# Startup Coalition

London is the 'best place in the world to launch an AI company'
Pro
Sifted View
November 2, 2026
London is the 'best place in the world to launch an AI company'
The city's startups benefit from the extraordinary cross-pollination of ideas, cultures, expertise and experience
John Thornhill
‘There’s no magic money tree’: Alex Depledge on the Budget, startup lobbying and why she left the UK government
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News
October 29, 2026
‘There’s no magic money tree’: Alex Depledge on the Budget, startup lobbying and why she left the UK government
Departing entrepreneurship advisor takes aim at ‘whiny’ founders and the OBR’s economic policies
Martin Coulter
UK Budget: Capital gains, work visas and young entrepreneur allowances
Explainer
October 28, 2026
UK Budget: Capital gains, work visas and young entrepreneur allowances
Finance minister unveils new measures aimed at improving conditions for British startups and scaleups
Maya Dharampal-Hornby, Freya Pratty, Damisola Sulaiman and Martin Coulter
What Brexit got wrong — and right — for UK startups
Pro
Analysis
June 23, 2026
What Brexit got wrong — and right — for UK startups
British tech startups among the few bright spots
Martin Coulter
Exclusive: Startups and VCs call on EU to pause AI Act rollout
Exclusive
June 30, 2025
Exclusive: Startups and VCs call on EU to pause AI Act rollout
Synthesia, Lovable and Harry Stebbings among signatories warning startups could ditch Europe
Martin Coulter and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Europe must hit pause on the AI Act
Opinion
June 30, 2025
Europe must hit pause on the AI Act
Startup leaders and investors call on EU to 'stop the clock' on sweeping new rules
Johannes Schildt, Anton Osika, Fredrik Hjelm and others

# Startup Coalition

London is the 'best place in the world to launch an AI company'

‘There’s no magic money tree’: Alex Depledge on the Budget, startup lobbying and why she left the UK government

UK Budget: Capital gains, work visas and young entrepreneur allowances

What Brexit got wrong — and right — for UK startups

Exclusive: Startups and VCs call on EU to pause AI Act rollout

Europe must hit pause on the AI Act