Ten start-ups from Northern Ireland have each won £10,000 proof of concept grants to further develop their innovative ideas after successfully completing Catalyst’s Co-Founders Programme.

African business leaders are expecting the entrepreneurial spirit to take off across the continent over the next three years on the back of an improved environment for business and greater political stability, new research* for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows.

Louis Taylor has been appointed CEO of the British Business Bank, the UK’s economic development bank, and will take up the role from 1 October. Louis Taylor is currently CEO of UK Export Finance, the UK government's export credit agency.

Archangels, the world’s longest running business angel investment syndicate, based in Edinburgh, has appointed Ian Macleod as the new chair of its board.

State-of-the-art start-ups came face-to-face with influential investors at an innovative pitch event filmed by University of Essex students.  

Catalyst has announced a new partnership with all-island female entrepreneurial community, AwakenHub, to support and empower the next generation of female entrepreneurs and innovators in Ireland.

Capital Pilot Advisory has launched its Boost Fund 1 to invest in high-growth UK startups using a unique automated selection and completion process.

Two of Green Angel Syndicate's portfolio companies have been nominated for this year’s prestigious Earthshot Prize. 

CorkBIC will host an all-Europe angel reunion at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, on 18^th and 19^th May in the presence of Michael McGrath TD, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. Business angels and super angels from across Europe will attend the European Business Angels Network (EBAN) Congress with the aim of increasing annual angel investment in Europe from €8BN to €10BN by 2025.

DSW Ventures, the venture capital business and a partner in British Business Investments’ £100m Regional Angels Programme, has opened a new office in Manchester to consolidate its presence as one of the UK’s leading regional VCs.

The former director of Digital Catapult in Northern Ireland has joined Catalyst as its Director of Strategic Business Development, a new role created to help Catalyst develop and strengthen strategic partnerships across industry, academia and government.

Catalyst is an independent, not-for-profit organisation focused on fostering entrepreneurship and innovation, supporting transformative businesses and developing Northern Ireland’s tech industry.

Innovate Finance, the industry body representing the UK FinTech sector, has kicked off 2022 with a further strengthening of its Board, including the appointment of three new non-executive directors.  This follows on from the permanent appointment of CEO Janine Hirt, who took on the role of Interim CEO in May 2021 and was appointed as CEO in autumn 2021.