London Tech Week 2026 to showcase global deeptech innovators
London Tech Week 2026 to showcase global deeptech innovators

London Tech Week 2026 has announced its dedicated Deep Tech Stage, exploring the most exciting…

Why is ethics at the heart of good leadership?
Why is ethics at the heart of good leadership?

In the field of leadership, we often talk about effective leadership, good leadership, or great…

Omniscient raises $4.1m to put executives ahead of the next reputational crisis
Omniscient raises $4.1m to put executives ahead of the next reputational crisis

Omniscient, the decision intelligence platform built for boards and senior executives, announced it has raised…

£130M fund closes to back female-led investment team: Women backing Women fund of funds
£130M fund closes to back female-led investment team

Bootstrap4F has announced that its ‘Women backing Women’ fund of funds for the Invest in…

Half of UK small businesses unprepared as sick pay rules change
Half of UK small businesses unprepared as sick pay rules change

Changes to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) take effect next week, but a poll of 600…

Pickmybrain raises $2.1M to turn experts into AI digital brains
Pickmybrain raises $2.1M to turn experts into AI digital brains

Pickmybrain, a startup building AI-powered Digital Brains for celebrities, experts, and public figures, has raised…

9fin raises $170M at $1.3Bn valuation
9fin raises $170M at $1.3Bn valuation

9fin, the AI-native platform for global debt markets, has raised $170 million in Series C…

Celebrity-backed wearable WHOOP raises £575M
Celebrity-backed wearable WHOOP raises £575M

WHOOP, the wearable membership company endorsed by many celebs, has raised $575 million in Series…

Female entrepreneurs are struggling to scale despite ambition
Female entrepreneurs are struggling to scale despite ambition

Female entrepreneurs are ambitious and resilient, and growing their businesses to prove it, according to…

The real threat to HR isn’t introducing AI – but ignoring it
The real threat to HR isn’t introducing AI – but ignoring it

HR is, by definition, one of the most human functions of any organisation. Empathy, trust,…

Entrepreneurship has an addiction problem: the fix is a simple question
Entrepreneurship has an addiction problem: the fix is a simple question

Around 75% of startups fail. Globally, entrepreneurs spend trillions every year on products that never…

Start your own mini VC: the founder’s guide to syndicate investing
Start your own mini VC: the founder’s guide to syndicate investing

Throughout the last six months, I’ve been sharing different ways founders, like yourselves, can build…

Innovate UK announces recipients of Agentic AI Pioneers Prize
Innovate UK announces recipients of Agentic AI Pioneers Prize

Innovate UK has announced the winners of the Agentic AI Pioneers Prize at an industry…

Why Europe must seize the competitive advantage of employee ownership
Why Europe must seize the competitive advantage of employee ownership

Europe is edging toward a unified employee stock option framework. It’s about time. In January,…

What five years of building a business taught me about sustaining growth after the startup phase
What five years of building a business taught me about sustaining growth after the startup phase

Every January, my LinkedIn feed fills with the same energy. ‘We’ve just launched X business’…

Apprenticeships offer lifeline as graduate jobs fall UCAS deadline
Apprenticeships offer lifeline as graduate jobs tumble

New research from Employment Hero suggests that SME leaders are increasingly backing apprenticeships, offering young…

UK economy missing out on £5Bn by not helping refugee businesses grow
UK economy missing out on £5Bn by not helping refugee businesses grow

Entrepreneurship can be a catalyst for solving the UK’s economic growth problem, if these entrepreneurs…

Herbalife acquires Bioniq for $55M
Herbalife acquires Bioniq for $150M

Herbalife, the health and wellness company, has agreed to acquire assets from Bioniq, the UK-based…

Building European software champions – why should we all care?
Building European software champions – why should we all care?

Much has been said recently about reducing dependency on established tech giants, whether US or…

What SMEs must rethink to retain talent in 2026
What SMEs must rethink to retain talent in 2026

2026 is well underway, and, for SMEs, holding onto staff in an increasingly competitive marketplace…