Scientific innovation thrives across the UK, from AI in Edinburgh to photonics in Southampton and clean energy in Birmingham. These regional hubs generate world-class ideas, but too few UK ventures scale to their full potential.
The problem is systemic. Fixing it requires comprehensive reform across talent development, university spinouts, tax incentives, public funding, and capital markets.
Raising growth capital in the UK remains slow and inefficient. Founders often spend 6–12 months securing each funding round, while international rivals raise more, faster—and focus on scaling.
This isn’t just a concern for investors. When UK tech firms can’t grow at home, the country loses out on high-value jobs, tax revenue, and regional development. More critically, it cedes control over strategic technologies vital to its economic and national security.
