Ballard’s £275m GeoPura deal marks a new bet on hydrogen power
Ballard Power Systems has completed its £275 million acquisition of British hydrogen power company GeoPura, in a deal that brings together a fuel-cell manufacturer and…
Lewis Holmes
The founder who invested $1m of his own money
Snehal Antani spent almost 20 years preparing to become a founder without actually being one. He had worked in senior roles at IBM and GE…
Paul Smith: the founder who never sold up
At 80, Sir Paul Smith is still the majority owner of the fashion company that bears his name. That alone makes him unusual in an…
1000 books and a return to entrepreneurship
Danny Beckley had already left the startup world behind. After studying music education and trombone performance at university, he became involved in technology during the…
The startup developing guardrail free AI
Most of the big AI companies are trying to make their technology safer. Abliteration.AI is building a business around giving some customers access to AI…
The founder inside the Treasury who wants Britain to think bigger
Alex Depledge is unusual for someone sitting close to the heart of government. She isn’t a career civil servant or economist. She is a founder…
15 unicorns created in the UK in 2026
New research reveals that the UK was responsible for creating 15 new unicorns in 2026. A unicorn is a startup marked at $1bn or more,…
Ancient craft, contemporary audience
Susannah King is a third generation, London-based goldsmith. Carrying on the tradition of her father and grandfather, Susannah crafts distinctive, fine jewellery with unusual sculpting…
Uplift Ventures launches venture capital fund
Uplift Ventures, the Hamburg based venture capital organisation, has announced its initial venture capital fund, worth €100 million. The fund is backed by Jungheinrich, the…
The founder who calls himself Jobless
Bhairav Shanth has spent nearly two decades building his business, not that you’d know it from his LinkedIn profile. Instead of describing himself as a…
