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Startup news
Sovereign AI takes equity in chip startup OLIX, its fifth deal
The government's venture arm has joined a nine-figure round in a two-year-old London chip designer. It is the fund's fifth equity cheque, and the announcement says nothing about how other founders get one.
№ 21 · 8 August 2026
Immigration policy
UK opens Global Talent visa route to 100-plus employers
More than 100 named companies can now bring foreign researchers into Britain on the Global Talent visa. The list runs from GSK and IBM to quantum startups — and leaves out the newest AI labs.
№ 17 · 8 August 2026
Policy
Global Talent visa opens to 100+ commercial research firms
Companies, not just universities, can now back a researcher's UK visa. Deep-tech founders hiring from abroad have a new route, and a new set of gatekeepers.
№ 15 · 8 August 2026