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Roto VR raises £2.4m for world-first interactive VR chair

Roto VR, designer of the world’s first interactive VR chair, has secured £2.4 million in funding ...

Hollywood record label buys Manchester music firm Ostereo

The Hollywood record label which last year acquired Music for Pets has snapped up another Manchester...

CEO on weathering UK games industry’s ‘economic winter’

The UK games industry is a major success story and in 2023 was worth almost £8 billion. However,...

Manon Dave on building tech with Idris Elba & will.i.am

I’m an avid fan of hip-hop music as well as technology so meeting Manon Dave at Web Summit was too...

£3.5m to scale OpenOrigins blockchain combating fake news

OpenOrigins, a company founded to protect content authenticity through a provenance-focused blockcha...

Games studio set to Forge ahead after £2.6m NPIF II fundraise

Radical Forge, a Middlesbrough-based games studio, has raised £2.6m from NPIF II – Mercia Equity ...

Peel Group sells remaining stake in MediaCity

Peel Group has sold its remaining 25% stake in MediaCity to Landsec, which gives the latter full con...

5 effective hacks to accelerate Instagram growth

In today’s crowded social media world, building a standout Instagram profile is essential for bran...

Revolut calls out Meta for failing to reimburse fraud victims

Revolut has called on social media giant Meta to commit to sharing reimbursement of fraud victims, a...

Disco! Crowdcube founder now building ‘Instagram for music’

Crowdcube founder Darren Westlake and co-founder Paul Rose have raised £150,000 for Disco, a new st...

How to go viral on TikTok: Tips for success

Have you ever dreamed of becoming a TikTok sensation overnight? With millions of views and followers...

10 startups selected for Digital Catapult’s Black Founders Programme

Digital Catapult has selected 10 startups from across the UK’s creative industries for the second ...