28/09/26

When the Team Is the Traction: Is AI Changing What Investors Back?

For generations of startup founders, the advice has been remarkably consistent. Build the product. Find customers. Generate revenue. Prove that people want what you're selling. Then raise investment. But at the frontier of artificial intelligence, something unusual is happening.

23/09/26

What Happens When EIS Investors Want to Sell Before an Exit?

Buying shares in an early-stage company is only half of the investment story. Eventually, investors want to know how they might get their money back.

18/09/26

Can EIS Help Turn More British University Research Into Businesses?

Some of Britain's most exciting future companies may already exist. Not in an office or on a stock exchange, but inside a university laboratory.

14/09/26

Why Angel Investors Still Matter in an Age of Venture Capital

Venture capital tends to dominate the headlines. Large funding rounds, billion-pound valuations and institutional investors are often the stories we associate with Britain's startup economy.

09/09/26

What Childs Farm Tells Us About the Real Value of EIS

When people talk about the Enterprise Investment Scheme, the conversation often begins with tax relief. But some of the best arguments for EIS have very little to do with tax. They are businesses.

03/09/26

From the Lab to the Market: Why Britain Needs More Scientists to Become Founders

Britain has never struggled to produce brilliant science.