An online gift card developed by Bristol-based eCommerce firm Koan is helping more than 3,000 retailers build sales this Christmas. Koan, which is based at UWE’s Future Space tech and health innovation hub, developed Gift Up! last year to allow retailers to use on their own websites to quickly...
A Yorkshire-based entrepreneur has stepped in to save Bristol’s Bloodhound supersonic car project days after it was axed by administrators. Ian Warhurst, owner of Barnsley car parts firm Melett, has bought the assets and business of the Avonmouth-based project – which had hoped to set a world land vehicle...
Pioneering Bristol start-up KETS has raised investment of more than £2m to develop a range of future-proof digital security technologies capable of protecting huge amounts of essential data. The University of Bristol spin-out aims to become the digital security operating system, protecting digital information and critical infrastructure. While quantum...
Two Bristol-based not-for-profit organisations are to merge to form a powerhouse of world-leading expertise in digital and data technology. Jisc is the UK’s technology solutions organisation for higher and further education while Eduserv specialises in digital transformation in local government, public bodies, healthcare, charities, higher education and emergency services. ...
Bristol-based digital agency Microserve has won a competitive tender for a three-year web development contract with Oxford University’s internationally recognised Saïd Business School. The Drupal expert consultancy will work alongside the business school’s in-house team on all digital design, user experience and strategy work. Microserve will also help shape...
Bristol-based Ultrahaptics, the world leader in mid-air touch technology, is poised for further growth after completing a £35m Series C round of investment. The funding will enable the University of Bristol spin-out to further develop and commercialise its revolutionary ‘haptic’ technology into new markets. The new funding was led by...
A campaign for fast-food giant McDonald’s based on the board game Monopoly has landed Bristol-based customer relationship marketing agency Armadillo Gold at the direct marketing industry’s top awards. Armadillo’s Monopoly Wiiiin! email campaign had unprecedented results for the brand in the channel, encouraging an incremental 400,000 players to the...
The shortage of workers in Bristol and the West of England with cyber skills is to be addressed through a major new scheme to be launched next week. Called Do Cyber, it will help raise awareness, create and deliver opportunities for young people so they can develop the necessary...
Bristol businesses can get free training in the latest digital skills during a series of workshops, talks and panel discussions put on by the BBC and creative industry partners. Digital Cities Bristol 2018 next week will bring together businesses and organisations with more than 30 events, including interactive VR experiences...
Lawyers from the Bristol office of regional firm Ashfords have helped advise an innovative fintech business on a $13m (£10m) investment. London-based Form3 provides cloud-based connectivity, payment processing, clearing and settlement services for clients, including a wide range of regulated financial institutions such as banks, non-bank financial institutions and...
West of England businesses with ambitious growth plans will be able to get grant funding and relevant, high-quality support and training under a new programme launched by UWE Bristol, NatWest and regional law firm Foot Anstey. S4G (Scale Up 4 Growth) is open to businesses in any sector that...
A former advisor to Google and Amazon has joined Bristol specialist customer CRM (customer relationship marketing) agency Armadillo as a non-executive director. Ann Hiatt, pictured, a Silicon Valley veteran of 15 years, previously worked directly alongside Eric Schmidt and Jeff Bezos – the founders and CEOs of Google and Amazon respectively. ...
A graduate from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has been named Human Rights Lawyer of the Year by the Law Society. Ravi Naik was awarded the accolade by the representative body for solicitors in England and Wales for his role in the high-profile Cambridge Analytica...
