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Westcon-Comstor ties Palo Alto Networks partner perks to pipeline targets
Selected EMEA resellers get demand-generation funding, services workshops and certification support from the distributor, but only if they deliver against joint business plans agreed with it
Rillet opens a London office 12 weeks after its $100m Series C
The San Francisco accounting software company says customers in Europe bring 10% of its net new recurring revenue, and its first London staff are in place with more hiring planned
Metro Bank starts a formal sale process
Metro Bank’s board says it is highly confident in the standalone growth prospects, but return on tangible equity was 7.5% in the first half against a target above 18% for 2028
Sumary raises $25m and moves two co-founders to London
Singular led the round for the Copenhagen company, whose software prepares monthly accounts and VAT returns for accounting firms including Deloitte, Grant Thornton and Baker Tilly
ancep raises $8.5m for AI that handles small policies
Creandum led the round for the company, which Gagan Khurana and Jake Turner founded in London in 2026. Three brokers use its software, including ACIC Financial Advisory in Austria
Kia prices PV5 Chassis and high-roof electric van
The electric van’s bare chassis reaches customers in the first quarter of 2027, and a version fitted by TGS Automotive with a dropside or tipper body costs from £36,600 before VAT
Avanade agrees to buy Manchester automation firm Robiquity
Robiquity, which automates routine office work for Evri and Virgin Media O2, is set to join a group whose 60,000 staff work on Microsoft technology. The price was not disclosed and the deal has yet to complete
Giacom names Susie Buckridge chief executive
The former head of TalkTalk’s consumer business started on 9 November at the wholesaler that about 6,000 IT providers and telecoms resellers buy cloud, mobile and broadband services from
Lloyds launches a £50 AI document check for exporters
Export Assist, launched on 11 November and built on Complidata’s TradeSpeed platform, checks letter of credit paperwork before it reaches a bank. Fiamma Morton, managing director of SME banking, has opened it to exporters that bank elsewhere
Kainos chief Mooney says few clients run AI beyond pilots
The Belfast group’s AI and data revenue rose 40% to £28.5m in the six months to 30 September. Actonomy, the business it set up to put AI pilots into production, has signed four customers since July
Roy Mann moves monday.com customers to seats plus AI fees
The work software company reported $36m (£27m) of annual recurring revenue from AI products on 9 November. It has cut about 20% of its workforce since July, and co-chief executive Eran Zinman said higher small-business churn is “by design”
Automattic’s Spacefast prices AI app hosting by the seat
Automattic launched Spacefast on 9 November to publish sites and apps built with ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor. Its Plus plan costs $15 (£11) a month for 10 members and $5 for each extra member