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June 23, 2026

What Brexit got wrong — and right — for UK startups

British tech startups among the few bright spots


Martin Coulter

4 min read

Bank of England data suggest Brexit reduced the size of the UK economy by around 6%. Credit: Unsplash

A decade after the UK voted to leave the European Union, the country’s startup ecosystem is in an unusual position, experts say — both a victim of Brexit and one of the few sectors to have flourished despite it.

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Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

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