American venture capital funds have provided the lion’s share of investment to the nascent sector this year
More companies are reaching the $1bn valuation milestone, but growing from horned foal to winged steed is getting tougher
Venture capital finance has dried up amid political and economic pressures, prompting a dramatic fall in new company formation
Student journey: After a bruising ride with his first start-up, Philipp Buhr turned to study before starting again
Masters in management are readying aspiring female entrepreneurs to overcome barriers and biases
John Foley, co-founder of Peloton, is remarkably unshaken by his Icarus-like fall from being a billionaire
Early exits for hotly-tipped companies including Inflection and Character. AI highlight challenge for founders as costs rise
VC funding points to capital returning to Europe as interest in region grows
Stephen Cronk, co-founder of Maison Mirabeau, on building a €15mn business
Career blocks remain stubbornly in place. Plus: profile of Tina McKenzie, Northern Irish businesswoman; Elaine Bedell on leading the Southbank Centre; graduates and the AI tech boom; when grandma juggles working and childcare; cross-company mentoring
The Belfast-based entrepreneur talks about starting up, working hard — and a shortlived foray into politics
Markets and technology matter, says the VC veteran, but people are the decisive factor in choosing investments
Today’s youth are a generation of entrepreneurs . . . but should you invest?
A fancy dress empire built on Spider-Man, hippies and ninja warriors
The British entrepreneur on going green, improving financial education — and when it’s OK for a vegan to eat eggs
Silicon Valley venture capital group hauls in one of the largest funds since downturn in tech sector
It aims to exploit its extraordinary cache of genetic data but changing corporate DNA is hard
The sixth annual ranking of companies in the region with the highest growth. Health tech businesses thrive post-pandemic even as VC funding drops. Plus: Singapore draws in start-ups; new models of corporate success in Japan; India’s EV expansion
The UK heads the FT/Statista/Sifted ranking with the most hubs, followed by Germany and Spain
SETsquared, the number three start-up centre in Europe, follows a low-pressure approach to nurture a business
Knowledge intensive companies can benefit from their co-location with strong academic centres
The city’s infrastructure, research centres and business schools are key attractions for international companies
VC money may be further away but regional start-up centres bank on local strengths to attract entrepreneurs
The Munich-based lab has ambitions to turn Germany into one of the main centres for early-stage companies
Women continue to receive only a small fraction of the funding from firms
