After angels, before VCs: UK consumer startups are stranded in £1m-£5m no man’s land May 14, 2025 Britain's brilliant consumer startups are finding themselves stranded in a funding no man’s land, writes Joe Benn.
UK immigration reforms welcome top talent, but startups need more May 13, 2025 While the UK’s Immigration White Paper introduces positive reforms for attracting top tech talent, restrictive visa changes risk excluding the essential mid-level workforce startups need to thrive, says Bella Rhodes Over a third – 39 per cent – of the UK’s fastest-growing start-ups have an immigrant co-founder, a stat clearly recognised by the government, whose [...]
Don’t take entrepreneurs for granted – they won’t keep trying forever April 18, 2025 The UK's punishing business regime is at risk of taking its entrepreneurs for granted. They won't keep trying forever, writes Orlando Martins.
MintStars: ‘Ethical’ OnlyFans rival more than doubles in value March 25, 2025 MintStars, a start-up launched as an ‘ethical alternative’ to OnlyFans, more than doubled in value during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The challenger was established by Jessica Van Meir and Daniel Sargent, who serves as its chief executive, in 2022. In an interview with City AM last year, Van Meir said the [...]
‘I was in the RAF for 20 years before this’: Gavin Poole on setting up Hackney tech hub Here East February 27, 2025 Gavin Poole served in the RAF for 20 years before studying for an MBA. Now he heads up powerhouse tech campus Here East. He tells us how.
The British Business Bank is a partner for the scale-up economy January 22, 2025 As the British Business Bank celebrates 10 years of impact, its chair, Stephen Welton, looks ahead to a new decade bridging the gap between the public and private sectors Business is inherently risky which is why you very quickly learn not to take success for granted. When it comes, celebrate, reflect on what you did [...]
Abraham and Wilson invest in Andy Murray-backed padel business January 10, 2025 England footballers Tammy Abraham and Callum Wilson have invested in Andy Murray-backed Game4Padel, the biggest UK operator of padel courts. AC Milan striker Abraham and Newcastle United forward were joined by Bournemouth defender Marcus Tavernier in a funding round that values Game4Padel at £27m. Former tennis world No1 Murray and his brother Jamie were among [...]
Let’s celebrate great British start-ups November 18, 2024 Global Entrepreneurship Week is a chance to sing the praises of our start-ups and strengthen the foundations for them to succeed, says Timothy Barnes Today is the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the world’s largest festival for entrepreneurs and startup supporters. In nearly 200 countries around the world, some 40,000 events are expected to welcome [...]
Cricket, rugby and football stars invest in health start-up November 4, 2024 England rugby international Courtney Lawes and Arsenal footballer Ben White are also among the 60 professional sportspeople invested in The Players Fund.
EFL calls for businesses as it kicks off innovation programme October 7, 2024 The English Football League (EFL) is calling for businesses to join its first innovation programme and develop their products by working with its 72 professional clubs. The EFL Innovation Lab is a partnership with corporate innovation specialist L Marks aimed at “suppliers, start-ups and scale-ups” and targeted at four key areas of business. They are [...]