It’s a great time to be alive in the London tech scene for new early-stage start-ups Kevin Chong The picture for tech this year is mixed: established start-ups might struggle a bit, while early-stage start-ups have the potential to shine - especially those operating in London, writes Kevin Chong
From Bristol to Blackpool, it’s time to create fertile ground for growth for our start-ups all over the country Kevin Chong In the UK there has been a lot of talk about “levelling up” investment outside of London. For some time during the Johnson administration, it felt like no two days could go by without the words “levelling up” being foghorned from the spokespeople of various government ministries. Yet going into 2023, it’s still unclear exactly [...]
Kings of crypto say it’s the solution without knowing what the problem is Kevin Chong If you had doubts over whether the latest cryptocurrency correction would make mainstream news, you needed look no further than the House of Commons this week. In a duel between Ed Miliband and Rishi Sunak, the Labour frontbencher used the current price plummet as his attack line: “Crypto has crashed and so has the Chancellor,” [...]
London’s startup community is thriving off of the full scale of investors’ tolerance for risk March 17, 2022 Last month London celebrated yet another fintech triumph. PrimaryBid, a young company that provides retail investors with fair access to public markets, secured an impressive $190m of venture funding. The size of this Series C financing round, and the involvement of internationally renowned investors provided yet more validation that world-beating start-ups are increasingly being created [...]
