A 60% decline in 2023 from the year before sends a gloomy signal to funders and the start-ups that rely on them
Microsoft, Google and Amazon crowd out traditional Silicon Valley investors in blockbuster deals with AI start-ups in 2023
Study story: forced to give up dance training, Isabella Agdestein sought new challenges
Expansion on continent focuses on a young, ambitious demographic hungry for skills
Aim is to take advantage of economic headwinds to acquire promising businesses at a discount
Media executive Marc Boyan and Founders Forum boss Brent Hoberman join forces to help struggling start-ups
Parents should finance property and pocket money, not corporate cash
The cult of the smallholder and the micro-entrepreneur is a wrong-headed approach to poverty alleviation in Africa
Research suggests experienced founders are more likely to succeed, despite the prejudices of investors
The boom is over but Silicon Valley’s optimism is masking problems with investor capital and returns
The founder of a company that has developed a revolutionary turbine blade explains how she moved from the classics to engineering to business start-up
Silicon Valley firm to merge with Berlin-based La Famiglia for regional start-up expertise
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Launched from the back of a tuk-tuk, the rise of a chain that now has more than 20 branches
The world’s biggest booster schemes for business start-ups are increasingly focusing on climate ventures
Online florist plans to expand product range as sales of flowers fluctuate
VC firm Balderton will launch wellness packages as stress takes toll on entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs show much can be achieved with relatively small investments
Students welcome progress but urge more teaching on business launches
Billionaire founder takes on challenge after break-up of partnership with US
Entrepreneurs must prepare themselves as well as their companies
Oliver Samwer quietly transforms one of Europe’s most aggressive VC firms into a more conservative investment house
Entrepreneur survived divorce, major abdominal surgery and cervical cancer on way to selling a £36mn business
Markdowns approach 50% for edtech group Byju’s and food delivery service Swiggy
Entrepreneurial flair continues to be key feature of continent’s economic dynamism
