News - Founders

EdTech Gaia Learning raises £400k in equity investment

North West-based EdTech company Gaia Learning has expanded following a £400k equity investment roun...

People don’t see the sacrifices that founders make

Earlier this year, Manchester-based tech startup Versori was acquired by US tech giant Avalara. The...

Flight Story co-founder’s AI startup joins LSE

An AI startup co-founded by Steven Bartlett’s former business partner, Oliver Yonchev, has joined ...

The wild-swimming tech founder with a social mission

When I arrange to interview Caroline M England for Founder Friday, she suggests an open-water swim. ...

Holly Health founder learned ‘bias for action’ at Microsoft & Deliveroo

Holly Health founder Grace Gimson is clearly one of life’s ‘doers’. She and I both attended...

Choo Choo! Meet young founder taking on train ticket giants

At 23, Alfie Willis has built a National Rail-accredited train ticket app after discovering that mil...

Dear Younger Me: The ‘2am problems’ will pass – celebrate your successes

A decade ago, I made the transition from practising trauma and orthopaedic surgeon to first-time fou...

Thought Machine CEO on ‘difficult’ IPO as it raises £75m

Thought Machine has surpassed $100 million in revenue - but an anticipated stock market flotation is...

Simon Swan: How I got Michael Vaughan to join my startup

Simon Swan is on a mission to shake up the health supplements market, with backing from former Engla...

Former JLR figure raises £4.7m for battery startup TaiSan

TaiSan – a London company whose technology could unlock the use of sodium-ion batteries for mass m...

musicMagpie’s Steve Oliver follows Pep in announcing exit

Steve Oliver has announced his exit from musicMagpie. Oliver famously co-founded the business with ...

Hip Pop’s journey from kitchen kombucha to Supergirl

There is a changing of the guard in the drinks industry - and Manchester brand Hip Pop is at the for...

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