Tracxn's £4.2bn UK space tech tally rests almost entirely on OneWeb, now minority-owned by Britain, while recent acquisitions send homegrown startups to US buyers.
Category: Business
Small Business Owner Burnout Now Mirrors a Bankruptcy Surge
Small business bankruptcy filings jumped 50% in 2026 as a national burnout survey shows owners sacrificing pay and sleep just to keep afloat.
Ivy League Teammates Nearly Triple Each Other’s Hiring Odds
A new NBER study finds Ivy League teammates can triple hiring odds at elite firms, and the edge starts with wealth before graduates ever compete.
Anduril’s Arsenal-1 Needs 4,000 Workers It Doesn’t Have
Anduril's Ohio drone factory has 250 workers and needs 4,000, exposing the labor gap behind defense tech's unicorn valuations and NATO's $40 billion drone buildup.
Reliable Water Fuels Davao Business at a Rising Cost
Davao City's permit numbers lean on annual renewals, not new businesses, while a BlackRock-backed contract guarantees water revenue for 30 years regardless.
Fiona Johnston Swaps Dentsu Redundancy for YarnnUp’s Top Job
Fiona Johnston, whose dentsu ANZ role was made redundant, now runs YarnnUp as Australia's Indigenous procurement spending nears AU$6 billion a year.
Cornwall Pub Bosses’ Third Company Leaves HMRC £375,000 Short
Two collapsed companies behind Fowey's Ship Inn left HMRC nearly £375,000 unpaid, exposing gaps in the UK's phoenix company and tax creditor rules.
Penfold Tells Small Business Owners to “Get It Off Their Liver”
A first-term Nationals MP wants small business complaints on record by August 28, though as an opposition backbencher her real power is limited to advocacy.
Furloughed Designer Turned a Garage Hobby Into £100k in Sales
A furloughed designer's Etsy wedding stationery bet mirrors the UK's record 2020-21 startup boom, and currency swings still decide who from that wave survives.
Dallas Girl Gang Grew a $600 Facebook Group Into a Six-Figure Business
Amanda Smith's $600 Facebook group, Dallas Girl Gang, now counts 50,000 members and six-figure revenue, outlasting costlier rivals like The Wing and Chief.