Ministers unveil £62m in UK space funding for satellite communications and innovation. How SMEs and start-ups can apply, plus key deadlines to note.
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Water fleas, moon tech and sewage-eating larvae win £100,000 apiece
Water Discovery Challenge names 20 finalists winning £100,000 each from a £7.5m fund, opening the UK water sector to SMEs, from water fleas to moon tech.
Traders will pay to see Trump’s posts before you do
Trump Media’s Truth API will sell trading firms millisecond access to the president’s market-moving Truth Social posts. What it means for UK firms.
SpaceX slips below IPO price as UK investors’ £271m bet turns sour
SpaceX shares have fallen below their $135 IPO price for the first time, leaving UK retail investors who spent £271m in the float nursing paper losses.
Stripe and Advent swoop on PayPal with $53bn takeover bid
Stripe and Advent International have made a $53bn takeover bid for PayPal. What the deal could mean for the fees and payment tools UK SMEs rely on.
Khosla backs robot bricklayers with $32m as UK trades shortage bites
Monumental has raised $32m led by Khosla Ventures to scale its robot bricklayers in the UK, where builders are 20,000 bricklayers short of housing targets.
600 global investors head to Farnborough with capital to let fly
Farnborough Airshow 2026 launches a Finance Summit bringing 600 global investors to meet aerospace, defence and space firms, from primes to start-ups.
Wayve staff cash in $85m in UK’s first private market share sale
Wayve’s $85m employee share sale on the LSE Private Securities Market is a UK first and the biggest PISCES deal yet. What it means for staff equity.
Xavier Niel seizes top spot at Vodafone with £4.4bn stake swoop
Xavier Niel is set to become Vodafone’s largest shareholder after a £4.4bn deal with e&. What the French billionaire’s arrival means for UK firms.
Cyber giant Rubrik picks London for EMEA HQ with £375m pledge
Rubrik’s £375m UK investment makes London its EMEA HQ. What the cyber resilience giant’s move means for British business owners, jobs and SME security.
Athena, the brand behind Tennis Girl, goes up for sale
The Athena brand, famous for the Tennis Girl poster, is up for sale as its UK and EU trademarks come to market. What the deal means for brand buyers.
NatWest picks 300-year-old wire maker’s site for new accelerator
NatWest Accelerator opens at Tyseley Energy Park, giving West Midlands SMEs access to capital, coaching and investor networks to turn ideas into growth.
Start-ups raise record $17bn but British money misses the party
UK startup funding hit a record $17bn in H1 2026, but just 16% of large rounds involved British investors. What the boom means for firms raising now.
Backing female founders beats the market, six years of data show
New research shows backing female-led businesses drives UK growth, with Investing in Women Code investors outperforming the market for a sixth year.
Robotic harvesting pioneer Dogtooth secures £14m to help growers beat labour shortages
Dogtooth Technologies raises over £14m to scale AI-powered robotic harvesting as UK growers battle seasonal labour shortages. What it means for SMEs.
