Some $1.1bn was invested in tech ventures through equity crowdfunding platforms in 2015, a trend which is set to spike sevenfold to $8.2bn by 2020 – and it is Britain which is responsible for the surge of interest in the funding method.
British retail giant Sports Direct, which is owned by billionaire boss and Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, has made “strategic US investments” in two American sporting businesses, opening the door to brands including rapper Jay-Z’s Rocawear.
UK tech startup Realeyes has secured a global partnership with marketing giant MediaCom in a deal that will use its “emotion measurement technology” to understand how consumers feel about campaigns based on facial reactions.
Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube experienced a record-breaking year as investments via the channel hit £83m in 2015, and 2016 will see the firm launch a Northern Powerhouse focus with a Manchester office opening.
Peer-to-peer finance business Lending Works demonstrated significant growth milestones in 2015, showcasing how powerful the P2P platform has become as the number of loans via the platform rose fourfold.
Britain's IT professionals have the potential to become the next globally-hailed billionaire business celebrity, according to a study, which revealed they share personality types with six world-famous tech industry leaders.
The British technology industry continues to surge, as new results from Boris Johnson's London & Partners promotional company have revealed that the sector raised a $3.6bn worth of venture capital funding in 2015 – a new record.
Real estate firm CBRE has made an attempt to “revolutionise” Britain's commercial property market by striking an exclusive deal with Virtual Walkthrough to deliver interactive office tours to investors.
The best superheroes have a billionaire businessman alter-ego, so Mark Zuckerberg has taken inspiration from Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe and revealed a plan to build artificial intelligence similar to the tech found in the Iron Man movies.
With an ongoing skills gap, you may think the British workforce would like to learn new things, but 25 per cent of office workers believe it's increasingly more difficult to learn new software as time passes on.
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