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Tuesday, 18 February, 2020

Monday, 17 February, 2020

Michael Spencer

Michael Spencer taken to the cleaners by Laundrapp demise

ICAP founder among investors hit as ‘Uber of dry-cleaning’ collapses into administration

Sunday, 16 February, 2020

AnalysisTechnology sector

Why UK universities are courting overseas investors

There are plenty of discoveries to bring to market but domestic funding has been squeezed

Monday, 10 February, 2020

Venture capital investment

Sequoia targets $1.3bn south-east Asia, India fund

Silicon Valley group plans to make later-stage investments

Sunday, 9 February, 2020

Alphabet Inc

Alphabet’s X looks beyond Silicon Valley for next big idea

‘Moonshot’ division forms outside partnership with Brooklyn incubator New Lab

Thursday, 6 February, 2020

AnalysisInnovation

Why Hong Kong is failing to produce more tech start-ups

Innovation industry lags behind neighbours despite decades of government investment

Monday, 3 February, 2020

John Thornhill

Venture capitalists should harpoon more whales

The worry for Silicon Valley is that the impulse for creative destruction is now fading

Monday, 3 February, 2020

Ecommerce

Cloud kitchen platform raises $60m for expansion

Dubai-based start-up providing restaurant staff and tech plans big US push

Friday, 31 January, 2020

Serious MoneyClaer Barrett

Wanted: bright ideas on how to tax the wealthy

Ahead of the Budget, chancellor Sajid Javid has some tough choices to make

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Tuesday, 28 January, 2020

Neil Rimer

UK competition policy undermines British start-ups

The CMA’s investigation into Amazon’s deal with Deliveroo inhibits healthy rivalry

Monday, 27 January, 2020

UK tax

Government warned against cutting ‘entrepreneurs’ relief’ in Budget

Tax break allows company owners to pay reduced capital gains tax when selling businesses

Tuesday, 21 January, 2020

MBA

Gender equality and equity in Silicon Valley

High-flyer and investor April Underwood is determined to close the chasm in ownership

Thursday, 16 January, 2020

FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen

Angela Merkel interview highlights

Lionel Barber on the German chancellor’s defence of multilateralism

Wednesday, 15 January, 2020

Dear Jonathan

Should I study a masters straight away, or work for a few years?

Your question for our expert — and readers’ advice

Monday, 13 January, 2020

#fintechFT

Banks go big in the hunt for fintech success Premium

Banks go big in the hunt for fintech success

Wednesday, 8 January, 2020

LVMH’s ‘hacks’ for luxury innovation

As the consumer landscape continues to shift, the group taps staff for cutting edge ideas

Monday, 6 January, 2020

Chinese business & finance

China tech start-ups fail in 2019 ‘capital winter’

Cash burn and cautious investors lead to spate of expensive collapses

Tuesday, 31 December, 2019

The start-ups on a mission to reduce food waste

Entrepreneurs connect consumers with surplus produce from cafés, restaurants and supermarkets

Tuesday, 31 December, 2019

Lucie Greene

Quitting to set up on your own is risky and rewarding

My new business requires a lot of co-ordination, a lot of travel and very little sleep

Monday, 30 December, 2019

French economy

French start-up boom sparks entrepreneurial revival

Macron’s cuts to taxes and red tape help to drive small business growth

Friday, 27 December, 2019

Elizabeth Uviebinene

‘Intrapreneurs’ are the people driving corporate change

Wise companies are encouraging creative staff to generate new and profitable ideas

Tuesday, 24 December, 2019

Uber Technologies Inc

Travis Kalanick to step down from Uber board

Co-founder’s departure comes after he sold his stake in ride-hailing group

Tuesday, 24 December, 2019

Interview

Distilling a new way to run a whisky business

A former management consultant is challenging the traditional image of Scotch

Sunday, 22 December, 2019

Food & Beverage

Restaurants try new recipe to fund expansion

Chains offer free food and high returns to persuade customers to back financing

Friday, 20 December, 2019

Sustainability

The people bringing us a sustainable Christmas

The rise in conscious consumerism is creating a market for new ideas such as rented trees

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