UK AI startups and the funding, products and policy shaping them.https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/en-gbMon, 07 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTeditor@dailytechtimes.co.uk (Daily Tech Times)editor@dailytechtimes.co.uk (Daily Tech Times)Copyright 2026 Daily Tech Times60https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/images/dailytechtimes-logo.pnghttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/university-spin-outs-how-research-becomes-a-uk-ai-startup/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/university-spin-outs-how-research-becomes-a-uk-ai-startup/Around 2,000 companies have spun out of UK universities since 2010, and deep-tech fields including AI now account for 96% of the value those companies have gone on to create.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/uk-ai-startup-valuations-why-theyre-running-higher/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/uk-ai-startup-valuations-why-theyre-running-higher/AI companies took a record 44% of all equity investment into smaller UK businesses in 2025, and a run of outsized 2026 rounds shows just how far ahead of the wider market AI valuations have moved.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/data-and-ip-ownership-in-ai-startups-what-uk-founders-should-get-right/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/data-and-ip-ownership-in-ai-startups-what-uk-founders-should-get-right/There is currently no general exception in UK law letting an AI company freely use copyright-protected material to train commercial models, and the government has deliberately deferred a final decision on reform, so UK AI founders are working with more legal uncertainty here than many assume.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/university-of-birmingham-spins-out-dexter-ai-to-commercialise-its-health-records-data-platform/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/university-of-birmingham-spins-out-dexter-ai-to-commercialise-its-health-records-data-platform/The university says the Dexter software has been used in more than 150 peer-reviewed studies and contributed to over £30 million in research funding, and Companies House records show four academics took control of the company in July.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockAIhttps://dailytechtimes.co.uk/how-uk-ai-startups-get-funded-vc-grants-government-schemes/https://dailytechtimes.co.uk/how-uk-ai-startups-get-funded-vc-grants-government-schemes/AI companies are pulling in a record share of UK startup investment, and founders in the sector also have a growing set of government-backed grants and co-investment programmes to weigh up alongside conventional venture capital.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTSam AllcockAI