Vaibhav Jain recently led a Series B funding round for Hubilo, securing £92 million led by Alkeon Capital and additionally, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Balderton Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to £113 million to date in less than 18 months. Preparing to raise funds is not only a pivotal moment for any startup on their entrepreneurial journey, but it […]
Healthy.io is a pioneer in transforming the smartphone camera into a clinical-grade medical device. The company was established in 2013 by Yonatan Adiri, the former Chief Technology Officer for the president of Israel, Shimon Peres
We speak with Anna Alex, founder of the climate-tech startup Planetly, which helps companies analyse, reduce and offset their CO2 consumption thanks to cutting-edge technology and digital tools.
With a current net worth of $105.6 billion (according to Forbes), Warren Buffett is one of the most successful and influential investors and business magnates in the world. The son of a US congressman, Buffett first bought stock when he was 11 years old and first filed taxes at 13. In 1956, he founded Buffett Partnership, which was renamed Berkshire Hathaway after the company bought a textile manufacturing firm with the same name. Today, Berkshire Hathaway is a multinational conglomerate holding company which owns and operates over 60 companies, including Helzberg Diamonds, battery manufacturer Duracell, insurer Geico and the Dairy Queen restaurant chain.
Following Nick Beighton stepping down as CEO of Asos, Doug Baird, founder and Chief Executive of New Street Consulting Group, looks at the challenge for CEO successors keen to take fresh eyes to a new role.
Covid pushed operations into the limelight, but what does the future hold? Dale Smith, Operations Director at The Frameworks, explores the question. The pandemic has thrown the structure of working life completely out of shape. Since the many lockdowns forced companies to adopt remote working overnight, the pressures on operation teams are greater than ever […]
IRIS, leaders in the international HR space, offer crucial understandings on how employers need to change the approaches that have led to biased burnouts. Workplace experiences vary greatly for minorities. The emerging “occupational phenomenon” known as burnout, which was identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of […]
On arrival at the city of Thebes, Oedipus encountered the great sphinx. If Oedipus could answer the sphinx’s riddle, he would be able to enter; if not he would be devoured. In the age of deep tech, our heroes are those who have undertaken their own personal odysseys to become billionaire founders of unicorn startups. […]
Annie Button, professional content writer and branding aficionado, takes a look at what businesses can do to mitigate the current HGV shortage. The UK is suffering from a shortage of over 100,000 HGV drivers, as a result of the combination of enough unqualified individuals to fill the roles, the fallout from Brexit and the pandemic […]
If you are interested in a new career, it can be difficult to know where to start. You know what you don’t want to do, but how do you find what you do want to do? It can take some time to work out your new goals; read on for your guide to making a […]
Danni Rush, Chief Operating Officer at Virgin Incentives and Virgin Experience Days, speaks to CEO Today about how workplace inclusivity can impact team recruitment, particularly during the current labour shortage. There is a movement happening within the labour market. According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of payroll employees increased by 241,000 to […]
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