National accountancy group Evelyn Partners’ Bristol corporate finance team has been commended by the MD of a UK software developer for its role in the sale of the business to a leading global technology company. Led by director Paul Stagg, Evelyn Partners’ the team acted as lead advisor on...
Expansion at Bristol enterprise software developer StorMagic is to be accelerated after receiving a “significant investment” from a specialist private equity growth fund. StorMagic, which has taken thousands of clients around the world since launching in 2006, recently introduced a new full-stack software solution that can save customers significant...
Seven pioneering Bristol creative start-ups have joined a programme aimed at helping them unlock opportunities for growth and investment by harnessing the power of AI. The firms will work with the BBC and Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary Amazon Web Services (AWS) to explore how AI can improve creative operations,...
Waste management vehicles operated by Grundon on Bristol’s roads will soon boast some of the industry’s most-advanced safety features following a £750,000 investment by the company. The firm, which opened its St Philips depot four years ago, is equipping all its 300-plus strong commercial fleet with connected operations platform over...
A Bristol firm aiming to revolutionise the way crops are grown without increasing greenhouse gases has been named South West and Wales Innovator in a contest to find the UK’s most exciting tech businesses. Glaia, which was founded in 2019 by two former University of Bristol scientists, is developing...
Bristol-based specialist semiconductor maker Graphcore, the city’s first tech ‘unicorn’, is poised to take on the global giants of the industry after being acquired by Japanese investment group SoftBank. Graphcore, which launched in Bristol in 2016, said its head office would remain in the city and become a launchpad...
Bristol’s top tech talent has again won big at the West of England’s most prestigious awards scheme for the sector. Firms and individuals from the city triumphed in 12 of the 17 categories of The SPARKies, the annual awards that champion the best of the region’s tech and digital...
More than 6,000 jobs were created in Bristol and across the South West last year as investment by overseas firms in the region recovered to its strongest for six years. The South West attracted 43 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in 2023 – a 23% increase on the previous...
Bristol’s burgeoning life sciences ecosystem is to be strengthened through a new partnership that brings together some of the major players in the sector across the region. South West Life Sciences has been set up and is being led by the University of Bristol’s Translational Research Hub. It aims...
Bristol’s status as a hotbed for innovation could be strengthened if the new Labour government sticks to commitments over support for research and development made ahead of the General Election, according to a city-based accountant. Sam Wood, pictured, a tax specialist at Albert Goodman, said Labour had pledged to...
Two Bristol-based tech firms working on developing self-driving vehicles have teamed up with Cranfield University to improve their safety by using 3D ultrasound. Calyo and Benedex Robotics have joined forces with Cranfield University in the new partnership, which aims to develop a functional safety sensing platform capable of operating...
Nearly half of South West businesses believe the General Election will lead to significant economic expansion in the region over the next six months, a new survey has revealed. Research commissioned by accountancy firm Monahans, which has seven offices in the region, shows 47% of business owners are confident...
The organisation behind Bristol Chamber of Commerce has called on the newly elected government to ensure the West of England’s potential is fully harnessed, including investing in its growth sectors such as green energy. Business West welcomed Labour’s commitment to an “enduring partnership” with business to deliver the economic...
