When looking through the LinkedIn profiles of FTSE 100 CEOs, Startup AZ found that CEOs have an average of 31 years of experience.

As the saying goes, ‘there’s no need to reinvent the wheel’. If there’s a product or service on the market that already does its job well enough, then launching a competing solution might see you enjoy some success – particularly if you can improve or tweak it enough that you attract clients to your business rather than others.

The Business Distress Index is used as a barometer for business health across the UK, published quarterly using solid data sources, Companies House, and Red Flag Alert.

For startups, the cybersecurity risks are quite high: they usually have limited resources, no full-time security team, and have to move fast, which means even a small breach can cause major damage. So, how can young companies protect themselves without stalling growth?

Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are embracing AI rapidly, but their adoption maturity still lags behind. According to a global TeamViewer survey of 1,400 business leaders (427 of them from SMBs), 95% of SMB decision makers say they need more training to use AI effectively, even though 72% describe themselves as AI experts.   

From faster funds to bigger exits, the narrative of ‘easier elsewhere’ is louder than ever for UK startup founders. But it’s not easier, it’s simply different.

biotope by VIB has secured €5 million in the first close of its second fund, marking a major step toward its €9 million target over the next 18 months. The fund will enable biotope to invest €250,000 in up to 30 international early-stage biotech startups.

GoTo has released a new research report: The Pulse of Work in 2025: Trends, Truths, and the Practicality of AI. The report summarises the findings of a survey of 2,500 global employees and IT leaders on AI use and sentiment, conducted in partnership with research firm Workplace Intelligence.

Azeem Amir, who has been visually impaired since birth, has 28 caps for England and a thriving business under his belt, after making it his mission to make sports more accessible to everyone in society.

The year kicked off with an earthquake rattling the foundations of AI. Deepseek’s sudden arrival demonstrated there are multiple avenues in the advancement of super intelligence and drew the movers and shakers to weigh up software/algorithms versus banking on increases of model complexity or computational powers.

It is widely forecast that robotics will have a significant impact on businesses and the future workforce. Not least, predictions of widespread job losses supported by a populist narrative of “robots taking over” have captured public opinion. This image continues to negatively impact the adoption of robots, particularly in the UK, and may impede the achievement of the true benefits, not only across many industry sectors but throughout society.

Spring 2025 marks a turning point for the European venture capital market: the turbulence of previous years is giving way to a search for new points of stability.

In a crowded marketplace where everyone seems to be saying the same thing, the biggest challenge startup founders face is standing out. Award-winning business strategist Lisa Johnson, who has amassed a following of over 50,000 people online, shares how to truly shine in your visibility as a startup founder.

Are you one of the third of Brits who would love to own their own business one day? Would you jump at the chance to get your business idea in front of a global audience of up to 100 million and get feedback from some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs? Now’s your chance…

Coralogix, a full-stack observability platform provider, has announced a $115 million Series E funding round.