The voice of UK tech startups

We do policy how the startup ecosystem does business: punchy, honest, and focused on outcomes.

Our work isn’t high-level waffle – it’s real, detailed solutions to the problems startups face when they want to set up and grow.

But what matters most is that we get the job done. We don’t care who gets the credit – we just want better policy for the people and companies building the UK’s economic future.

Our Work

Access to Talent

Making sure Britain’s startups can hire the very best – from both home and abroad.

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Access to Talent
Access to Finance → £

Ensuring the UK has the right incentives for founders starting up, and a robust VC market for scaling up.

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Access to Finance
Regulation (≈)

Fighting for regulation that allows startup founders to innovate – whether that’s in the cross-cutting issues impacting all tech businesses or the ones to disrupt established industries.

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Technology Regulation

News + Events

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Startup Coalition and the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) have called on the Government to accelerate plans to give individuals more control over their data whilst unlocking £27bn in economic growth in a new report. The “Smart Data” revolution will arrive with the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Bill (the “Data Bill”), which will […]
12.02.2025
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A new report published by the ClimateTech Policy Coalition, of which Startup Coalition is part, has today called for the Labour Government to put innovation at the heart of its climate agenda. The Coalition brings together academia, investors and startup founders to build a policy agenda that accelerates the use of technology to mitigate climate […]
20.12.2024
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Today we’ve published new data demonstrating how over 6,500 eCommerce startups and scaleups are transforming UK retail and driving innovation. The size and success of the UK’s eCommerce sector is no surprise – it’s generated £95.7 billion in turnover in 2023 and employs over 464,000 people. But the real question is how we leverage this […]
20.12.2024
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