Start-ups

What can other co-working companies learn from WeWork’s mistakes?

The concept of co-working was launched in 2005, and ever since the first space was opened in San Francisco by…

Ranked: The 59 cybersecurity unicorns you need to know about

It is a perfect storm. The move to remote working makes network security more challenging for organisations. The growing threat…

Why European start-ups select Singapore as a launchpad for South East Asian growth

A 2021 Asia Partners report forecast the emergence of more than 20 regional tech companies valued at over $1bn in…

In conversation with: Oxford Quantum Circuits’ Ilana Wisby

Ilana Wisby has helped to pioneer quantum computing-as-a-service through Oxford Quantum Circuits, helping to bring the product to the masses.…

Will a fintech and neobank revolution shake up Africa’s financial scene?

[caption id="attachment_65267" align="alignnone" width="658"] Standard Bank may be the biggest lender in Africa, but it still faces challenges from up-and-coming…

Opinion: A data-driven approach can protect investors from the next Theranos

[caption id="attachment_63420" align="alignnone" width="658"] The fraud trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and former CEO of life sciences company Theranos,…

Our ideas about start-up ecosystems are increasingly off the mark

[caption id="attachment_60028" align="alignnone" width="658"] Berlin is the start-up capital of Europe and among the fastest-growing start-up ecosystems globally. (Photo by…

Is Big Tech on the verge of taking a quantum leap?

[caption id="attachment_42661" align="alignnone" width="658"] The average quantum computing deal size for 2020 was just under $10m, but a Big Tech…

Where are the next unicorns going to come from?

[caption id="attachment_40739" align="alignnone" width="658"] ByteDance, the parent company of video-sharing app TikTok, has been one of China's most successful 'unicorns',…

Opinion: UK tech scale-ups are turning to US money, and who can blame them?

[caption id="attachment_39129" align="alignnone" width="658"] UK online used car platform Cazoo is now synonymous with English events such as the Epsom…