That’s the spirit!
George Clooney isn’t just a pretty face. It turns out the Hollywood heartthrob is also a shrewd businessman…
By Darren Parkin
WHEN celebrated actor George Clooney...
Plant-based, and growing strong: vegan burger funding hits £2m
ON A MISSION to bring a vegan menu to the high street, plant-based pioneer Ready Burger has closed its first funding round with Crowdcube,...
‘The Rock’ aims to give a solid foundation to crypto industry
Experts and investors are heading to Gibraltar for an international convention on DLT, blockchain and cryptocurrency
By HAL WILLIAMS
The tiny British enclave of Gibraltar has...
Global partnership to give start-ups wings
A NEW global collaboration aims to make it easier and faster for start-ups to raise capital and grow.
Start-ups play a pivotal role in a...
The route to profitability — in times of pandemic
ASHLEIGH HINDE, CEO and founder of contact lens company Waldo, on the difficulty of balancing the people, payments and profits equation during tough times
WITH...
Goats, bugs, thrown laptops … all part of a unicorn hunt
BREWDOG CEO James Watt is on the hunt for the next unicorn — and he’ll be investing up to £5m of his own money...
‘A pro-enterprise pioneer’ – CBI Scotland Annual Dinner
Carolyn Fairbairn, CBI Director-General, outlined reasons why overseas firms should continue investing in the country at the CBI Scotland Annual Dinner this evening (Thursday).
Attending...
The UK valley of the ‘decacorns’ comes alive with new entrants
THE UK RANKS third globally for $10bn tech businesses, with a total of 12 — behind the US, which has 157, and China, 38.
The...
If you want to get ahead, freeze your brain — for...
Cryogenics takes a giant step sideways with glassy grey matter and voluntary, um, suicide
By HAL WILLIAMS
NOW here’s a variation on control+alt+delete: get dead and...
Is standardisation the next big thing in private markets?
By SERKAN FERAH
IN RECENT years there has been rapid growth in private markets — and specifically in venture capital. Investments have increased, while founders are...
