Three pioneering Bristol tech firms are hoping to secure vital funding after taking part in a high-profile online investment showcase staged by globally acclaimed business incubator SETsquared. Airway Medical, Emm Technology and Neuronostics were among 16 SETsquared-backed ventures that took the mic and pitched for the investment at the...
A Bristol tech-based security firm that helps businesses disrupt human trafficking, organised crime and cyber attacks, has received a £5m investment to fund further growth. Clue’s cloud-based investigation case management and intelligence SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform is already used by police, governments and the private, sport and not-for-profit sectors around...
The private equity team at regional law firm Foot Anstey has advised legal tech specialist Access UK on its fourth acquisition this year – the latest being the takeover of Legal Bricks, which provides property-related services to the sector. Launched in 2017, West Midlands-based Legal Bricks delivers a customised...
Numan, the fast-growing online male health clinic, has become the 10th large business this year to deploy cutting-edge specialist software developed by Bristol-based health tech firm Invatech. Numan was founded in 2019 with a mission to help men take action when it comes to their health and wellbeing. It...
Bristol has developed Europe’s most exciting ‘deep tech’ ecosystem where innovators can accelerate ground-breaking ideas in areas as diverse as AI, synthetic biology, nano technologies and quantum computing, guests at the opening of the city’s new Science Creates centre were told. The incubator in Old Market is already becoming...
Business people with strong networking experience and the credibility to champion the region are being sought by the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to join its business board. The LEP is looking to appoint new board members to help shape a brighter, greener future for the West...
A Bristol-based tech firm has secured a £150,000 investment to help it scale up its innovative method of capturing, harvesting and recycling microplastics before they can pollute the world’s oceans. Called Matter, the firm was founded in 2017 by former Dyson engineer and keen scuba diver Adam Root, pictured. ...
Bristol specialist software company Avondata has launched an innovative property management system (PMS) that makes it easier for hotels to handle everything from online reservations to corporate functions and weddings and housekeeping tasks. Called Rezcontrol, it has been designed to give managers and staff access to a range of...
Ultraleap, the Bristol-based firm leading the world in touchless technology and hand tracking, is set for more growth after completing a further investment round worth £60m. The deal will enable Ultraleap to further develop and commercialise its revolutionary technologies for existing and next-generation computing platforms. Ultraleap’s technology uses ultrasound...
Bristol businesses are partnering with the police, banking sector and specialists to spearhead a new crackdown on fraud in the South West. They have come together to re-launch the South West Fraud Forum (SWFF), which is dedicated to helping prevent businesses and individuals becoming victims of the crime. The...
Free one-to-one support to help potential entrepreneurs start and grow their own business is available from a new Business and Intellectual Property Centre opened in the city’s Central Library. The centre, which was officially opened by Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees, is offering free resources, confidential one-to-one support, advice...
Leading lights in Bristol’s higher education, innovation and research communities are being invited to apply for posts representing the sectors on the board of the Western Gateway as it starts to ramp up its work. The gateway is the cross-border economic partnership of eight cities either side of the...
Bristol’s innovators are being urged to come up with suggestions to help tackle the city’s climate challenges following its inclusion in a United Nations-backed global scheme. The Climate Smart Cities Challenge aims to empower innovators and communities to collaborate in designing and demonstrating climate-smart approaches to vital areas of city...
