Microsoft And QIA-Backed No-Code AI Darling Files For Bankruptcy After Creditor Seizure

Builder.ai, the British no-code AI startup once celebrated for its strategic partnership with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and a $250 million raise led by the Qatar Investment Authority, announced Tuesday that it is filing for bankruptcy protection. According to Bloomberg, the dramatic fall comes after a major lender, Viola Credit, seized $37 million from the company’s accounts,…

Bicester cowboy builder guilty of fraud

An Oxfordshire builder has received a prison sentence at hearing at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday 29 May, following an investigation by Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team and the National Trading Standards tri regional investigation team.  Mr David McCallium, formerly of Newbury, now Bicester, pleaded guilty to three charges of fraudulent trading, two charges…

Northern Irish offsite firm enters administration

Administrators have been appointed for commercial building manufacturer Jans Offsite Solutions. The Antrim-based firm, which is a subsidiary of Jans Holdings Ltd, appointed insolvency experts from Keenan Corporate Finance in Belfast on 19 May. According to accounts for the year ending 31 December 2023, Jans Offsite Solutions has 79 employees. It had said that the…

Subpoenas issued after Builder.ai declares insolvency

Some current and former staffers at Builder.ai, a once-promising AI start-up, have been issued subpoenas from the US Attorney’s office in Manhattan days after the company declared insolvency. A former high-level employee at the Microsoft-backed company confirmed that, on the advice of counsel, some employees have been asked to preserve documents and other evidence related…