The Midlands

Jack Dorsey’s Block backs Birmingham investment group with £2m

Block, the US tech firm founded by Twitter creator Jack Dorsey, will invest £2m into a Birmingham-b...

Oscar Hornstein

Birmingham / Thu 2 Mar 2023

Jaguar Land Rover opens three self-driving hubs

British automotive manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is opening three self-driving hubs across Europe a...

George Simister

Mobility / Tue 21 Feb 2023

Zopa acquires Staffordshire BNPL firm DivideBuy

Digital bank Zopa has acquired the Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire-based buy now pay later (BNPL...

George Simister

Fintech / Thu 16 Feb 2023

NCSC reveals latest startups on cyber accelerator

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Plexal have revealed the four latest startups joining ...

George Simister

Cybersecurity / Mon 30 Jan 2023

Shropshire startup raises £500k to ‘upcycle’ broccoli stems into plant-based protein

Upp, a sustainable food harvesting startup, has secured £500,000 in pre-seed funding to develop and...

Oscar Hornstein

Foodtech / Thu 26 Jan 2023

Purplebricks to cut 10% of jobs in bid to become profitable by 2024

Digital estate agent Purplebricks is to lay off around 10% of its approximately 800 staff, with the ...

George Simister

Proptech / Wed 21 Dec 2022

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