Alex Blyth‘s work reflects a longstanding curiosity about how the human body maintains its balance and how that process might be better understood earlier in life. Across his ventures, he has followed a path that brings together biology, technology, and long-term thinking, with a particular interest in strengthening the body’s own systems before illness fully […]
The founders and venture capitalists racing to build the next generation of AI companies remain overwhelmingly fixated on software, fintech, and consumer applications. Meanwhile, the HVAC sector, despite being one of the largest and most labour-constrained in the American economy, has drawn a fraction of the technological attention its scale warrants. The workers who keep […]
XPANCEO founders Roman Axelrod and Dr. Valentyn Volkov are developing smart contact lenses that combine augmented reality, health monitoring, and AI-driven interfaces—potentially redefining how humans interact with technology.
For decades, entrepreneurship has been portrayed as synonymous with starting from scratch: building a product, raising capital, chasing growth, and accepting a high probability of failure along the way. That model still has its place. But for a growing number of professionals, this is no longer the most attractive, or rational, path into business ownership. […]
This article is part of The UK100 Start-Ups, a special edition by Entrepreneur UK showcasing the most exciting startups redefining business in 2026. From climate and health to AI and creativity, these innovators are tackling big challenges—while racing to scale, secure funding, and attract top talent. Viridi is a Southampton-based UK start-up transforming captured CO2 into high-performance […]
This article is part of The UK100 Start-Ups, a special edition by Entrepreneur UK showcasing the most exciting startups redefining business in 2026. From climate and health to AI and creativity, these innovators are tackling big challenges—while racing to scale, secure funding, and attract top talent. Valerann is first in the world to use AI for […]