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Renato Circi and Rafaël Michali, CoFounders of Sava, talk continuous glucose monitors, funding, the challenges of bringing concept to market and validation to regulatory approval


The intersection of biotechnology and wearable devices is quickly becoming one of the most exciting frontiers in health-tech. As chronic conditions rise, populations age, and demand grows for real-time, personalised health insights, the global wearables market is projected to surge …

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What hard lessons have you learnt from fundraising? | Six entrepreneurs respond!


My hardest lesson from fundraising? You probably don’t need to fundraise. Or at least as much as you thought you did. Fundraising itself is hugely distracting. And once you get a big raise done, now you have investors to manage, …

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‘Employment Law Essentials for Tech Startup Founders; What You Need To Know from Day One’ | Ed Belam, Senior Associate, Marriott Harrison


Introduction: The Employment Law Landscape in the UK Employees based in the UK have a number of mandatory legal protections. Some of these may feel intuitive and obvious to founders, whilst others may take some getting used to.

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Raising Your First Round; Legal Essentials for Tech Startups and Entrepreneurs | Graham Halliday, Partner at Marriott Harrison


Introduction: The Funding Landscape Raising your first investment round is hard work. Founders often spend months cold-emailing investors, refining pitch decks, presenting to rooms of sceptics, and navigating the long road of due diligence. 

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’Start-up funding slumps to post-pandemic low’ (FT 14.04.25) | Nicole Lowe, Head of KPMG Emerging Giants, responds!


It’s been a tricky two years for the deals market here in the UK and the FT’s recent article really emphasises how frustrated founders are feeling. I review and comment on the quarterly data for KPMG’s Venture Pulse reports (KPMG Private …

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As a Founder, what specific strategies did you use to onboard early users?


To onboard early users as a founder, start with direct, personal outreach. Message potential users through LinkedIn, Twitter, or email. Not with a hard pitch, but by asking for feedback and involving them in the journey. Focus your efforts on …

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My story in MY words! | Angie Westbrock, CEO of Standard AI


I never set out to follow a traditional career path. In fact, I’ve spent most of my career doing the opposite—questioning the way things have always been done, stepping into stretch roles, and making bold career moves that didn’t always …

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AI; Ignorance of the law will be no defence for your business and no excuse for your investors


I am a lawyer. Give me a set of rules. Give me a problem. Understand the problem. Apply former to the latter. Understand the client, the business, the industry and the technology. Horizon scan, be commercial, flex communication style. Deliver. …

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My story in MY words! | Hristo Borisov, Co-founder & CEO of Payhawk


I remember my first “job in tech” well. It was my final year of high school, and a friend of my father needed his printing machine fixed. All I had to do was preinstall some drivers. Simple enough. But that …

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How do you keep learning and improving as a leader and innovator?


Adopting a beginner’s mindset and sense of curiosity is a good place to start. Recognising that we are never the finished product I am always striving to surround myself by those more talented than me and those who inspire me to …

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