The week in founders, 31 October 2026
The lead
RoamCircle opens in 13 cities in its first year
Elizabeth Rivas built a network for women travelling alone after a divorce took her through 13 countries. The events that worked best were the ones she turned up to, which is now the company's problem to solve.
Startup news
TakeTheKids goes from five city feeds to 51 in 42 states
A father who got tired of checking library, park and museum calendars one by one now runs a free family-event feed for 51 American cities. The expansion landed this month.
3,183 UK companies put 'AI' in their name in nine months
Registrations of AI-named companies rose 29 per cent to September, far outpacing company formation generally. The law firm that counted them says a name cleared by Companies House is not a name you are safe to trade under.
Founders Relief set at 10% as BADR limit halved to £500,000
John Healey has created a new 10 per cent capital gains rate on lifetime gains up to £10m, and cut the Business Asset Disposal Relief limit in half. Where your exit lands now depends on its size.
39% of UK founders earn under £25,000 before cutting their pay
A survey of 295 UK founders found most took a pay cut in the past year, averaging £13,940. The money they gave up is, in practice, unrecorded runway.
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