
Oscar Hornstein
Senior Reporter at UK Tech News (UKTN)
Journalist and writer. Reporter at @UKTNofficial, also written for @live_coventry and @GameRant Email: [email protected] ✡
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uktech.news | Oscar Hornstein
Venture capital investments in the UK surged in 2024 according to a new report from the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA). The total amount invested in UK businesses by venture capital funds, co-investors and financial institutions in 2024 was £9bn, a 12.5% rise according to the BVCA.
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uktech.news | Oscar Hornstein
Cecily Motley is the co-founder and chief executive of Harriet, an AI-powered self-service agent for HR and ops teams. Launched in 2023, Harriet raised £1.2m in a funding round in December that year. In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Motley discusses operating in uncertainty, the success of Shopify and the failure of NFTs.Which company’s growth story are you most impressed with? (can’t be your own)I think Shopify is just a great product that solves an obvious and real problem.
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uktech.news | Oscar Hornstein
Bitcoin mining group Argo Blockchain has requested a return of its London listing following the delayed release of its 2024 results despite the company warning of “significant doubt” over its continued operations. Shares in the company were suspended from the London Stock Exchange last week as it was unable to release its audited results before the deadline.
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uktech.news | Oscar Hornstein
The government is turning to regional spinouts to accelerate UK tech growth with a £30m support package for four research hubs across the country. Universities in Merseyside, East Anglia, the Midlands and the North East will receive new funds to encourage more spinouts, or tech companies founded from students and staff based on an institutions’ research.
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uktech.news | Oscar Hornstein
Automated regulatory intelligence firm CUBE has opened its new global headquarters in the City of London. The Tower 42 building on Old Broad Street will house the company’s new “AI Centre of Excellence”, an artificial intelligence lab, in which the CUBE team will research the evolving role of the technology in regulation and compliance in finance and other regulated industries.
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