'Not everyone can ask family for £10,000': Bridging the gap in funding for black founders
A new report has found that black founders often struggle to get the investment capital needed to grow their business
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Gen Z-favourite Depop kicks off hiring spree after Covid boost
The app, a favourite among millennials and Gen Z, has accelerated hiring plans after demand doubled during lockdown
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Would you trust Amazon to be your personal AI stylist?
Fashion technology start-ups mix human stylists with AI to come up with style suggestions for their customers
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State aid rules don't hamper Britain's tech ambitions, says Innovate UK boss
Dr Ian Campbell says the UK should be placing big bets on tech, but that the subsidy regime does not impinge on that
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Fortnite maker Epic Games acquires British start-up SuperAwesome
SuperAwesome had held talks last year about going public in either London or New York
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The next Revolut? Meet Britain's rising digital banking stars
A fifth of the start-ups in Tech Nation's new fintech cohort are fledgling insurance businesses
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Meet the quiet Estonian behind TransferWise, Britain's third most valuable fintech worth $5bn
TransferWise has been profitable since 2017, setting it apart from challenger banks searching for sustainable business models
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Jeremy Clarkson's social network loses key executive
DriveTribe, an online community for car fans, has lost chief financial officer Dylan Murphy
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Grand Theft Auto pioneer Leslie Benzies in comeback after £32m funding round
The former President of Rockstar raised the cash for upcoming video game Everywhere
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M&S chairman Archie Norman to join board of London's Signal AI
The former MP joins a board that includes Chuka Umunna and ex-KPMG chairman Simon Collins
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Cummings' plan to create a UK trillionaire tech giant is admirable - but is it realistic?
Some experts worry that Cummings’ vision for a British Silicon Valley post-Brexit will be a costly exercise
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Cummings sees no-deal Brexit as a 'chance for the UK to create $1 trillion tech company'
A no-deal Brexit could clear the way to allowing the Government to directly invest into technology businesses
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Meal replacement start-up Huel sees revenues hit £72m
Huel launches a hot dinner pack aimed at providing a healthy ready meal
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What the UK could learn from the US on state aid rules
America's development of the likes of the internet, GPS, and virtual assistants, has propelled it as a world leader in tech
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Deliveroo backer leads £4m investment into AI skin cancer detection start-up
Cancer screening start-ups are warning of a growing backlog in screening caused by continued reliance on humans
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Bristol chip maker for voice assistants secures Future Fund backing
Xmos's chips are used in third party devices to work with Amazon's Alexa
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London and South East emerge as winners from £640m start-up bailout package
Around three quarters of cash under the scheme went to startups in the two regions
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Schools turn to virtual reality for socially distanced science experiments
Schools and universities are embracing technology to help replace experiments and work experience during the pandemic
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Technology investors urge start-ups to return to the office
Technology giants are planning to work from hone until next year, but backers of small British start-ups have concerns
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UK tech exports to surge by a third post-Brexit
Tech exports are expected to boom by £8.15bn
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Cambridge trial brings UK closer to quantum computing breakthrough
The trial of a new system could help standardise quantum computers across the world
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Used car sales start-up signs deal with Confused.com
The start-up has raised £14.3m in funding from backers including Alex Chesterman, who runs his own car start-up
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Gesture-tracking start-up Ultraleap feels out float
The start-up raised more than £10m during lockdown to extend its runway into late 2021
