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By: Joe Benn

Joe Benn is director at MNC

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  • After angels, before VCs: UK consumer startups are stranded in £1m-£5m no man’s land

    Opinion

    Britain's brilliant consumer startups are finding themselves stranded in a funding no man’s land, writes Joe Benn.

    LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 23: Heavy rain clouds pass over the city of London skyline on September 23, 2024 in London, United Kingdom. The Met Office has issued amber weather warnings for heavy rain in the Oxford region with yellow warnings stretching from Middlesbrough to the South Coast. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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