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British Business Bank Commits £2 Million to Boost Regional Startup Investment.

The British Business Bank committed £2 million through its Regional Angels Programme to support investment in businesses seeking early-stage finance.

#BritishBusinessBank #StartupFunding #UKStartups #VentureCapital
November 6, 2026 at 4:30 AM
November 3, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Before your first UK company filing, put who owns what in writing. Our guide covers founders agreement clauses, Companies House, identity rules and Feb 2026 fees. #UKStartups

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November 8, 2026 at 2:19 AM
UK startups raised about $17bn in the first half of 2026, roughly double the same period of 2025.

But seed deals fell 27%, and the median wait between rounds stretched to 14.4 months.

Who is the boom actually for?

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November 2, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Google UK has signed a deal letting the Prospect union recruit among its roughly 7,000 staff.

New workplace access rights from the employment rights overhaul have just come into force.

Unions are expected to push further into UK big tech.

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November 3, 2026 at 7:18 AM
A London VC aimed for €75m.

Entourage closed €100m for its second fund.

It writes €1m to €5m cheques into AI, robotics and deep tech, and says it almost never takes board seats.

Would you give up the board seat?
#Venturecapital #UKStartups #DeepTech #epplusuk
October 31, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Griffin is a UK bank you can’t open an account with.

Griffin says 50+ platforms build on it, using a licence that took almost two years to win.

How does it earn? Onboarding fees from £15k, monthly packages and interest.

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How Does Griffin Make Money? A Bank Fintechs Build On
Griffin sells no accounts to the public, yet fintechs build on it. See how this bank earns from onboarding fees, monthly packages and interest.
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November 4, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Skyscanner’s turnover jumped £150M in 2025.

Its pre-tax profit fell by half.

How a free search site earns £540M: entrepreneurplus.co.uk/how-does-skyscanner-make-money-inside-its-commission-model/

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How Does Skyscanner Make Money? Inside Its Commission Model
How does Skyscanner make money? Its free search platform generated £540.6m in 2025 turnover; flights accounted for about 78% of 2023 revenue.
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November 3, 2026 at 7:11 AM
10% tax on your first £10m of gains, if you qualify.

This week’s EP+ Weekly also covers Rightmove’s £1.5bn tribunal, Trainline’s CMA probe and Revolut’s fee rise.

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EP + Weekly: The Biggest UK Startup Stories This Week
What does it really cost to build, run and sell a UK startup? From Rightmove’s tribunal battle to Revolut’s changing fees and the Budget’s founder tax reforms, here are the biggest UK startup stories ...
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October 31, 2026 at 7:38 AM
The UK Budget lands tomorrow.
Last year’s one doubled the EIS limit to £10m.

What do founders want next?

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October 27, 2026 at 6:06 AM
£1.7bn profit before tax, off an account that costs nothing.

Fees made up 76% of Revolut £4.5bn revenue, and subscriptions jumped 67%.

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How Does Revolut Make Money? £4.5bn Revenue Breakdown
Revolut gives its Standard account away for free, yet it earned £1.7bn in profit before tax in 2025. Fees supplied 76% of £4.5bn revenue, subscriptions jumped 67%, and regulation remains the pressure ...
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October 26, 2026 at 12:05 PM
£57.5bn is stuck in slow UK payments, and a data centre is waiting for power until the 2030s.

Whenever money waits, someone is earning from the wait.

This week’s EP+ Weekly follows who.
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EP+Weekly: The Biggest UK Startup Stories This Week
From billions stuck in slow payments to a £35bn Budget warning and a wave of startup funding, this week’s UK startup brief follows the money, the bottlenecks and the founders finding ways around them.
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October 26, 2026 at 6:12 AM
$2.5tn in client assets. A $1.36bn pre-tax loss.

FNZ runs the platforms behind Aviva, Barclays and Lloyds. Its CEO left in September, and the company is selling its own bank.

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How Does FNZ Make Money? Inside Its $2.5 Trillion Platform
How FNZ makes money becomes more interesting when you look beyond its $2.5 trillion in client assets. Its $1.36 billion pre-tax loss in 2025 raises a bigger question: where does the revenue go, and wh...
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October 26, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Moneyfarm’s UK arm made £18.5m in 2024 and still lost £1.8m.

How does a robo-advisor actually make money?
And what does it cost you on £20,000?

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How Does Moneyfarm Make Money? Inside Its £18.5M Business
Moneyfarm’s model is simple: it earns a percentage of the assets it manages. We break down what £20,000 costs, how MFM Investment Ltd’s revenue reached £18.5m in 2024 while its loss narrowed to £1.8m,...
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October 22, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Intuit buying London-based Sequence is an interesting one.

It’s a reminder that building a startup isn’t always about becoming the next giant.

Sometimes, building something a giant wants is the opportunity.

#UKStartups #Tech
October 19, 2026 at 7:17 AM
InvestEngine charges £0 in platform fees for DIY ETF investing.

So how does it make money?

Cash interest, managed portfolio fees and ETF partnerships all play a part.

Here's how the business model works 👇
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#Fintech #UKStartups
How InvestEngine Makes Money When ETF Investing Is Free
A platform that charges nothing to build an ETF portfolio sounds like a trick. InvestEngine’s answer is cash interest, managed portfolio fees and ETF provider partnerships. We break down what customer...
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October 19, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Lots of EIS guides online still say knowledge intensive companies can raise £10m a year.

That changed in April.

It’s now £20m a year and £40m over a lifetime.

Worth checking which numbers your adviser is quoting 👇
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Knowledge Intensive Company: Raise £20M Under EIS (2026)
Standard EIS runs out of road quickly. Knowledge intensive company status stretches the funding window to 10 years, lifts the employee cap to 500 and, from April 2026, allows raises of up to £20 milli...
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October 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM
UK debt lender Othrfund says it has put £30m to work across Europe since August 2025.

Now it’s taking the model to the US, with about half of a planned £50m heading over there.

Are more founders looking beyond equity?🤔

#Othrfund #UKStartups #Founders #epplusuk
October 9, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Trading 212 charges no commission, yet its UK revenue hit £277.6m in 2025, up 72%.

The money comes from CFD spreads, FX fees and lending out your shares.

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How Does Trading 212 Make Money? Inside Its £277.6M Business
Trading 212 offers commission-free stock trading, yet its UK revenue reached £277.6 million in 2025. From CFD spreads and FX fees to share lending and interest on client cash, here’s how the platform ...
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October 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
The early funder terms for DeliveryCo said no automatic board seat or vote. We keep coming back to that.

India opened up its payment rails and two apps still ended up with over 80% of the market.

Worth watching 👇
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DeliveryCo: Who Gets a Seat in UK Payments?
DeliveryCo is being built to reshape the UK’s retail payments infrastructure. But as banks and major payments firms take seats at the table, one question remains: will smaller fintechs get meaningful ...
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October 9, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Quantexa's customers ended up owning a piece of it.

HSBC, BNY, ABN AMRO all invested. Rare, and probably a big part of why it's now worth $2.6 bn.

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How Vishal Marria Built Quantexa Into a $2.6bn Company
Vishal Marria Quantexa began with a scanner, a Maldives resort and a mosquito problem. Nine years later, the company is worth $2.6bn and weighing an IPO.
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October 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Chip is free to download.
Then you notice each autosave costs 45p.

That, plus a £5.99 subscription, is part of how it went from £1.7m revenue in 2022 to £23.8m in 2024.

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How Chip Makes Money: Inside the AI Savings App
Chip's autosave feature isn't as free as it looks. We unpack how Chip actually makes money, from ChipX subscriptions and autosave fees to its £23.8m 2024 revenue and new Channel 4 backing.
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October 6, 2026 at 5:20 AM