Jennifer Sieg
18 posts
Jennifer is a freelance journalist and editorial consultant working with Tech Funding News. Her work covers AI, startups, and venture capital, with a particular focus on how AI is changing the way founders work and create. Previously, she worked at publications such as City AM and Digital Frontier.
10 UK quantum computing startups riding Britain’s breakout funding year
It’s been a breakout year for quantum computing in the UK, with startups closing record-breaking funding rounds and,…
September 21, 2026
How Backed VC decides who to back: Andre de Haes checks whether early hires took a pay cut
Before Andre de Haes decides whether to write a check, he asks a question that has nothing to…
September 10, 2026
She quit her job with no co-founder and no plan. Two months later, Project Europe backed her
“How are you ever going to find a co-founder or an engineer that wants to work on that…
September 2, 2026
From em dashes to AI slop buttons: Why the founders who can’t be mistaken for a machine will win
Last month, LinkedIn added a button that lets users flag posts as “seems like AI slop,” and within…
August 28, 2026
Entrepreneurship ‘favours the privileged’ – why the rise of the million-dollar solo founder isn’t as fair as it looks
There is no shortage of praise when it comes to the rise of the million-dollar solo founder, with…
August 13, 2026
What’s next for Magic AI? Varun Bhanot on US expansion, GLP-1s and another funding round
Varun Bhanot is not afraid to talk about how many burgers he ate in his 20s. In fact,…
July 27, 2026
OpenPayd CEO on sovereignty, stablecoins and why the UK must move faster, as the $1.1B fintech heads for Nasdaq
While most fintech executives talk about payments as a growth story, Iana Dimitrova talks about them as a…
July 10, 2026
Dinner with Hussein Kanji: On Babylon, the biology breakthrough, and why UK founders keep selling too soon
It's past 10 pm and Hussein Kanji has just spent three hours around a table with a group…
June 29, 2026
Fintech has a £274B disability blind spot — this woman got HM Treasury to act on it
When Joanne Dewar gave her first talk about disability inclusion in fintech, she walked off stage to a…
June 26, 2026