investment

London’s Tech Sector Nets £1bn Investment Over 2015

Data from London & Partners shows that investors are backing the capital's tech firms more than ever

9 years ago

Google Says It Is Worth £11bn To The UK

Search giant says that every UK business needs to be digital to appeal to new customers

9 years ago

All Eyes To China As Dell Announces £80bn Five-Year-Plan

Dell will invest $125 billion in China over the next five years, contributing $175 billion to imports and exports

9 years ago

Intel Invests £33m In Quantum Computing Research

Computing giant coughs up to ensure development of next generation processing technology

9 years ago

iZettle Moves To Offer SMB Loans

New Advance service launches as iZettle announces close of £43m latest funding round

9 years ago

Intel Invests £39m In Chinese Drone Maker Yuneec

Yuneec will work towards investigating possible future uses for drone aircraft

9 years ago

Driverless Car Research Gets £20m Government Investment

Government grant will fund R&D for driverless vehicles, as a new body creates policies for getting the cars on UK…

9 years ago

Workday Launches Venture Capital Project To Nurture Machine Learning Startups

Workday Ventures will work with promising, early stage startups to fuel the "next generation" of enterprise applications

9 years ago

EBay Enterprise Arm ‘Close’ To £650m Sale

Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners is reportedly nearing a takeover of eBay's GSI Commerce arm

9 years ago

Monitise Teams Up With Santander For Fintech Joint Venture

London-based program will benefit fintech start-ups looking for funding and mentoring

9 years ago

Samsung Backs Virtual Reality Headset Firm

Eye-tracking headsets from Fove receive investment from Samsung Ventures after surpassing Kickstarter goal

9 years ago

How Microsoft Ventures Is Helping British SMBs Hit New Heights

The way we live and work is changing, so let Microsoft help, UK managing director Michel van der Bel tells…

9 years ago

Google Sidewalk Labs Targets Smart City Life

New startup Sidewalk Labs looks to develop unique technology to benefit the urban dweller

9 years ago

Is Bitcoin Coming To The NASDAQ?

Stock exchange operator reportedly testing blockchain technology for private share trading

10 years ago

Barclays Launches £100m Growth Fund For UK Tech Firms

Bank will offer loans of up to £5m to fast-growing companies

10 years ago

UK SMEs Set To Ramp Up Digital Spending

Business investment in websites is to increase dramatically over the next two years, research predicts

10 years ago

AR Firm Blippar Secures Barclays Finance

Augmented-reality app maker Blippar secures £1.5m facility from Barclays to fuel growth

10 years ago

Alibaba Pens $590m Partnership To Launch Into Smartphone Market

Chinese ecommerce giant looks to boost the reach of Aliyun mobile OS with Meizu tie-up

10 years ago

Microsoft Puts Focus On IoT Privacy And Security

Microsoft is implementing new efforts to ensure security and privacy in the era of the Internet of things (IoT)

10 years ago

TransferWise Racks Up Further Investment

Andreessen Horowitz funding values London-based company at close to $1bn

10 years ago

Xiaomi Invests In ‘Smart Homes’ Initiative

Chinese smartphone giant expands its Internet-of-Things investment programme in a deal with home appliances maker Midea

10 years ago

Google Invests £80m Into European Start-Ups

Google has created a dedicated venture fund for European technology companies

10 years ago

Have You Got What It Takes To Be A Super CIO?

Zahl Limbuwala, CEO of data centre predictive analytics company Romonet, explains what companies will expect from IT managers if they…

10 years ago

Dell World 2014 – Company “Couldn’t Be More Pleased” Since Privitisation, Says Michael Dell

Company has enjoyed major growth since going private, Dell CEO says

10 years ago

Quiz Of The Week – Startups & Investments

How much do you know about the startup scene?

10 years ago

TechNorth Aims To Repeat Tech City UK Success

The Deputy Prime Minister has launched TechNorth, an extension of Tech City UK that will aim to coordinate existing ICT…

10 years ago

London’s Tech Firms Set $1bn Funding Record

Landmark figure for venture capital investment reached in just nine months

10 years ago

Yahoo Set To Invest Millions In Snapchat

Investment could value the messaging app at around $10bn

10 years ago

Cisco Ramps Up Cloud Push With $1bn Investment

30 new partners including BT and Deutsche Telekom signed up for Intercloud network

10 years ago