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November 14, 2025
UK’s biggest backer of VC funds eyes more defence deals
The British Business Bank, which invests closely against the UK government’s industrial strategy, tells Sifted more defence fund pitches are landing on its desk
By Tom NugentPro - Don't tax me, I'm a CEO!Startup lifeOpinion
November 14, 2025
Don't tax me, I'm a CEO!
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By Martin Coulter - What’s keeping chief compliance officers up at nightStartup lifeAnalysis
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By Tom MatsudaPro - How to stop the UK startup exodus, with entrepreneur and government advisor Alex DepledgeGovernmentPodcast
November 13, 2025
How to stop the UK startup exodus, with entrepreneur and government advisor Alex Depledge
They also discuss how the UK government is bringing in business experience to help guide policy
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- Exclusive: AI startup PhysicsX to raise up to $100m from NvidiaArtificial intelligenceExclusive
November 6, 2025
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By Kai Nicol-SchwarzPro - Strike drone startup Stark’s military test failures could have ‘damaging’ effect on industryDefence techAnalysis
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By Anne SradersPro - Top Nordic AI founders back Inception Fund’s €21m micro fundVenture capitalExclusive
November 6, 2025
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By Mimi BillingPro - What AI agents suck at right now, according to 4 foundersAI agentsAnalysis
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These souped-up bots still have a lot of failure points, say the people working with them daily
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By Anne SradersPro - Restaurant fintech Sunday eyes comeback with $21m raisePaymentsNews
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Capital, confidence and collaboration: What’s driving European tech investment into the UK?
Ceri Morgan CBE, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Europe
@ Department of Business and Trade
Kanishka Narayan, Minister for AI and Online Safety
@ Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Daniel Kim, CFO
@ Synthesia
Tom Nugent, Managing Editor
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