Anna Wood

Anna Wood is the Editor of Startups Magazine. She joined the team in June 2023 as Deputy Editor, and has since been promoted to Editor of the publication. When it comes to the startup sector, Anna has a keen interest in spacetech, biotech, medtech, anything that flies, and shining a light on the gender and diversity funding gap. Outside of work hours, you can find Anna tucking into a book, a nice meal, and playing her Switch!

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UK spinout value has tripled, hits £49Bn
UK spinout value has tripled, hits £49Bn

British universities are cementing their dominance of Europe’s spinout sector, with the combined value of…

OQC raises £260M in record-breaking quantum funding round
OQC raises £260M in record-breaking quantum funding round

British quantum computing company Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC) has raised an oversubscribed £260 million Series…

Unveiling the Hustle Awards 2026 shortlist
Unveiling the Hustle Awards 2026 shortlist

Every year, the Hustle Awards sets out to find the founders pushing boundaries, the leaders…

Airbnb backs WeRoad as solo travel startup eyes expansion
Airbnb backs WeRoad as solo travel startup eyes expansion

WeRoad, the Milan-founded travel company that organises group trips for solo travellers, has closed a…

EASI26 puts social innovation in the spotlight
EASI26 puts social innovation in the spotlight

The Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs hosted the Entrepreneurs’ Award in Social Innovation (EASI) Final at…

Searchable raises $14M to capture the AI search opportunity
Searchable raises $14M to capture the AI search opportunity

Searchable, a platform that helps businesses optimise their presence in AI-driven search, has raised $14…

The 100 AI companies that will define the UK’s tech future
The 100 AI companies that will define the UK’s tech future

UK AI investment hit a record £8.3 billion in 2025, rebounding sharply from a downturn…

Greenpixie raises £4.7M to cut Cloud and AI waste
Greenpixie raises £4.7M to cut Cloud and AI waste

Greenpixie has closed a £4.7 million pre-Series A round to help some of the world’s…

Will the next generation of leaders be made obsolete by AI?
Will the next generation of leaders be made obsolete by AI?

Mid-sized companies worldwide are caught in a deepening paradox: the AI tools they are racing…

AI isn’t taking British jobs, but indecision might
AI isn’t taking British jobs, but indecision might

Britain has an AI problem, and it isn’t the one most people are fearing. While…

Gen Z is rewriting the entrepreneurial playbook
Gen Z is rewriting the entrepreneurial playbook

Gen Z is redefining entrepreneurship. Shifting career priorities, the use of AI, and evolving definitions…

Happl closes oversubscribed $11M Series A to build global HR benefits platform
Happl closes oversubscribed $11M Series A to build global HR benefits platform

Happl, a global employee benefits operating system founded by Ben Towers MBE, has raised $11…

Tolemy Bio secures €1.4M to turn messy lab data into AI-ready intelligence
Tolemy Bio secures €1.4M to turn messy lab data into AI-ready intelligence

Tolemy Bio is a Cambridge-based biotech startup building an AI-enabled control panel for cell biology,…

Adfin raises $18M to fix UK’s late payment problem
Adfin raises $18M to fix UK’s late payment problem

Adfin, the London-based fintech, has raised an $18 million Series A round to build the…

Quantum Motion raises $160M to scale silicon-based quantum computing
Quantum Motion raises $160M to scale silicon-based quantum computing

Quantum Motion has raised $160 million in a Series C funding round, as it pushes…

The quantum race heats up as eleQtron closes €57M Series A
The quantum race heats up as eleQtron closes €57M Series A

eleQtron, a developer of trapped-ion quantum computers, has closed a €57 million Series A funding…

Agentic supply chain platform Corvera raises $4.2M seed round
Agentic supply chain platform Corvera raises $4.2M seed round

Corvera, the agentic supply chain management platform, has announced it has raised $4.2 million (£3…

When the CEO leaves, what happens next?
When the CEO leaves, what happens next?

The majority of UK organisations are unprepared for leadership change, and just 14% say they…

WORKSPACE OF THE ISSUE
Workspace of the Issue: Oneder

Oneder provides beautifully designed spaces for a fast-growing community of businesses, entrepreneurs, and creatives. In a…

How ABB’s SynerLeap brings together industry and startups
How ABB’s SynerLeap brings together industry and startups

SynerLeap is ABB’s innovation growth hub that is designed to foster collaboration between startups, ABB,…