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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Shape the future of Startups Magazine
Shape the future of Startups Magazine

After years of bringing you founder stories, startup profile pieces, funding news, and all the…

Two weeks until the Hustle Awards: what to expect
Two weeks until the Hustle Awards: what to expect

The Hustle Awards 2026 are only two weeks away, and we couldn’t be more excited!…

Bootstrap 4F deploys first capital from Women Backing Women Fund of Funds
Bootstrap 4F deploys first capital from Women Backing Women Fund of Funds

Fund manager of the Women Backing Women Fund of Funds, Bootstrap 4F, has announced its…

Seedcamp raises $320M to back Europe’s next-gen founders
Seedcamp raises $320M to back Europe’s next-gen founders

Seedcamp has raised $320 million to invest in the next generation of global companies, following…

Rainbow Crops raises €9.7M seed to scale gene editing for crops

Agritech startup, Rainbow Crops, is developing improved craft varieties by engineering complex agronomic traits. The…

Is venture debt the key to surviving the funding gap?
Is venture debt the key to surviving the funding gap?

Venture debt is reshaping how capital flows through startup ecosystems worldwide, acting as a crucial…

Camphouse closes Series A to expand AI media operations
Camphouse closes Series A to expand AI media operations

Camphouse, the enterprise media operations platform, has successfully closed its Series A funding round, bringing…

Wassist raises $1.1M to bring no-code AI agents to WhatsApp commerce
Wassist raises $1.1M to bring no-code AI agents to WhatsApp commerce

Wassist, the startup that wants to make WhatsApp the default storefront for online retailers, has…

UK tech sector valued at $1.6 trillion
UK tech sector valued at $1.6 trillion

The UK tech sector has reached a market valuation of $1.6 trillion in 2026, with…

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…