Start-ups and spin-outs: The secret ingredients to growth July 3, 2024 In the US, start-ups create 3m jobs in their first year and employ 2.6m workers five years later. Britain is lagging way behind when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship, says Paul Ormerod Going into the election tomorrow, the two main parties agree on a crucial issue. Economic growth is needed to achieve their respective [...]
Cambridge tech startup backed by ‘Godfather of AI’ raises £24m June 18, 2024 A Cambridge based artificial intelligence (AI) startup developing next-gen materials for sustainability and clean energy has secured $30m (£24m) in seed funding.
Co-founder discovers ‘real beauty’ after shunning the ‘loneliness and isolation’ of going solo May 29, 2024 There’s “real beauty” in being a co-founder compared to the potential “loneliness and isolation” of going it alone, according to one half of the duo behind a multi-million pound coffee roastery.
The UK’s three youngest tech entrepreneurs who started billion-dollar businesses May 18, 2024 These are the UK's three richest and youngest tech entrepreneurs who have managed to turn an idea into a billion-dollar business.
Brent Hoberman launches PR agency for founders of fast growing start ups May 16, 2024 Hoberman's Founders Forum Group, which he co-founded in 2005 and is now executive chair of, has invested in the new business
Britain’s startups need young Europeans April 27, 2024 The immigration system is designed to attract experienced workers with advanced skills, but UK startups need scrappy and ambitious young people too. A post-Brexit visa scheme for under 30s from the EU would be a boost for growth, says Bella Rhodes The EU’s offer to negotiate a reciprocal visa for young people in the UK [...]
London legal AI firm Luminance secures £32m funding in US expansion push April 2, 2024 Luminance’s proprietary legal AI model automates the negotiation of contracts and other legal documents to speed up a lengthy process.
London tech startup Oriole bags £10m seed funding for rapid AI training March 27, 2024 London tech startup Oriole Networks has secured £10m in a seed round to support its mission to speed up the training of AI models.
Why Gen Z are quitting their jobs to focus on side hustles February 29, 2024 Members of Gen Z are more likely than other generations to make side hustles a full-time gig, according to new research.
Brent Hoberman’s Founders Factory hires Second Home entrepreneur as it eyes further expansion February 21, 2024 London-based tech accelerator Founders Factory has hired the founder of co-working space Second Home to support its international expansion.