UK founders: stop confusing a pitch desk with investment readiness
UK founders: stop confusing a pitch desk with investment readiness

Rupert Lyle, FPC Regional’s Investment Director and Fund Principal of the West Midlands Co-Investment Fund…

Danone acquires Huel for €1 billion
Danone acquires Huel for €1 billion

Danone has struck a deal to acquire Huel, the cult-favourite meal replacement brand, for around…

The rise of women-led investment consortiums: what’s changing in 2026 and why now
The rise of women-led investment consortiums: what’s changing in 2026 and why now

For decades, venture capital was controlled by a select few. In 2026, women-led investment consortiums…

Why scaling is harder than raising capital – how founders can prepare
Why scaling is harder than raising capital – how founders can prepare

Startups rely on funding from every source possible. Contacting business partners who were once college…

Keeping the human touch: using AI for growth
Keeping the human touch: using AI for growth

Digital marketing specialist Hannah Ajiboye explains how AI can be used to supercharge your sales…

How the UK government can boost regional climatetech
How the UK government can boost regional climatetech

Scaling regional industrial strengths will be critical to maintaining the UK’s global climatetech leadership, according…

The $5 lottery ticket that changed how I think about funding
The $5 lottery ticket that changed how I think about funding

There are things a $5 lottery ticket teaches you that any millions of dollars in…

Do all business need PR? A startup perspective on timing, value, and approach
Do all business need PR? A startup perspective on timing, value, and approach

Public relations often enters the conversation at a later stage in a company’s growth, after…

Investors back people: how to use personal branding to raise capital
Investors back people: how to use personal branding to raise capital

Raising capital has never been more competitive. Pitch decks are sharper, markets are tougher, and…

June Angelides MBE on living a portfolio life
June Angelides MBE on living a portfolio life

In a room packed with women in technology, at the everywoman in Tech forum, venture…

The death of the pitch deck (and the rise of the founder brand)
The death of the pitch deck (and the rise of the founder brand)

A cursory web search for “pitch deck guide” yields forty-five million results. This deluge of…

Startup hotspot: how western startups can successfully expand into the UAE
Startup hotspot: how western startups can successfully expand into the UAE

Today, the UAE resembles London in the 1950s – a region buzzing with innovation, where a steady…

Spring clean your pension plans
Spring clean your pension plans

Around this time of year, as the days get longer and (hopefully!) warmer and sunnier,…

Elite Business celebrates the UK's leading 100 SMEs
Elite Business celebrates the UK’s leading 100 SMEs

Elite Business is proud to announce its annual Elite Business 100 ranking, EB100, highlighting the…

Neurodiverse workers could be better suited to the fast-changing world of artificial intelligence, a UK tech boss has said
Neurodiverse workers could have an edge in the AI economy

Neurodiverse workers could be better suited to the fast-changing world of artificial intelligence, a UK…

Future Worlds: nurturing talent, scaling innovation
Future Worlds: nurturing talent, scaling innovation

Future Worlds, the startup accelerator based at the University of Southampton, has spent the past…

Hosted.ai raises $19M Seed round to help neocloud service providers utilise wasted GPU capacity
Hosted.ai raises $19M Seed round to help neocloud service providers utilise wasted GPU capacity

Hosted.ai has raised a $19 million Seed round led by Creandum, with additional investment from…

VerbaFlo raises $7 million led by Pi Labs to build the AI Communications Platform for Global Real Estate
VerbaFlo raises $7 million led by Pi Labs to build the AI communications platform for global real estate

VerbaFlo announced it has raised a $7 million seed round, led by Pi Labs, with…

AI for CFOs and AI & Business Innovation Summits to convene global leaders in London

Two back-to-back events will take place in London on March 24–25, hosted by Economist Impact.…

Meet the innovator helping construction sites understand nature better
Meet the innovator helping construction sites understand nature better

Serial entrepreneur Dimple Patel is leading a successful nature tech business previously supported by Connected…