Social media star behind 500m views joins SOLSKIN Napthens makes major investment in new Lancashire HQ Alvarez & Marsal appoints former Zeus Capital and boohoo exec New images reveal latest plans for £500m Therme Manchester PropTech Supa raises £21m after acquisition spree Could AI firm’s director be key to Poundland rescue bid? 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Brentford FC launches self-driving network on matchdays The AI agents transforming £13bn JD Sports BrowsAble wins £300k funding to make web more accessible Allergy Therapeutics AIMs to go private… then list in Hong Kong 'We had 10 customers. I expected 10,000. 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Lovey secures £250m credit facility with Pollen Street Capital Manchester PropTech reveals new name & senior leaders Concretene lands £4.5m to scale ‘Manchester graphene’ adsilico raises £10m to build virtual patient populations NCC Group CEO steps down System1 takeover saga ends in failure for Brave Bison Vote in our FinTech 50 innovation ranking How 15,000 free T-shirts helped build a £15m bridal fashion brand Nous raises £13m for ‘magic’ household AI agent Activist investor FitzWalter seeks to remove ATG chair Depledge quits as Government's startup adviser ahead of Budget How Steven Bartlett pulled off the interview of his life Irish founder to reveal why he chose North over London at FUEL Manchester From trauma to triumph: Join Northern Leader Sam White at FUEL Manchester Founder 250 Weekly Wrap: Lucky Egg, FYLD, Merwave and THG Founder 250 stars Merwave and Rheal shine at Scaleup Awards MAGIC AI, FYLD and PharmAppy glory at GP Bullhound Allstars Quantexa lands multi-million-pound deal to combat financial crime Lucky Egg crowned UK's fastest-growing founder-led business THG’s share price jumps 12% in a week as recovery gathers pace Birmingham & the Midlands face scaling conundrum GM’s Innovator of the Year to light up FUEL Manchester S&W has big ambitions for 'special' Manchester Manchester City, Andy Burnham and the danger of rewriting history Raiser wins innovation funding & ex-JustGiving adviser backing GBG chair to retire after overseeing 65% drop in share price Government to slash red tape for small businesses ahead of Budget Founder 250 star to bring ‘grit, innovation, authenticity’ to FUEL Manchester Founder to demonstrate vision at FUEL Manchester Yorkshire stars make Northern Leaders 2026 Amazon pledges 30,000 jobs for young people by 2030 Legora hits $8.8bn valuation months after London acquisition Greater Manchester to pause for world's first citywide meditation Northern Mayors' India mission delivers jobs, investment and deals 2035 Greater Manchester Innovation Plan unveiled Birmingham’s MoniRail secures share of £50m funding PE-backed Leonard Curtis expands with Eden move Northern Gateway appoints MD to drive Greater Manchester growth Northern Leader Phil McCabe to light up FUEL Manchester Fundraising heroes make Northern Leaders 2026 Founder aged 19 raises £1m to create Chaos Skyfly lands £7.5m to ‘put vertical takeoff planes in customers’ hands’ 'UK risks losing next generation of entrepreneurs': Castore boss $3.5bn cyber firm opens UK HQ amid $200m pledge Shaun Wane to talk ‘winning mentalities’ at FUEL Manchester Big names join Northern Leaders 2026 Zegona co-founder Robert Samuelson passes away unexpectedly Northern Leaders 2026: 93 new entries join prestigious list North East stars make Northern Leaders 2026 Greater Manchester shines in Northern Leaders 2026 A week in my life: Building Lateral with a toddler & a baby Digital Catapult appoints new CEO 12 founder stories you won't want to miss from The Naked Founder Bellingham invests in Manchester SportTech Rezzil Birmingham Tech Week opens with new West Midlands Accelerator Cluster announcement Protein Works CEO named Business Woman of the Year ePayments, once one of UK's biggest digital payments firms, enters special administration Revealing UK’s InsurTech 50 for 2026 Unravel’s ‘palm-sized lab’ to track women’s hormone data daily Apprentice star named England captain Founder 250 Weekly Wrap: Nobody’s Child, THG, Adanola Has THG finally turned a corner? 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Meet Leeds founders building ecosystem for cultural awareness Culture Secretary may intervene in Sky’s £1.6bn takeover of ITV Connexin turns on £35m facility to grow smart water meter network Microbiotica raises £36m for cutting-edge IBD treatment Meet ex-Virgin boss revolutionising private company podcasts What angel investors are really looking for in a founder Founder takes father’s ‘flamethrower advice’ into new startup British Business Bank commits £180m across 6 AI funds Oxford’s Salience Labs raises £94m to build AI data centre tech Modal Labs valued at almost $16bn after launching in London £8.4m contract to accelerate quantum eye MedTech Foresight invests £4m into MusicTech Round Tottenham’s AI move yields 86% result Everton Mobile launches for Toffees fans THG plc shares rocket on trading update Wayfair fined £4.8m by UK competitions watchdog York agencies merge to launch commerce business Olympic medallist raises £4.6m for HealthTech Stride Airtel Money launches on LSE - the biggest London IPO in 5 years From 2-day London event to nationwide mission: The SCALE story Alchera raises £2.7m to scale AI for transport networks easyJet founder takes on Amazon with easyShop.com UK venture fund backing refugee founders launches Bytes shares drop after announcing £19m acquisition As Poundland faces administration, could it be saved by MBO? StudyStash founders: Age is no barrier to entrepreneurial success CMR Surgical strikes £300m investment deal The Naked Founder returns with 12 unmissable founder stories Government tasks AI with protecting Britain… against AI LHV Bank appoints former Starling exec as CEO Kesko to adopt Manhattan's AI-driven warehousing solution West Ham renews longest-standing deal Snappy Shopper secures Virgin funding after £150m milestone Everton set for new owners 'now foundation safely in place' Auddy named early-stage winner for London and the South East Atom Valley achieves major milestone Ex-Moneypenny CEO takes top job at Centeca My stalker is out of prison. Why is she still on LinkedIn? 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Mindset matters more than your financial model BT rescue of TalkTalk to be probed by regulator - 'rightly so' says expert Ex-McKinsey duo raises £3.6m seed to grow Nettle globally Former Matillion CFO unveiled by Aptitude Software Revealing the UK’s PropTech 50 for 2026 Car Finance 247 eyes record year as revenue jumps 25% Who should be a Northern Leader in 2026? BT buys TalkTalk out of administration in £400m deal