The S&P 500 is up more than 20 per cent since mid-April
Two-year-old group set to attract more than $150mn in new funding as investors swarm around AI coding businesses
Thrive Capital’s backing of Savvy Wealth is part of growing effort to fund groups that go on to buy similar companies
Start-up named after the dragon’s mountain in ‘Lord of the Rings’
CEO of iyO won restraining order forcing Sam Altman-led group to pull marketing materials about $6.4bn venture
London-based group raises $135mn amid surge of interest in defence sector
Six-month-old secretive AI start-up in one of the largest initial funding rounds in Silicon Valley’s history
More colleges are launching courses in entrepreneurship but founders question their value
Company behind the ChatGPT tool is still lossmaking, as are its biggest rivals
Start-up has embarked on expansion of its own infrastructure and secured significant contracts
Top investors including Qatar are realising they may have backed a business that largely reported artificial revenues
The 2025 ranking reveals two main trends: the prevalence of fintechs and the outsized performance of the continent’s two biggest economies — Nigeria and South Africa. Plus a Rwanda-based microfinance start-up helps a boatmaker in South Sudan and how Covid helped turn one entrepreneur’s dream into reality
Abdelilah Hlallouch launched Tingis Web in Morocco when pandemic restrictions prevented his return to the Netherlands
Nigeria’s economic capital is one of Africa’s leading tech hubs but its crown is showing signs of slipping
Canadian group seeks valuation of up to $6.5bn but rivals have soared far higher in comparison
HR start-ups Rippling and Deel trade allegations their leaders directed efforts to steal company secrets from one another
This series features conversations between FT journalists and the technology industry’s leaders, innovators, and thinkers. In the latest instalment, Luther Lowe of Y Combinator discusses representation for Little Tech
We are inviting business incubator and accelerator schemes to take part in the third year of our ranking
Careful listening, long-life companies and lessons from a social entrepreneur
New crop of companies are offering artists ability to sell content to big tech firms to train AI
Quantum Systems and Tekever each valued at more than €1bn in latest fundraisings
Anysphere closes $900mn funding round from investors including Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz
Rogo, founded by an ex-Lazard analyst, has raised $50mn from investors led by Thrive Capital
Music samples group Splice agrees deal to acquire London-based Spitfire Audio for its library of orchestral sounds
The FT’s sixth annual ranking by revenue growth. Plus: how healthcare, technology and energy are boosting sales and a deep dive into the Mexican fintech, Canadian oil and the renewables sectors
