Tech business founders from Bristol and across the West of England are being given the chance to explore Hong Kong’s burgeoning tech ecosystem on a trade mission next month. Tech West England Advocates (TWEA) is leading the mission, which is that is backed by a range of partners including...
Shaw & Co, the Bristol-based corporate finance advisory firm, has appointed Peter Doe as senior manager to support its mergers and acquisitions and business funding divisions. The firm described Peter, pictured, as an entrepreneurial business leader who combines commercial insightfulness with extensive experience. He also has a “demonstrable history...
Businesses can find out how best to supply goods and services to public sector organisations across the West of England at an event next week. The annual showcase has been running since 2005 and, after two years of being an online event, this year will be held at the...
Barclays is to partner with Bristol innovation hub Engine Shed to provide start-ups and entrepreneurs in the city with access to a wider range of services. The Eagle Lab will offer business expertise, banking services and mentoring and coaching from scale-up specialists. The bank announced the partnership, which will...
The FinTech sector in the South West contributes more than £1bn to the regional economy annually and supports a workforce of nearly 19,000 in more than 190 firms, according to new analysis. The report published by Whitecap Consulting, the regional strategy consultancy with a base in Bristol, reveals the...
Bristol and London law firm Temple Bright is working with innovative certification technology business Artclear as it grows into a major force in the art world. Coming from the world of payments and settlements of high-value financial transactions, Artclear’s founders Angus Scott and Charlotte Black identified why the art...
Bristol-based medical simulator company Limbs & Things has taken on three new graduates to participate in its unique recruitment scheme. The one-of-a-kind scheme gives the graduates the opportunity to play a part in the growth of the world-leading company whose medical training products, which range from ‘arms’ with mock...
Bristol-based corporate finance specialist Shaw & Co has advised a Wiltshire accounting software business on its sale to a global digital finance transformation leader. Data Interconnect, which was founded in 1996 and went on to develop world-class eInvoicing software, was acquired by BlackLine for an undisclosed amount. Data Interconnect, based...
The Bristol tech entrepreneurs on a mission to revolutionise the community pharmacy sector with their pioneering software have released their latest ground-breaking product. Invatech Health has spent two years and more than £1m of private investment creating Titanverse – a pharmacy management system which builds on the runaway success...
The corporate team at Foot Anstey, the national law firm with an office in Bristol, has supported fast-growing specialist healthcare software client Agilio on its latest two acquisitions. The takeovers take to six the total number that Foot Anstey has advised Agilio on in just over two years. Sheffield-based Agilio,...
Bristol Technology Festival, the UK’s largest and most connected regional tech event, returns next week with five days of showcases, workshops, panel discussions and events. Throughout the week, some of the South West’s finest tech companies will showcase their progress, innovations and leadership – with each day of the...
The company behind some of the world’s most spectacular drone light shows is to collaborate with a Bristol business on a major Christmas event that will bring its innovation and creativity to the city. Bristol-based local experiences company Yuup has teamed up with Celestial on Evolution, an epic drone light show...
Anya, the pioneering Bristol-based breastfeeding and parenting support app business, has been selected for a prestigious healthtech programme run by Google that could ‘turbocharge’ its entry into other areas such as conception and menopause. Anya was founded by Dr Chen Mao Davies after she experienced significant physical and emotional health...
