According to data cited by the Financial Times, the British new company raised £ 16.2 billion last year, and the other party of Silicon Valley has raised more than 65 billion pounds. In fact, the United States seems to be going further every year. In 2024, 57%of global venture capital funding went to a new company.
This expanded gap is part of the years of years that British founders pay attention to in the FT report.
In an interview with the FT, “Most venture funds from the United States are founded in the US, Dellaware Corporation, and a preferred and familiar structure for US investors.
Barney Hussey-Yeo, founder and CEO of AI Startup CLEO, said he had already spent four months in San Francisco and seriously considering permanent movements. “The UK has reached a certain scale in a place without capital, and the problem is getting worse,” he said. “Honestly, if the UK is not handled (problem) is somewhat f *** d.”
