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March 8, 2022

Intelligent Mobility Accelerator 6th cohort | Open call is live

The Intelligent Mobility Accelerator, a programme for start-ups with innovative solutions to improve the UK transport system, is now taking applications for its 6th cohort.

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December 17, 2020

New Start-up Accelerator Programme Launched in EMEA to Boost the Deployment of AI Applications for Healthcare

Wayra UK is proud to announce its partnership with GE Healthcare and the launch of the EMEA Edison™ Accelerator to support scale-ups with development, adoption and integration of AI technologies.

September 7, 2020

TELEFÓNICA TECH FOSTERS THE TRAINING OF CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS WITH THE ACQUISITION OF iHACKLABS

iHackLabs has virtual platforms that simulate real cyber threat environments in which security specialists can train. With this operation, ElevenPaths, the cybersecurity company part of Telefónica Tech, enhances its strong commitment to the continuous training of both its professionals and its customers. iHackLabs collaborates with Telefónica since 2018 when ElevenPaths sees the startup's great potential and advises Wayra, Telefónica's global open innovation hub, on the investment in the company.

June 30, 2020

PROVENANCE BLOCKCHAINS HAS BEEN AWARDED THE  EU’s HORIZON 2020 1M€ PRIZE  

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, 30 June 2020 - Provenance, the leading transparency platform for brands, has been awarded the prestigious “Blockchains for Social Good” prize from the European Commission to continue their work enabling supply chain and impact information to be communicated and digitally authenticated through their pioneering software

June 25, 2020

O2 BUSINESS GETS BRITAIN BACK TO WORK

O2 Business announces a new suite of digital solutions to help get people and businesses back to work safely, building customer confidence. Virtual queuing, staff scheduling and appointment booking technologies have proved so successful in allowing O2 to reopen its retail stores, that these solutions are being offered to a range of O2 customers including retailers, supermarkets, stadia and healthcare businesses.

June 18, 2020

CYBER SECURITY COMPANY COUNTERCRAFT RAISES $5 MI

Cyber Security Company CounterCraft raises $5 Million in a funding round led by Adara Ventures, and joined by new investors eCAPITAL and Red Eléctrica Group

May 27, 2020

TELEFÓNICA OFFERS START-UPS ITS IOT, BLOCKCHAIN AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP THEM BOOST THEIR BUSINESS

- Telefónica Activation Programme is an initiative open to entrepreneurs in Spain, Germany and the UK - The selected start-ups will have free access to these technologies for six months and will also be able to carry out a pilot with Telefónica - The deadline for registration is 22 June at www.activationprogramme.telefonica.com