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Why more unicorns shouldn't be Britain's end goal – Suranga Chandratillake, general partner, Balderton Capital
Season 8 · Episode 9

Why more unicorns shouldn't be Britain's end goal – Suranga Chandratillake, general partner, Balderton Capital

UKTN | The Podcast

November 26, 202432m 9s

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Show Notes

Suranga Chandratillake, general partner at Balderton Capital, discusses why narratives about the UK underperforming in funding compared with the giants in the US might not be fair, why more unicorns shouldn't necessarily be considered the main goal for British businesses and why Labour's budget isn't as damning for entrepreneurs as it may seem. 

 

Balderton Capital is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies across every phase of growth. Chandratillake discusses why so far the government's approach to business has been encouraging, though it's still early days, why the London public markets are struggling as so many have claimed and why autonomous vehicle policy is the perfect example of the UK's regulatory strengths. 

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Fundinguk techtech voicesBritish businessLabourlabour governmententrepreneursventure capitalregulationpolicysmestartupsscaleupsinvestment