When UK non-profit Tech Nation announced it was shutting up shop at the start of 2023, one of the startup scene’s biggest concerns was around what would happen to the organisation’s visa programme.

Interview
October 16, 2023
Tech Nation to run visa programme until “at least” the end of 2024, says CEO
As Tech Nation announces its relaunch, Sifted speaks to Founders Forum’s Carolyn Dawson, who’s running the new look organisation
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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