The UK enters the autumn with record tax levels, slowing growth, and rising investor unease. Rachel Reeves’ second Budget, now delayed until late November, only adds to the uncertainty.

In this episode of Ignite & Scale, Mike Allen sits down with Charlie Cook, founder of Rightcharge, to explore how a climate-driven mission evolved into one of the UK’s most innovative EV charging businesses.

I recently read MIT’s State of AI in Business 2025 report from Project NANDA (Aditya Challapally, Chris Pease, Ramesh Raskar, and Pradyumna Chari).

It’s hard to believe we are only eight months into 2025, given the sheer number of macro and market developments shaping the investment landscape.

In this episode of Ignite & Scale, we sit down with Johan Sundstrand — serial entrepreneur and founder of Phyron, one of the most innovative AI scaleups transforming automotive retail.

Since the early 2010s, mobility has been one of the most dynamic investment frontiers, fuelled by the promise of electrification, autonomy, and new transport models.