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While still lagging behind the United States, 2016 is shaping up to be best year yet for the fledgling legal tech sector in the United Kingdom. Amid the 50+ UK legal startups aiming to disrupt the law through artificial intelligence, bots, on-demand legal services and the like, three watershed moments are sure to accelerate that…
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Companies have until 8 July 2016 to apply to be in the first wave of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) “regulatory sandbox” scheme, which opened last month. The regulatory sandbox - the first of its kind - allows budding financial services firms and providers (i.e. startups) to test their innovative ideas, without incurring all…
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Thanks to the the Internet of Things, product-based businesses are morphing into service-based businesses, providing value-added services through software. For example, Pirelli and Michelin are embedding tyres with sensors. Those sensors convey data about vehicle performance and road conditions to the driver and the car’s computer, improving safety and efficiency. The example shows how…
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Last month Tech City UK unveiled the Tech Nation Visa Scheme to help digital technology businesses attract world-class talent from outside the EU. The scheme takes effect today (12 November 2015), promising four new qualifying criteria to the Tier 1 Exceptional Talent scheme, based on direct feedback from the digital business community. Eileen Burbidge, Chair…
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The United Kingdom is home to over 30 startup accelerators that provide pre-seed funding to entrepreneurs in return for equity. Every year, they attract thousands of applicants from around the world, competing for a handful of positions in each programme. Many applicants are from outside the European Union. So if that's you, read on… As…
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People hate signing non-disclosure agreements. Your advisors, suppliers and contractors expect you to trust that they’ll keep your confidential information under wraps, without getting caught up in legals. They might even say NDAs are not worth the paper they’re written on - heard that before? Well, as it turns out, that’s not…