3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1139+ words) A male founder's pitchdeck is taken at face value - and more likely to be backed - despite often being higher risk. Female entrepreneurs' forecasts, meanwhile, are 'discounted' by investors for appearing conservative,even though they are more likely to be met....

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1157+ words) Grants may not provide vast sums or seed funding, but they can give founders a crucial boost to build that next product, reach a new market or spread the word more loudly. Arts Council reform is vital for London's grassroots…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (585+ words) A "60 million penthouse in Bayswater's ultra-luxurious Park Modern has found a buyer after three years on the market. The development's crown jewel is reported to have sold to tech billionaire "and Elon Musk's xAI co-founder" Igor Babuschkin. The apartment was…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (668+ words) Once upon a time, there was a dragon who terrorised a whole world, demanding a sacrifice of 10,000 people every day. After many years and many futile attempts to defeat it, life settled around the inevitability that, one day, everyone would…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (268+ words) An AI robotics company has raised more than "8 million, including funding from the Scottish National Investment Bank, to develop innovative technology. Launchpad announced it has successfully concluded a Series A funding round, raising a total of 11 million US dollars, the…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago  (277+ words) An AI robotics company has raised more than "8 million, including funding from Scottish Enterprise, to develop innovative technology. Launchpad announced it has successfully concluded a Series A funding round, raising a total of 11 million US dollars, the equivalent of "8.2 million....

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (661+ words) Lifestyle | Health & Fitness It is one of humanity's ultimate scientific and technological quests, alongside putting a man on the moon and unlocking the structure of DNA. Now the biotech industry's progress in developing age-reversing treatments that could revolutionise the quality…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (809+ words) The hoped for revival in new company listings in the City has so far failed to materialise with just five stock market debuts in the first half of the year. TfL gravy train: 2,200 staff revealed to earn "100,000-plus last year…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (391+ words) The British Business Bank is to hand major investment to UK entrepreneurs as part of a "6.6 billion commitment to support innovation and industry. The UK Government's development bank has revealed the investment plans as part of Sir Keir Starmer's 10-year…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (482+ words) The group reported a pre-tax loss of "330.9 million for 2024, against losses of "13.9 million the previous year. Sir Martin Sorrell's marketing firm S4 Capital has posted widened annual losses and said trading conditions would remain tough amid a pull-back in tech spend…...