AI is helping UK SMEs manage workloads and move their businesses forward
AI is helping UK SMEs manage workloads and move their businesses forward

UK SMEs see artificial intelligence as a route to growth, according to new research from…

Mobility fintech startup Naran raises $10M from Landel to scale across LatAm and Africa
Mobility fintech startup Naran raises $10M from Landel to scale across LatAm and Africa

Naran, a mobility financing and fleet infrastructure platform, raised $10 million in equity and debt…

Top tips for UK SMEs looking to innovate and thrive on the global stage
Top tips for UK SMEs looking to innovate and thrive on the global stage

For many UK SMEs, the challenge is not a lack of ideas. It’s finding the…

Metal Morph raises pre-seed to recover valuable resources from wastewater
Metal Morph raises pre-seed to recover valuable resources from wastewater

Metal Morph has raised a £700,000 pre-seed round to advance plans to turn water and…

UK semiconductor funding exceeds 2025 total
UK semiconductor funding exceeds 2025 total

UK semiconductor startups have already raised more funding this year than in all of 2025,…

Why one growth playbook stops working when startups expand into new categories
Why one growth playbook stops working when startups expand into new categories

One of the most common assumptions in mobile growth is that entering a new product…

Winno launches Popcorn/Inc, an incubation program for FilmTech and MediaTech founders
Winno launches Popcorn/Inc, an incubation program for FilmTech and MediaTech founders

Winno is launching Popcorn/Inc, a free, two-month online incubation program for aspiring founders looking to…

Appetite for startup loans increases
Appetite for startup loans increases

British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme has shown a strong year-on-year increase in the…

Cambridge Aerospace raises $300M at $3.4Bn valuation
Cambridge Aerospace raises $300M at $3.4Bn valuation

UK air defence startup Cambridge Aerospace has closed its $300 million Series C funding round…

Retail loss-prevention startup Edgify secures $9M Series A+
Retail loss-prevention startup Edgify secures $9M Series A+

London-based Edgify has closed a $9 million Series A+ funding round led by Rank Ventures…

How life experience, not tech experience, helped me build a successful e-commerce brand
How life experience, not tech experience, helped me build a successful e-commerce brand

When people imagine a startup founder, they often picture someone in their twenties, working from…

European AI startups
European AI startups secure record 55% of VC capital in H1 2026

European AI startups raised a record-breaking $23 billion in the first half of 2026, a…

Why the future of fintech is being shaped where traditional banking has failed most
Why the future of fintech is being shaped where traditional banking has failed most

When we talk about the future of fintech, we usually look to London, New York,…

Why execution matters more than features in B2B fintech
Why execution matters more than features in B2B fintech

Earlier this month, I sat on a panel at PayTech Forum in Munich with representatives…

Entries now open for the Elite Business Top 100 2027
Entries now open for the Elite Business Top 100 2027

Elite Business is delighted to announce that entries are now open for the Elite Business…

Enterprise Investment Scheme Association awards Imperial College London inaugural spinouts award
Enterprise Investment Scheme Association awards Imperial College London inaugural spinouts award

The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) has expanded its annual awards programme to recognise the…

Founder burnout isn’t something to be proud of
Founder burnout isn’t something to be proud of

For most founders, burnout is something that creeps. The sense of obligation and the need…

challenges that entrepreneurs face
Three core challenges that entrepreneurs face when they’ve reached the ceiling

Once a successful startup’s growth slows and pressure rises, entrepreneurs at this stage often face…

ICEYE is Scaleup Europe Fund’s first bet
ICEYE is Scaleup Europe Fund’s first bet

After much anticipation, The European Commission has completed the final legal steps to establish the…

HappyRobot hits $1.2Bn valuation as it raises $150M
HappyRobot hits $1.2Bn valuation as it raises $150M

HappyRobot, the startup putting AI agents to work across complex enterprise operations, has raised $150…