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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Hustle Awards: Workspace of the Year Award
Hustle Awards: Workspace of the Year Award

The Workspace of the Year Award at the Hustle Awards celebrates work environments that go…

The startup on a mission to tackle the underage vaping epidemic
The startup on a mission to tackle the underage vaping epidemic

Vape Guardian is a UK-based startup that has created vape detection technology to tackle the…

Labour of love: 85% of UK SME leaders would “do it all again”
Labour of love: 85% of UK SME leaders would “do it all again”

This Valentine’s Day, Employment Hero is celebrating the heart of the UK economy: British small…

Startup sweethearts: romance and risk in the industry
Startup sweethearts: romance and risk in the industry

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we take a look into a rarely talked about, but often…

One-third of founders will cut jobs this year due to AI
One-third of founders will cut jobs this year due to AI

One in three scaleup founders are expecting to cut jobs this year due to AI…

NatWest targets five-fold growth in Accelerator community
NatWest targets five-fold growth in Accelerator community

NatWest has announced that it is planning a major expansion of its support for UK…

amperry at ISE 2026
amperry at ISE 2026

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Alberto Paccagnella, Co-Founder of amperry about…

SCAI Engineering at ISE 2026
SCAI Engineering at ISE 2026

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Martí Blancher, Co-Founder and CTO of…

WIZAMA at ISE 2026
Wizama at ISE 2026

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Florent Guitton, Co-Founder of Wizama about…

Wealthtech startup Sidekick raises £7.8M
Wealthtech startup Sidekick raises £7.8M

Sidekick, the wealth platform built for professionals whose finances are becoming more complex as their…

ScentXP at ISE 2026
ScentXP at ISE 2026

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway spoke with Luis Garrido from ScentXP to discuss…

Soundshape at ISE 2026
Soundshape at ISE 2026

At ISE 2026, Managing Editor Paige Hookway speaks with Jari Hazelebach, Founder and CEO of…

The Future of Capitalism competition 2026
The Future of Capitalism competition 2026

The third Future of Capitalism Competition, founded by The Leo Lion Company, took place on…

UK Agri-Tech Centre outlines new scaleup strategy
UK Agri-Tech Centre outlines new scaleup strategy

The UK Agri-Tech Centre has set out its new priorities and focus on accelerating the…

Olympic champion Matt Richards launches Sponza

Double Olympic gold medallist Matt Richards has launched Sponza, a sportstech platform designed to modernise…

UK Government offers AI training to 10M workers by 2030
UK Government offers AI training to 10M workers by 2030

The UK Government has announced an expansion of its national AI programme, unlocking free training…

Spacetech funding hit new heights in 2025
Spacetech funding hit new heights in 2025

The spacetech industry is going from strength to strength, and spacetech funding has hit new…

Founder Friday: January sparks surge in new founders
Founder Friday: January sparks surge in new founders

January has been found to be the most entrepreneurial month of the year, as new…

NVIDIA acquires Groq assets
NVIDIA acquires Groq assets

NVIDIA has agreed to buy assets from startup Groq, a designer of high-performance AI accelerator…

What shaped UK tech funding in 2025?
What shaped UK tech funding in 2025?

In 2025, the UK remained a major global technology hub, ranking as the second-highest funded…