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…

Switzerland leads in deeptech innovation
Switzerland leads in deeptech innovation

The technologies now driving the global economy, from advanced computing to artificial intelligence and robotics,…

Siemens unlocks industrial software for European startups
Siemens unlocks industrial software for European startups

At VivaTech 2026 in Paris, Siemens announced that European startups can now access its industrial…

Can NEETs be supported by employers to plug the skills shortages?
Can NEETs be supported by employers to plug the skills shortages?

A new report from The Open University reveals a growing mismatch between employer needs and…

The real reason founders burn out, and how to break through it
The real reason founders burn out, and how to break through it

Burnout is one of the most common challenges facing founders today, yet despite the thousands…

SMEs that access finance 70% more likely to succeed
SMEs that access finance 70% more likely to succeed

New research from Capital Economics, commissioned by SME lender iwoca, finds that small businesses receiving…

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…

The best founders don’t just spot problems, they’ve lived them
The best founders don’t just spot problems, they’ve lived them

The standard founders’ playbook goes something like this: identify an underserved gap in the market,…

Mums are dehydrating at work. Startup leaders need to fix it.
Mums are dehydrating at work. Startup leaders need to fix it

As startup founders, we spend a lot of time figuring out how to attract, obtain,…

Redefining work in the age of AI: why the human side of transformation can’t be ignored
Redefining work in the age of AI: why the human side of transformation can’t be ignored

When the US chief executive of PwC declared that employees who resist AI are “not going…

Orbio raises £16M amid growing enterprise demand for Agentic AI
Orbio raises £16M amid growing enterprise demand for Agentic AI

Orbio announced a £16m Series A led by Dawn Capital, Europe’s leading specialist B2B technology…

The new geography of tech: where the next great companies will be built 
The new geography of tech: where the next great companies will be built 

“The best tech companies are being built in places most investors aren’t looking.” Aleksandr Zemtsov…

Innovative travel solutions with impact
Innovative travel solutions with impact: part two

In the second of this two-part series we meet the remaining four finalists taking to…

What's the most exciting thing in tech today?
What’s the most exciting thing in tech today?

At London Tech Week (8-10th June 2026), I hit the floor at Olympia and asked…

What happens when scientists become CEOs
What happens when scientists become CEOs?

For most of my academic career I could be found in the laboratory, either looking…

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…

Prince William urges tech industry to help prevent homelessness
Prince William urges tech industry to help prevent homelessness

At London Tech Week, HRH Prince William joined top industry leaders to talk about how…

Why AI cannot replace operational judgement in product teams
Why AI cannot replace operational judgement in product teams

At some point, every founder discovers that their product works perfectly in the system and…

EU Inc must close the gap between single market ideals and reality
EU Inc must close the gap between single market ideals and reality

A founder can set up a company in Europe in under 24 hours, hire across…

AI is helping British startups to shine, according to talks at London Tech Week
AI is helping British startups to shine, according to talks at London Tech Week

At London Tech Week 2026, there were many talks around the value that AI startups…