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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…

Strategic enterprise partnership to turbocharge UK business support
Strategic enterprise partnership to turbocharge UK business support

NatWest has announced a strategic enterprise partnership with Enterprise Nation, a leading hub for entrepreneurial support,…

Starling launches agentic AI assistant for business
Starling launches agentic AI assistant for business

Starling Bank has launched an agentic AI-powered ‘Starling Assistant’ to all business customers. The free…

UK business population hits record
UK business population hits record despite new startup slowdown

Business in the UK is booming, with the UK’s active business population hitting a record…

everywoman in Technology Awards 2027 opens for nominations
everywoman in Technology Awards 2027 opens for nominations

Nominations are now open for the everywoman in Technology Awards 2027. Women have until 26th…

AI is helping UK SMEs manage workloads and move their businesses forward
AI is helping UK SMEs manage workloads and move their businesses forward

UK SMEs see artificial intelligence as a route to growth, according to new research from…

Metal Morph raises pre-seed to recover valuable resources from wastewater
Metal Morph raises pre-seed to recover valuable resources from wastewater

Metal Morph has raised a £700,000 pre-seed round to advance plans to turn water and…

UK semiconductor funding exceeds 2025 total
UK semiconductor funding exceeds 2025 total

UK semiconductor startups have already raised more funding this year than in all of 2025,…

Winno launches Popcorn/Inc, an incubation program for FilmTech and MediaTech founders
Winno launches Popcorn/Inc, an incubation program for FilmTech and MediaTech founders

Winno is launching Popcorn/Inc, a free, two-month online incubation program for aspiring founders looking to…

Appetite for startup loans increases
Appetite for startup loans increases

British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme has shown a strong year-on-year increase in the…

Cambridge Aerospace raises $300M at $3.4Bn valuation
Cambridge Aerospace raises $300M at $3.4Bn valuation

UK air defence startup Cambridge Aerospace has closed its $300 million Series C funding round…

Retail loss-prevention startup Edgify secures $9M Series A+
Retail loss-prevention startup Edgify secures $9M Series A+

London-based Edgify has closed a $9 million Series A+ funding round led by Rank Ventures…

European AI startups
European AI startups secure record 55% of VC capital in H1 2026

European AI startups raised a record-breaking $23 billion in the first half of 2026, a…

Entries now open for the Elite Business Top 100 2027
Entries now open for the Elite Business Top 100 2027

Elite Business is delighted to announce that entries are now open for the Elite Business…

Enterprise Investment Scheme Association awards Imperial College London inaugural spinouts award
Enterprise Investment Scheme Association awards Imperial College London inaugural spinouts award

The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) has expanded its annual awards programme to recognise the…

ICEYE is Scaleup Europe Fund’s first bet
ICEYE is Scaleup Europe Fund’s first bet

After much anticipation, The European Commission has completed the final legal steps to establish the…

HappyRobot hits $1.2Bn valuation as it raises $150M
HappyRobot hits $1.2Bn valuation as it raises $150M

HappyRobot, the startup putting AI agents to work across complex enterprise operations, has raised $150…

Four in five business leaders expect no improvement under Burnham
Four in five business leaders expect no improvement under Burnham

More than four in five (83%) of business leaders expect conditions for business to stay…

Europe tech funding sees bigger deals, fewer winners
Europe tech funding sees bigger deals, fewer winners

Europe’s technology sector pulled in $35.4 billion in the first half of 2026, a 46%…

Are fractional CMOs the future?
Are fractional CMOs the future?

30% of senior marketing roles will be fractional within the next decade, according to Lucy…