earlier this year completed a $10m (£7.88m) Series A funding round from investment vehicles backed by movie actors Leonardo DiCaprio...
Bristol-based corporate finance advisory firm Shaw & Co has passed the significant milestone of handling transactions worth half-a-billion pounds following its two most recent deals. The firm, founded by Jim Shaw, pictured, 12 years ago, has since become a key player in the market, helping the owners of small...
ICON Corporate Finance, the Bristol-headquartered tech-focused investment bank, has advised a fast-growing Belgian automated data transformation company on its $15.9m (£13.1m) funding round as it prepares to enter the UK market. Led by London-based Octopus Ventures, the investment will enable VaultSpeed to expand its strong international presence with a...
West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris attacked Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement for failing to tackle key, long-standing issues for the region. The Labour mayor, pictured, who leads the West of England Combined Authority, said: “After 13 years of Conservative Government, the question West of England residents will...
Bristol business figures have reacted to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement. Albert Goodman chartered accountants’ Bristol-based tax specialist Sam Wood, pictured, said reducing the SME R&D intensity ratio requirement from 40% to 30% may help benefit a further 5,000 SMEs access cash credits. “This is a somewhat positive step...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Autumn Statement. The key points were: The statement included 110 measures to boost the economy by £20bn a year, according to Mr Hunt. All alcohol duties frozen. Benefits to go up by 6.7% next year, based on the inflation rate for September. Increase in...
Limbs & Things, the Bristol-based medical simulator company, has harnessed the power of augmented reality (AR) for its latest training device in a move it hopes will revolutionise the way nursing students learn. Its ART (Augmented Reality Training) product works with everyday tablets and smartphones to show a 3D,...
Deazy, the Bristol specialist software firm, has been ranked as one of the UK’s fastest-growing tech businesses for the second year in running. The firm, which launched in 2016 with a mission to make development easy, appears at number 40 in the 2023 UK Technology Fast 50 league table,...
