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September 8, 2025

Britain’s tech economy needs more rocket fuel

Wanted: scaleup capital

John Thornhill

4 min read

London’s grandiose 18th-century Mansion House may not be the most natural venue for the city’s future-looking tech crowd. But they were out in force on Wednesday night at the City of London’s technology dinner, where they heard a lot of cheery talk about Britain’s successes from Peter Kyle.

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John Thornhill

John Thornhill is Sifted’s founder and innovation editor of the Financial Times. He tweets from @johnthornhillft

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