Polarsteps Raises $3.5M Series

OpenSource

We’re a founder-led recruitment partner that does things differently. OpenSource was built by people who’ve sat on both sides of the hiring table — George, a former software developer, and Harry, a seasoned recruiter with a decade of experience scaling teams for VC-backed startups and high-growth scale-ups. Our approach • We embed seamlessly and scale with your team • Every candidate is technically screened by us • Stronger hires in less time Ways to partner • Contingent – Pay only when you hire • Retained – Dedicated support with upfront commitment • RPO – Fully embedded for high-volume, strategic hiring We specialise in hiring across the full product and engineering lifecycle — including backend, frontend, DevOps, data, AI, and leadership roles. Please get in touch on Linkedin or email george@open-source.io.

MR·NET by MotionRay

At MR·NET we provide highly reliable and managed Internet connectivity for live-events, sports broadcasting, transportation, brick-n-mortar businesses, Enterprises with distributed IoT deployments. We achieve superior performance by aggregating all available Internet sources in the area with particular focus on our own implementation of cellular bonding technology Utilizing all available Internet sources at the same time ensures smooth, uninterrupted, packet-loss free connectivity despite any breakage or fluctuations in coverage. Our goal is not only make your Internet connection to work flawlessly so you can focus on what is important, but also to make it completely headache and overhead free: we take care of data procurement, configuration, cloud management, and stellar live-support second to none. With MR·NET you will never have to worry about your Internet going down and your mission critical data and operations to be disrupted Live-events | Broadcast | Transportation | Retail | Enterprise IoT | Hospitality | Disaster Recovery

Futureproofing - The Future Beyond Innovation

Futureproofing is the hub for The Future Beyond Innovation. We bridge the distance between corporate aspiration an innovation+ success, business model delivery & transformational growth. An innovation consultancy, business model hatchery, intelligence group, learning hive and platform of canvses and tools led by Sean Moffitt. We believe to be truly effective, helpful and to get companies, teams and people unstuck, we have built out 11 facets to our business operation: The Gallery — a full range of 55 change-related keynotes, briefings & workshops ready to inspire and take the first steps The Hangar — delivery of the work, selective or end-to-end sprints, experiments and CoLabs which get teams through key hurdles The Hatchery — optimizing for better & bolder organization value via business model, value proposition and ecosystem pivots & expansions The Academy — creating a training & learning experience to improve the skills, acumen and certification of futureproofers everywhere The Refinery — through over a decade of understanding and mapping the drivers of change, expert audits of org., team & personal future-readiness Futureproofing Labs — fresh content and expert intelligence for a fast approaching future — reports and research that navigates what’s ahead The Distillery — bridging the distance between unthinkable and possible through corporate ventures, partnerships and incubation Futureproofing Forums — open & executive-only conversations with the world’s top change voices through webcasts, events & masterminds Futureproofing 66° — our front row of innovation+ & change champions, leading executives, passionate collaborators and practitioner innovators The Vault — a comprehensive directory of resources designed to actually help change agents via online resources, tools and enewsletters The Futureproofing Awards — global role models for a future-ready change and innovation+ across twenty+ different categories The organization is led by Sean Moffitt.

Empirium

A unified marketplace connecting buyers to suppliers across aerospace, defense, and manufacturing.

Aptonomy

Aptonomy is a specialist capital markets consultancy and software provider. Founded by market practitioners, experienced in solving the daily and strategic challenges in pricing, execution, risk and resource management. Our flagship platform "Helix" is a real-time service that provides a single connection point between trades, legal agreements and counterparties, delivering operational certainty, reduced risk and costs saved. Driven by deep-seated expertise with multi-disciplinary knowledge, our core mission is to elevate our clients’ business capabilities, enabling them to achieve beyond the ordinary.