# United Kingdom

Europe’s ‘real’ founder factories: Klarna and Improbable
Analysis
July 15, 2026
Europe’s ‘real’ founder factories: Klarna and Improbable
Working at a growth-stage startup — rather than a unicorn or Big Tech firm — is the strongest predictor of a founder's future success, according to a new study of over 50k startups
Éanna Kelly
The ex-Palantir and Dropbox duo helping the likes of ElevenLabs, Notion and Wiz ship AI-generated code faster
News
July 15, 2026
The ex-Palantir and Dropbox duo helping the likes of ElevenLabs, Notion and Wiz ship AI-generated code faster
Meticulous has raised $15m from Chemistry, Menlo Ventures and a host of angels from Poolside, Dropbox, Vercel and OpenAI
Tom Nugent
Nscale’s £2bn UK data centre hit by grid delays
News
July 13, 2026
Nscale’s £2bn UK data centre hit by grid delays
Data centre builder in talks with California-based Bloom Energy to power buildout
Freya Pratty
The people set to influence tech policy in Burnham’s Britain
Pro
Analysis
July 13, 2026
The people set to influence tech policy in Burnham’s Britain
Here are the other movers and shakers you should be watching
Freya Pratty
Europe’s newest defence unicorn raises $175m Series B
News
July 9, 2026
Europe’s newest defence unicorn raises $175m Series B
Kraken Technology Group designs and manufactures maritime technologies and vehicles for coastal security
Tom Nugent
Thought Machine just hit $100m ARR. Its CEO wants to double it before going public
Pro
Interview
July 6, 2026
Thought Machine just hit $100m ARR. Its CEO wants to double it before going public
The banking infrastructure provider has joined Revolut in the 2028 IPO queue
Damisola Sulaiman
Self-driving scaleup Wayve set to test LSE’s Pisces
News
July 1, 2026
Self-driving scaleup Wayve set to test LSE’s Pisces
London hopes its new private markets platform can help stem the flow of UK companies floating abroad
Tom Nugent
Alan Chang is hiring a ‘performance manager’. Should other CEOs follow his lead?
Opinion
July 1, 2026
Alan Chang is hiring a ‘performance manager’. Should other CEOs follow his lead?
The Fuse Energy boss wants someone to keep staff performing at their best — I can already imagine the quandaries
Éanna Kelly
Why this AI founder ditched bootstrapping for a $17m deal with 20VC
Pro
Interview
July 1, 2026
Why this AI founder ditched bootstrapping for a $17m deal with 20VC
Fonio founder Daniel Keinrath spent years avoiding VCs. But a shift in pricing — and a meeting with Harry Stebbings — changed his mind
Éanna Kelly
Startups and VCs divided over UK’s long-awaited defence investment plan
Pro
Analysis
July 1, 2026
Startups and VCs divided over UK’s long-awaited defence investment plan
Some of Europe's top drone startups are eagerly awaiting more UK defence spending
Anne Sraders and Tom Nugent
Exclusive: British Business Bank to back UK scaleups with £400m per year
Pro
Exclusive
June 29, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank to back UK scaleups with £400m per year
The state bank will write first-time cheques of £10m-40m
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund
Pro
Exclusive
June 25, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund
The UK’s involvement in the superfund now rests on the incoming British prime minister and the European Union
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Andy Burnham was Manchester tech’s ‘hype man’. Will he be the same for Britain?
Pro
Analysis
June 23, 2026
Andy Burnham was Manchester tech’s ‘hype man’. Will he be the same for Britain?
Over the past decade, Andy Burnham has overseen one of Europe’s fastest-growing tech hubs as mayor of Greater Manchester
Tom Nugent and Martin Coulter
CuspAI to hit $2.6bn valuation with backing from Jeff Bezos, reports say
News
June 17, 2026
CuspAI to hit $2.6bn valuation with backing from Jeff Bezos, reports say
The new round would more than quadruple the UK startup’s valuation from September last year
Tom Nugent
Four mistakes not to make as a first-time founder
Opinion
June 17, 2026
Four mistakes not to make as a first-time founder
Don’t be dazzled by job applicants with Google, Meta or McKinsey in their CVs is one tip
Shah Ramezani
UK defence prime BAE Systems invests €50m in VCs Lakestar, Expeditions
News
June 16, 2026
UK defence prime BAE Systems invests €50m in VCs Lakestar, Expeditions
It comes as the defence prime is more actively investing in defence startups via an incubator programme
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: Isar and IQM backer Vsquared opens UK office to bridge London-Munich axis
Pro
Exclusive
June 11, 2026
Exclusive: Isar and IQM backer Vsquared opens UK office to bridge London-Munich axis
The firm wants to link Munich's engineering talent to London's capital markets
Freya Pratty
UK AI Hardware Plan ‘significant step’ forward, but missing key energy question
Pro
News
June 9, 2026
UK AI Hardware Plan ‘significant step’ forward, but missing key energy question
The AI Hardware Plan sets out how the government will back British companies developing chips and semiconductor technologies
Tom Nugent
All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund
Pro
Exclusive
June 8, 2026
All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund
The firm aims to back 25 healthcare and medtech startups and believes “AI is going to completely transform healthcare”
Anne Sraders
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C
News
June 3, 2026
Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C
UK company has deployed quantum systems to partner data centres across Europe, the US and Asia
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Can AI make us better parents?
Analysis
May 27, 2026
Can AI make us better parents?
The tech is helping me look more on-the-ball at home — but can we trust it?
Éanna Kelly
10 Oxford spinouts ready to raise Series A
Pro
Spinouts fundraising
May 27, 2026
10 Oxford spinouts ready to raise Series A
Spanning drug discovery, robotics, quantum tech and more — these are the buzziest startups spinning out of Europe's most prolific life sciences university
Oshin Narang
The AI energy crisis is bad. Wait until quantum arrives
Opinion
May 12, 2026
The AI energy crisis is bad. Wait until quantum arrives
How much power a useful quantum computer will consume deserves the same scrutiny now being applied to AI infrastructure
James Palles-Dimmock
Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’
Pro
Exclusive
May 8, 2026
Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’
The fund is a rare joint venture between Arāya Ventures and female founder-focused accelerator Sie Ventures, aiming to back up to 40 startups
Anne Sraders

# United Kingdom

Europe’s ‘real’ founder factories: Klarna and Improbable

The ex-Palantir and Dropbox duo helping the likes of ElevenLabs, Notion and Wiz ship AI-generated code faster

Nscale’s £2bn UK data centre hit by grid delays

The people set to influence tech policy in Burnham’s Britain

Europe’s newest defence unicorn raises $175m Series B

Thought Machine just hit $100m ARR. Its CEO wants to double it before going public

Self-driving scaleup Wayve set to test LSE’s Pisces

Alan Chang is hiring a ‘performance manager’. Should other CEOs follow his lead?

Why this AI founder ditched bootstrapping for a $17m deal with 20VC

Startups and VCs divided over UK’s long-awaited defence investment plan

Exclusive: British Business Bank to back UK scaleups with £400m per year

Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund

Andy Burnham was Manchester tech’s ‘hype man’. Will he be the same for Britain?

CuspAI to hit $2.6bn valuation with backing from Jeff Bezos, reports say

Four mistakes not to make as a first-time founder

UK defence prime BAE Systems invests €50m in VCs Lakestar, Expeditions

Exclusive: Isar and IQM backer Vsquared opens UK office to bridge London-Munich axis

UK AI Hardware Plan ‘significant step’ forward, but missing key energy question

All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund

Oxford Quantum Circuits raises blockbuster $350m Series C

Can AI make us better parents?

10 Oxford spinouts ready to raise Series A

The AI energy crisis is bad. Wait until quantum arrives

Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’