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New £70m debt fund targets pre-rev startups in London ignored by banks

By: Mike Butcher

It will offer loans of £1 million, up to to £3 million. London businesses struggling to secure growth capital from traditional lenders are

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Exclusive: UK's Scram bets on DeepSeek to make vibe-coding free

By: Mike Butcher

The plan is to use openweight models to go up against platforms forced to use proprietary one.

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Comment: Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs has implications for startups

By: Mike Butcher

For productivity-focused startups, it could be game on. Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs by the end of 2026, including software developers, as

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Pathfounders Newsletter: Lessons from the PHP hack week from hell

By: Mike Butcher

Pathfounders: Code, Capital, Consequences. In this issue: • Latest headlines on Pathfounders • Comment

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As AI agents come for household spending decisions, the UK's Nous raises $17m (Exclusive interview)

By: Mike Butcher

Nous aims to expand outside of the UK with a vertical play, taking on the Agent providers themselves with a consumer-friendly approach.

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Monday's Tech & Venture Briefing

By: Mike Butcher

Nik says VCs are dangerous, mkay? 1. Anthropic files for what could be the biggest IPO in history

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Tech & Venture Briefing — Tuesday 27 October 2026

By: Mike Butcher

22one was a dark horse. 1. Anthropic's S-1 rolls on First-half revenue of $16.3bn to 30 June, up from $1.16bn a year earlier, together

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Tech & Venture Briefing — Wednesday 28 October 2026

By: Mike Butcher

Lovable loves its staff. TOP STORIES TODAY IN EUROPE 1. Lovable offers employees an $80m cash-out at a $13.3bn valuation

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UK Budget Live - What it means for startups & scaleups

By: Mike Butcher

This post will be updated throughout the day with industry reaction. We're assembling reactions to the UK Budget from online/social.

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Tech & Venture Briefing — Thursday 29 October 2026

By: Mike Butcher

From BADR to WORSR. Sifted reports from filings that Fractile has raised a £540m Series C and that fintech Spiko closed a $90m round at an $800m valuation without ‘actively' fundraising, they say.