An investment fund worth £100m is to be set up to help finance the West of England’s drive towards a green economy, including supplying up to 36,000 homes with renewable energy. The fund was approved by the West of England Combined Authority, which has committed £10m of new investment. According to Metro Mayor Dan...
An impact-driven venture fund based near Bath has completed its first deal, investing £235,000 into a start-up aiming to end disadvantage for women in the workplace. Aer Venture Studios has been launched by Aer Studios, a creative technology firm headquartered in Corsham. It plans to work with founders and their teams by providing the creative...
In today’s business landscape, where diversity and inclusion are essential for success, public events like The Welcome Party offer more than just entertainment – they provide a vital platform for shifting perceptions and building stronger, more inclusive communities. This new event, which takes place in Bristol on 7 November to celebrate the talents and stories of...
A new collaboration between business and the West of England’s leading universities aiming to tackle the region’s long-term challenges and pave the way for greater investment and prosperity has appointed its inaugural chair and director. Ex-Airbus UK managing director Sir Iain Gray and Andrea Dell, the former head of Bristol City Council’s One City initiative, have...
The South West’s largest sustainability-focused event takes place next week with more than 60 businesses exhibiting their latest ‘green’ products and services. The Festival of Sustainable Business Exhibition, which is hosted at the recently re-opened We The Curious science museum on Bristol Harbourside on Thursday, 19 September, is expected to attract more than 1,000 visitors. The event, now in...
Leading during uncertain times is to be the focus of the next leadership development event to be staged by Unlimited Potential, the Bath networking group for young professionals. Taking place in the University of Bath School of Management on 24 September, the event will hear from Graham Abbey, CEO of Farleigh Performance, the leadership coaching...
A Bath-headquartered firm aiming to use hi-tech sailing vessels to generate green energy at sea has raised £4.65m to fund its next stage of growth. DRIFT Energy will use the investment to start production of the pioneering, high-performance vessels next year. The firm eventually hopes to deploy a fleet of ‘DRIFT ships’, pictured, to...
Bath area tech business founders and investors are being invited to take part in a second West of England-focussed trade mission to Hong Kong following the success of the inaugural visit last year. Staged by Tech West England Advocates, the not-for-profit tech community for the region, last year’s mission helped participants develop links with...
Bath businesses innovating in the health and care sectors can learn how to commercialise their products or services by taking part in a free eight-week training programme. Hosted by Health Innovation West of England, the organisation tasked with putting healthcare innovation at the heart of the NHS in the region, the course is designed...
Bath-based sports analysis firm StatsBomb, which started as a blog for football statistics fans 11 years ago, has been acquired by a major US sports data company. New owner Hudl plans to continue to grow the business, which has gone from three employs in 2016 to more than 1,000 across 15 countries. It said...
