# UK government

‘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
Sequoia and General Catalyst value ex-police chief’s AI startup at $400m — reports
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October 27, 2026
Sequoia and General Catalyst value ex-police chief’s AI startup at $400m — reports
London-based 22one is developing AI tools for police forces as the UK government pushes to modernise policing
Martin Coulter
Alex Depledge departs UK treasury job, criticising 'sideshow' treatment of scaleups
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October 25, 2026
Alex Depledge departs UK treasury job, criticising 'sideshow' treatment of scaleups
The government's entrepreneurship advisor said she will step down the day after the Budget
Martin Coulter
Governments need startups. So why is it so hard to sell to them?
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Analysis
October 19, 2026
Governments need startups. So why is it so hard to sell to them?
Execs from Synthesia, General Catalyst and the UK's Sovereign AI Fund debated how startups can break into government — and whether European sovereignty should come before the best technology
Martin Coulter
UK government mulls compulsory AI safety reporting
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October 12, 2026
UK government mulls compulsory AI safety reporting
AI minister Kanishka Narayan is expected to warn that developers must do more to control increasingly autonomous models
Martin Coulter
UK Sovereign AI Fund in talks to back raise for drug discovery startup
News
September 18, 2026
UK Sovereign AI Fund in talks to back raise for drug discovery startup
Head of ventures Josephine Kant is reportedly set to join Potential Sciences’ board
Martin Coulter
UK government seeks fund manager for £150m northern scaleup fund
News
September 7, 2026
UK government seeks fund manager for £150m northern scaleup fund
The fund, which will come from money already allocated to the British Business Bank, will provide investments of £5m-15m to companies in the north of England
Tom Nugent
UK government under pressure to change non-compete rules
News
August 18, 2026
UK government under pressure to change non-compete rules
Pressure is mounting on the UK government to make garden leave optional for employees
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
UK air defence startup Cambridge Aerospace hits $3.4bn valuation in new fundraise
News
August 10, 2026
UK air defence startup Cambridge Aerospace hits $3.4bn valuation in new fundraise
The two-year-old startup raised $300m
Anne Sraders
Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent
News
May 29, 2026
Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent
London-based Inherent has recruited Entrepreneurs First cofounder Matt Clifford as an adviser
Martin Coulter
OpenAI pauses Stargate UK in blow to Nscale and government
News
April 9, 2026
OpenAI pauses Stargate UK in blow to Nscale and government
The project was announced last September
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Isembard CEO’s grand plan to 'trigger a second industrial revolution’
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Interview
October 2, 2025
Isembard CEO’s grand plan to 'trigger a second industrial revolution’
The manufacturing startup aims to reindustrialise Europe as concerns over supply chain resilience bubble up in defence
Anne Sraders
5 takeaways from the UK AI safety summit
Analysis
November 2, 2023
5 takeaways from the UK AI safety summit
Didn’t make it to Bletchley Park this week? This is what you need to know
Cristina Gallardo
The UK and US are setting up national AI safety institutes — what that means for startups
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November 1, 2023
The UK and US are setting up national AI safety institutes — what that means for startups
These organisations would work together to prevent harm from AI, but not everyone is convinced
Cristina Gallardo and Tim Smith

# UK government

‘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

Sequoia and General Catalyst value ex-police chief’s AI startup at $400m — reports

Alex Depledge departs UK treasury job, criticising 'sideshow' treatment of scaleups

Governments need startups. So why is it so hard to sell to them?

UK government mulls compulsory AI safety reporting

UK Sovereign AI Fund in talks to back raise for drug discovery startup

UK government seeks fund manager for £150m northern scaleup fund

UK government under pressure to change non-compete rules

UK air defence startup Cambridge Aerospace hits $3.4bn valuation in new fundraise

Ex-DeepMind researchers raise $50m for AI science startup Inherent

OpenAI pauses Stargate UK in blow to Nscale and government

Isembard CEO’s grand plan to 'trigger a second industrial revolution’

5 takeaways from the UK AI safety summit

The UK and US are setting up national AI safety institutes — what that means for startups