Start-ups raise record $17bn but British money misses the party
UK start-ups raised a record $17bn (£12.7bn) in the first half of 2026, double the amount raised in the same period last year and the...
NatWest picks 300-year-old wire maker’s site for new accelerator
NatWest has opened a new business Accelerator at Tyseley Energy Park in Birmingham, handing West Midlands founders direct access to capital, coaching and investor networks...
Backing female founders beats the market, six years of data show
Investors who have pledged to back women are outperforming the wider market for the sixth year in a row, according to new government commissioned research...
Diana’s niece bets on rosé with a one-shop Knightsbridge launch
Lady Eliza Spencer, niece of Diana, Princess of Wales, has entered the fiercely competitive drinks trade with Lala V Rosé, a Provençal wine launched exclusively...
Brexit’s quiet signature: UK passport lags 22 places on travel freedom
Ten years after Britain voted to leave the EU, the clearest measurable cost to the British passport is not its overall standing, which remains firmly...
Japan pledges £18bn, but HMRC’s small print could send it elsewhere
Japanese companies are lining up more than £18 billion of investment in British wind farms, infrastructure and financial services. But HMRC’s treatment of visa paperwork...