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Barclays Launches £100m Growth Fund For UK Tech Firms
Bank will offer loans of up to £5m to fast-growing companies
Creator Of Online Black Market Silk Road Faces Life Behind Bars After Guilty Verdict
Ross Ulbricht AKA Dread Pirate Roberts was found guilty of seven federal charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering
TransferWise Racks Up Further Investment
Andreessen Horowitz funding values London-based company at close to $1bn
Amazon In Talks To Buy Israeli Chipmaker
Israeli chipmaker Annapurna Labs eyed up for possible £244 milion deal
How Can Your Business Take A Slice Of The Sharing Economy?
With a quarter of UK adults now using online marketplaces, Zeeshan Feroz, head of marketplace sales at Skrill, tells TechWeekEurope that the fintech industry needs to become part of a collaborative effort to make Britain the global centre for the sharing economy
‘Social’ Cloud Storage Platform Hive.im Raises $500,000
Focuses on personal content discovery and sharing rather than the traditional pay-per GB model
‘Floodgates Have Opened’ For Biometrics Industry Following Christmas Demand
Seasonal mobile payments surge this Christmas, research predicts 4.8bn biometric devices by 2020
“World’s First” Automated Password Changer Launched
Dashlane’s password manager enhanced with the world’s only automated password changing software
Digital Catapult Boss Urges UK Commitment In IoT Race
The UK could lose out if it slips in the global race to develop the Internet of Things
Why Cesc Fabergas, Robin Van Persie And Thierry Henry Helped Raise $2m For A Media Technology Startup
Grabyo has helped broadcast the FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon, ATP World Tour, The Ryder Cup, UEFA Champions League and the BRIT Awards around the globe
Could ‘Tinder For Grannies’ Save Elderly People’s Lives?
A mobile service for Finland’s elderly residents crowdfunds as it aims to resolve the ‘largest problem in social and health care’
Why Banks Should Take Notice Of Startup Innovation In The Fintech Industry
Toby Young, CTO at Ebury, tells TechWeek Europe what fintech trends banks should be keeping up with
European Commission Set To Modernise Education Through IT
‘Opening Up Education’ initiative will aim to equip young people with digital tools and skills
Bizcamp Tel Aviv To Send One Lucky UK Start-Up To Israel
The second annual Bizcamp competition is now open for submissions
UK Audience Technology Start-Up Affectv Secures £2 Million Funding
The company will bring its mix of mathematics and marketing to Europe and Asia
Facebook To Buy British Software Quality Specialist Monoidics
Mathematical approach could help improve Facebook’s mobile apps
Intel Buys Into Gesture Recognition With Omek Acquisition
The chip manufacturer will pay close to $40m for an Israeli gesture recognition start-up
UK Team Wins Imagine Cup 2013 Innovation Prize
Colinked from the UK managed to win the prestigious award and a $50,000 grant with their music sharing app
‘Capital On Stage’ Tries To Galvanise Venture Model In London
Investors pitching to start-ups – you certainly don’t see that every day
Wayra London Kicks Off Its First Start-Up Internship Fair
The start-up accelerator thinks young companies should hire interns as soon as they can
Demo Europe: VCs Get Their Pick Of Hungry Start-ups
Eric Doyle watched start-ups compete for venture cash in the first Demo Europe, in Moscow
Google Said To Consider Waze Acquisition
First it was Apple, then Facebook, and now Google is reportedly interested in the Israeli start-up
Facebook To Buy Mapping Firm Waze For $1 Billion – Reports
Facebook is said to be buying navigation start-up Waze, previously courted by Apple
Microsoft Imagine Cup Finds Innovation In Eastern Europe
What makes startups spring up in the former Soviet bloc?
US Start Up Accelerator TechStars Comes To London’s Tech City
Tech City attracts a world leading entrepreneur nursery
Cabinet Office Announces Funding For “Social Incubators”
Minister for Civil Society Nick Hurd gives money to socially positive start-up incubators
LeWeb London To Bring Together “Digital Hippies”
The summer event will explore transparency, authenticity, and could even involve meditation rooms
Start-Up Tawkon Rides Radiation Scare To Build Phone Coverage Maps
Tawkon feeds paranoia for the benefit of mobile users everywhere
TotalBooX Sells eBooks By The Page
An Israeli start-up wants to stop people from buying books before they read them