The question is often asked, are entrepreneurs born or made, well in Cambridge on Sunday night it seems experience certainly counted for something as all three winning Appathon teams contained at least one member with an existing and growing startup behind them.

It's been a constant complaint made by startups for years, how do you recruit top engineers and developers when the competition is so fierce and your opponents are often armed with several millions of pounds to remunerate and the attraction of long-term security? 

Optical switching company, Polatis has closed a £1.7m ($2.7m) funding round.

Neul is making its first significant move into the US following a new partnership deal with Californian firm, Carlson, to develop a rural broadband radio based on the white space spectrum.