The six reasons why startups fail (and only one is unavoidable) Opinion Why do so many startups fail? Dr Bernard Bulkin, who has worked in venture capital for 21 years, says there are six main reasons.
Rachel Reeves told to ‘get out of the way’ ahead of Autumn Budget Business Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been told to “let businesses get on with it and get out of the way” ahead of delivering her second Autumn Budget in the coming months. A group of 1,500 private business leaders surveyed by KPMG said the Chancellor should focus on promoting higher wages and lower costs for companies. They [...]
AI-for-Excel firm Tracelight raises $3.6m to streamline finance work Tech UK founded AI company, Tracelight, has raised over $3m in seed funding as it bids to hand laborious finance work over to AI tech. The London based company raised $3.6m (£2.7m) in seed funding from a series of venture capital firms, led by Chalfen Ventures with participation from Acequia Capital, Inovo and EF Morning Wire [...]
After angels, before VCs: UK consumer startups are stranded in £1m-£5m no man’s land May 14, 2025 Britain's brilliant consumer startups are finding themselves stranded in a funding no man’s land, writes Joe Benn.
If we want more women-led businesses we need more female angel investors December 19, 2024 For women-led businesses, female angel investors play a critical role in helping them take off. This is exactly what we need to strive for; an investment landscape that reflects society, says Hannah Bernard Startup founders and investors are the two sides of the entrepreneurship coin. Anyone who cares about entrepreneurs, should also care about the [...]