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Could world’s largest virtual law firm be created in Sheffield?

“There are way too many lawyers in the world.” David Richards MBE, founder of Yorkshire AI La...

Inside Cubbi sisters’ Dragons’ Den pitch after Susie Ma backing

When Olivia and Tanyka Davson pitched the BBC Dragons on our screens in February, it would be fair t...

Meet black belt taking Leeds software house global

The thing I enjoy most about meeting founders is finding the small things you have in common. In ...

Serial founder: Building a startup is a dopamine hit

The day before I interview Ernesto Suarez for Founder Friday, London is ablaze with sunshine. By ...

‘Why I cashed in my pension at 55 to launch an AI business’

On an unseasonably hot March morning in London, I am late for my meeting with ICS.AI founder Martin ...

Meet Sheffield founder unlocking healthy device habits for kids

I first met Samson Opaleye at the Climb23 conference in Leeds three years ago. Sam, who grew up i...

How Leeds EdTech Synap found its rhythm

I first came across Synap in 2018, a couple of years after BusinessCloud was founded. A revision ...

92 Degrees founder sets £100m valuation target

Amid the quiet hum of a coffee shop in Liverpool, a group of people sheltering from the bitter cold ...

From Spinningfields to startup: meet founder behind rising star GAME FM

Gabriel Erinle is in what he calls “full founder startup mode”. A veteran of Allied London wh...

Candy’s Cupcakes founder’s journey from home kitchen to £2m turnover

Step through the door of an industrial unit in Ashton-under-Lyne and you may be transported to a wor...

‘The FinTech side of Powdr will truly fly’

A common question asked of founders pitching their business is: ‘Who is your customer?’ Joe v...

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