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Accenture to buy UK AI firm Faculty in USD $1bn deal
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Accenture to acquire UK AI specialist Faculty for USD $1bn, in its biggest British AI startup deal and a major bet on AI safety expertise.
Marqeta names Patti Kangwankij as new finance chief
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Marqeta has hired veteran payments executive Patti Kangwankij as CFO, completing a leadership reshuffle under chief executive Mike Milotich.
Leaseweb names Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer
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Leaseweb appoints Ronald Richardson as Chief Revenue Officer to drive global growth and its sovereign-by-design hybrid cloud push.
BCS Consultancy appoints Chris Coward as new COO
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BCS Consultancy names Chris Coward COO to steer global expansion and sharpen operations as AI-driven data centre demand accelerates.
Mollie to acquire GoCardless & form EU payments giant
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Mollie to buy GoCardless in 2026, uniting 350,000 merchants into a single European payments group handling USD $130 billion yearly.
Cainiao opens US-Mexico lane, boosts Japan & Korea tech
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Cainiao opens a low-cost US-Mexico logistics lane and ramps up tech investment in Japan and South Korea to fuel its global expansion.
Hoppr names Olivier Bastard Chief Sales Officer
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Hoppr appoints former Synamedia executive Olivier Bastard as Chief Sales Officer to spearhead global growth in addressable TV advertising.
Zynap raises EUR €6 million to scale AI cyber defence
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Barcelona cyber start-up Zynap raises EUR €6 million seed extension to scale its AI-driven preventive defence platform globally.
NAVEX appoints Joe Stubbs as UK country manager to drive growth
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NAVEX appoints SaaS veteran Joe Stubbs as UK country manager, tasking him with driving local growth amid rising regulatory complexity.
Airwallex buys Indonesian fintech to boost APAC growth
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Airwallex snaps up Indonesian fintech PT Skye Sab Indonesia to secure a key payments licence and accelerate its Asia-Pacific expansion.
WithYouWithMe spins out Greenbeam as global SaaS firm
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WithYouWithMe spins out its Greenbeam software arm as an independent global SaaS workforce intelligence firm led by Cia Kouparitsas.
Pax8 names Avery Moon Chief Technology Officer for AI push
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Pax8 appoints Avery Moon as Chief Technology Officer to spearhead its global AI-led marketplace and ‘operating system’ for SMBs.
Cloud security firms, Brivo & Eagle Eye, form AI security giant
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Brivo and Eagle Eye Networks will merge under the Brivo name to create what they claim is the world’s largest AI cloud security platform.
Semify buys Dragon Metrics to boost global AI SEO reach
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US-based Semify has bought Hong Kong’s Dragon Metrics to expand its global AI-led SEO and reporting services across non-Google markets.
Recast names Jake Mosey chief product officer to boost Intune tools
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Recast hires former Jamf leader Jake Mosey as chief product officer to steer Intune-focused tools via closer community-driven input.
CIMPOR’s private 5G blueprint boosts efficiency, cuts CO2
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CIMPOR’s new private 5G blueprint lifts plant efficiency by 1%, saves up to USD $15 million a year and cuts CO2 emissions by 140,000 tonnes.
Acronis names Jo Holliday UK & Ireland General Manager
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Acronis appoints Jo Holliday as UK and Ireland General Manager to drive partner-led growth in its expanding cyber protection business.
Tech founders lead Tide everywoman entrepreneur awards
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Tech founders Julie Collison and Emma O’Brien top Tide everywoman awards as women-led firms eye growth despite tough UK backdrop.
Exclaimer nears USD $100 million ARR with global push
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Email branding specialist Exclaimer nears USD $100 million ARR as new products and hires fuel global expansion across major markets.
Google backs Emergent to help non‑coders build software
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Google has invested in Emergent, giving the AI start-up early access to Gemini 3 to help millions of non-coders build production software.