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[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

We are delighted to have partnered with @TataCompanies to launch #varsitypitch2025

Varsity Pitch is the longest-running student #business #pitching competition in the #uk

All current students and recent grads with a business idea can apply!

See https://t.co/BxhsD4lyZR

[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

@paulg "Good founders are what wins"

[Paul Graham @paulg]

I was talking to a YC partner about how well all the hard tech startups are doing. He said investors are hot to fund them because they're afraid AI will eat all software. I'm glad hardware startups are getting funded, but this is a mistake. Good founders are what wins.

[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

The EU has regulated itself out of the #AI race but the #UK is still in the game says @ChristianJMay

Hard agree from us.

The UK Government doesn't always get things right in this space but the recent AI support has been good, too.

https://t.co/f4LxApjU7W

[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

@HullsEnterprise @Hullccnews @ElevateHull @StoryHull @cllrmikeross @hull_libraries @KarlTurnerMP @KCOMhome @QuicklineUK @FutureHumber @humberstgallery @VisitHull @SamHawcroft_ So many great local initiatives for #entrepreneurs in #Hull

[Hull YouthEnterprise @HullsEnterprise]

Big ideas need the right space. 💡

The @hullccnews Youth Enterprise Hub @elevatehull is where young entrepreneurs can meet, network, collaborate, and grow together.

Ready to build your future? Keep your eyes peeled for more updates💚

[Business Support Service @businessgov]

Are you a small business in need of guidance? 🤝🏻

🙋🏼‍♀️ Our Business Support Service is here to help!

📲 Drop us a direct message and let’s chat about how we can support you.

[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

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[adidas Scotland @adidasUK]

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[Startups Magazine @TheStartupsMag]

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[Tosin Olugbenga @TosinOlugbenga]

London is becoming one of the most important places in the world to build technology.

In the past few months, we've seen companies like @OpenAI, @AnthropicAI, @Lovable, @cursor_ai, @WeAreLegora, and @ElevenLabs continue to deepen their presence here.

At the same time, London is home to incredible companies such as @synthesiaIO, @attio, @Recursive_SI, and @wayve_ai, while leaders like @_rockt, @demishassabis, and David Silver continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in AI.

As an founder living in London, I don't take this for granted.

The talent is here.

The capital is here.

The ambition is here.

The opportunity isn't somewhere else. It's right in front of us.

Get into the rooms.

Build relationships.

Ship products.

Stay visible.

And keep building.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

You are far more dangerous to your startup than competitors are. A hundred times more startups die from poor execution by their founders than are killed by competitors.

[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

@businessgov This is good.

There's a lot said about the difficulties of getting bank loans for #startups but they are hard to judge and it's understable that banks can be hesitant.

The Startup Loans scheme fills a gap.

It's a good option for many #entrepreneurs

[Business Support Service @businessgov]

The eligibility criteria for Start Up Loans has changed...meaning even more businesses can now access funding and support through the programme.

Find out what’s changed and see if you’re eligible here: https://t.co/eMYBbv1ZKh

[Dom Hallas @Dom_Hallas]

Great to discuss the opportunities for startups building both in the public sector and for citizens with @IanMurrayMP and some fantastic founders. Thanks so much to @scale_AI for hosting.

[City A.M. @CityAM]

Britain’s first sovereign AI model secures blue-chip backing as Starmer unveils £400m plan https://t.co/o8DFYJRc8L

[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

This is an interesting move in a market that already sees #London as a leader for talent.

It should been seen as a positive to help it stay that way.

[Bloomberg @business]

The UK government will reimburse visa fees incurred by fast-growing companies when they recruit talent from abroad, in an effort to make Britain a friendlier environment for technology firms https://t.co/esXV8QuTul

[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

@kseniam0s @BackedVC @seedcamp @ConceptVC_ @playfaircapital @adaventures Add @Twinpathvc for #AI

[Ksenia Moskalenko @kseniam0s]

Everyone has a US VC list. Few have a UK one. These investors are actively backing pre/seed startups:

- @BackedVC - EU tech, generalist
- @seedcamp - pre-seed, agnostic
- @ConceptVC_ - pre-seed, generalist
- @playfaircapital - 1st check, generalist
- @adaventures - pre-seed UK & EU
- @localglobevc - sector-agnostic
- @seraphim_space - space & deep tech
- @MMC_Ventures - emerging tech
- @7pcventures - pre/seed, deep tech
- @dawncapital - B2B SaaS, fintech
- @FelixCapital digital lifestyle, tech

P.S. Speaking from experience, the UK investors dig deep into data rooms. Yours should be ready before they ask for it → @ThePageform

[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

This is a wonderful articulation of what so many 20-somethings can do, and why we should have some faith in their resilience in the world of #AI

[BBC Radio 4 PM @BBCPM]

"What everyone needs to employ and develop is the general purpose nerd... We need more of those."

Nobel Prize-winning economist Simon Johnson, chair of the newly-established AI Economics Institute, gives advice to teenagers on what career to pursue in an AI-driven job market.

[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

Have to say, this looks like a very good thing from the #UK Government.

You can always quibble with details of scope, personnel or budget.

But the impact of #AI on everything is so critical that an initiative like this is absolutely to be welcomed.

[Sam @Discoplomacy]

Britain launches the AI Economics Institute, the first government-backed Institute of its kind in the world.

• Joint org between Treasury x DSIT, follows AISI model, incorporates DSIT’s Future of Work Unit.

• Professor Simon Johnson, Nobel Prize-winning economist, former Chief Economist of the IMF, and co-director of MIT’s Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, will serve as Chair of the AIEI.

• AIEI will work with AI companies in support of evidence-based policymaking and responsible AI development, has agreed Joint Statement of Collaboration with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google + Microsoft.

• Not setting policy. Will build and analyse data on AI adoption, conduct research on how AI affects specific sectors, occupations and groups of workers, develop models to assess economy-wide impacts, and work closely with industry, academia and government to inform policy.

[CFEntrepreneurs @CfEntrepreneurs]

Great event hosted by @londonpartners at a very full Guildhall last night to welcome hundreds of global #tech and #entrepreneurship leaders to @LDNTechWeek

Great to see some wonderful folk there inc @neilshahuk @howarddawber and dozens of friendly investors and policy makers!