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The UK's most entrepreneurial communities are raising the least capital

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The AI test is just the start. What a seasoned investor wants answered in 2026

Graham McDonald on the questions UK investors really want answered before they write a cheque.

How academic founders raise capital in the UK

UK universities produce world-class research, but the path from lab to scaled company is getting longer. Sara Palmer (Innovate UK), James Baker (Amadeus Capital Partners) and Josh Silverstone (Hartley Ultrafast) on how academic founders should sequence their funding stack, what investors actually look for, and how to escape the science-project trap.

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