Luxury restaurant booking and payments app Velocity has already had significant global growth since its London launch in 2014, but will now push into 29 cities worldwide with a $22.5m Series B round from investors including the founder of Starwood Hotels.
High street banks must have known it was coming, but a new report from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put some firm dates for technical innovation in place – and some banks may be led kicking and screaming into a brave new world.
Heavyweight boxer David Haye has used his platform to champion British business, contributing to a £2.65m seed investment round for recruitment app Syft alongside David Cameron’s former enterprise advisor Lord Young.
With the rise of platforms such as Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat, internet users now have on average 5.54 social media accounts each. For businesses, social media provides rich opportunity for customer engagement by increasing awareness and building their brand personality.
Do you want to be the very best Like no one ever was Well, as Nintendo’s Pokemon Go craze continues to see people of all ages embrace the long-running franchise in its new mobile game format, it’s actually resulted in real world job generation as professional Pokemon trainers are now a thing.
By James Tee
As an entrepreneur you need a mobile app that is better designed, better built and better delivered than every other app available. From the first mobile app in 2008 to the millions available today, what we browse in app stores and download to our devices are results of years of development by other app entrepreneurs, who continue to define and refine their unique selling propositions (USPs).
By Ed Macnair
The use of both mobile and cloud applications has become increasingly common in the workplace. Where once applications were firmly in the realm of the consumer, the collaboration, flexibility and productivity boost on offer means businesses have adopted them wholeheartedly. But with great benefit, also comes great risk.
Virgin Trains has seemingly taken inspiration from Netflix with the launch of BEAM, a free on-board entertainment platform designed to deliver luxury and convenience with some 200 hours of content for passengers, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, House of Cards, Top Gear and Frozen.
Tech startup Seatfrog has secured a AU$1.2m seed round to support the launch of a new live bidding platform, which will allow travellers to compete for last-minute flight upgrades ahead of takeoff – ideal for those with a love of business class.
Adam Levene is a seasoned mobile technology executive, having delivered on building apps for the likes of RBS and the FIFA World Cup. But now, he’s given up his role in a corporate firm for a startup of his own creation – Hero, which is out to bring a WhatsApp-like approach to customer service.
