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Today, the UK Government unveiled its AI Opportunities Action Plan – a 'blueprint to turbocharge AI'. Looking beyond the heavily trailed PR story this morning to the report itself, however, you will see a startling statement: “Today’s plan mainlines AI into the veins of this enterprising nation.” In an special article for PRWeek our very own Nicola Harrison gives her thoughts about how comparing AI to heroin feels like a serious comms blunder that might diminish one of the most significant Government announcements since coming to power last year and the importance of considered communications in a post-Covid world. You can read the full article here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dThDNW2v

2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the UK’s #innovation landscape, with the government planning to supercharge the commercialisation of research and put AI front and centre 💪 From streamlined funding to new policies supporting entrepreneurs, these initiatives are set to keep the UK at the forefront of #tech and #business growth. If you’re curious about how this will impact the ecosystem, check out Dave Holt's, Partner at Potter Clarkson, latest piece in Startups Magazine 👇 https://lnkd.in/eqyvh7J5

2024 saw the European #tech ecosystem begin to "bounce back" after a difficult few years, and the UK remained on top for the most #investments 💪 This year, Louis Fearn, Principal at InMotion Ventures, believes we'll see continued momentum within #gridtech and a greater emphasis on #batteries, which will be the foundation of the future grid as we embark on the #CleanEnergy transition 🔮 Check out the full report via Cate Lawrence at Tech.eu 👇 https://lnkd.in/eE5nuVds #Cleantech #Funding #Prediction #Startups #Technology

⭐ 6 Top UK #PublicRelations Agencies to Help Elevate VC Fund Launches in 2025! Save time, money, and stress with these trusted advisors, handpicked by the #B2B Gathr Community. ⏳💰💡 After a year of gathering insights from our amazing community, we’ve found the best PR agencies for #venturecapitalists looking for their next PR partner!🚀 Meet Gideon Joseph from Transatlantic, Kate Baldwin from The Flywheelers, Cathy White from CEW Communications, Nick Braund from Words + Pixels, Cordelia Meacher from FieldHouse Associates, and Mike Bargman from Headline Media.

We are very excited to be partnering with Focal for its incredible GP-LP event Deploy 🎉 Deploy brings together all of the best in VC with some great panels hosted by Isomer Capital and Top Tier Capital Partners 🤩 If you're a #VC looking for #LP introductions, it's an event you don't want to miss! #GP applications open until 20th January and LPs can fill out the form in the post below 👇 See you there! 💪

“After a difficult 2024, we need to focus on growth and let businesses do their job of generating prosperity” - Steve Rigby, Co-CEO of Rigby Group plc. In his article for The Times, Steve discusses the key topics on businesses and #entrepreneurs’ minds for 2025: 👀 The Trump bounce and the impact of Donald Trump returning to the White House 🤝 The opportunity to re-engage with Europe at a volatile time 📈 How our own #government will fare and if Labour can commit to its plan for #growth Read Steve’s full piece below 👇 #Economy #2025 #SME #Opportunity #Opinion #NewYear #Insight #PrivateBusiness

We had a wonderful time hosting our first Holborn Town Hall team Christmas party last week🎄 We made our own wreaths, competed in a quiz and also had a visit from a special guest... It was so great to come together and celebrate all the team's hard work this year ⭐

Back in 2018, Thomas Finn took his father to a physiotherapy appointment. He was living with vascular dementia and displayed similar symptoms to those of someone with Parkinson’s disease. The physiotherapist was using cue markers - coloured lines on the floor - to help his father overcome his difficulties walking. The technique known as external cueing uses visual prompts to engage neural pathways that aren’t affected by Parkinson’s disease. This was the inspiration behind Strolll . Today, Strolll uses augmented reality (AR) to project virtual lines onto the ground, as well as other gamified tasks, to help those with Parkinson’s symptoms move and perform their physiotherapy exercises. CEO Jorgen Ellis spoke with Grace Browne at WIRED about how Strolll is using AR to revolutionise neurorehabilitation Check out the full piece below and in the January/February print edition, coming soon 👇

Fantastic morning spent discussing all things #DefenceTech at UK-Ukraine TechExchange's #defence #investor breakfast, hosted in collaboration with NOTWICS, Digital Catapult and FieldHouse! The expert panel, moderated by NOTWICS' Founder and CEO, 🦖 Christopher Lowe, featured Karl Eze, co-founder and CEO of Point Zenith, William McManners, Managing Partner at MD One Ventures and Steven Wood, Head of Industry Practice (Aerospace, Defence & Security) at Digital Catapult. Their primary focus was key 2024 DefenceTech trends and predictions for the year ahead ⏭️ Some key takeaways: ⚡ The importance of an increased public #DefenceBudget lies not in the final percentage but in the timeline for implementation. ⚡ The defence threats of the future will come in many different forms, but #Europe must rise to the challenge of defending itself from whatever new threats emerge. ⚡ We've seen a cultural shift this year in the way that defence #innovation is perceived, with private investors exploring new ways to help defence #startups cross the valley of death. ⚡ #Ukraine continues to generate some of the most exciting DefenceTech solutions in the world, but it remains to be seen how this will evolve in 2025 as the global political landscape is repositioned. Thank you to TechExchange's Founder and Principal, Andriy Dovbenko and 🦖 Christopher Lowe, for the opportunity to collaborate on such an exciting event, to Digital Catapult for the excellent venue, to the panellists and to all those who attended. #Technology #Event #Networking

Venture Capital funds: how do they differ? 💭 FT Adviser spoke with 33N Ventures, InMotion Ventures, and Triple Point Ventures to discuss how their fund structures work and why they have proven successful for them 🙌 Key takeaways: - How Specialist Venture Capital funds combine large-scale investors and industry specialists to create a perfect balance of quality and investment (33N)  - Why Corporate Venture Capital is becoming increasingly popular amongst start-ups (InMotion Ventures) - Why investing in Venture Capital Trusts is more attractive for high-risk scale-ups (Triple Point Ventures) Read the full article here 👇