How to stop the UK startup exodus, with entrepreneur and government advisor Alex Depledge

13 Nov 2025 • 25 min • EN
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This week it"s another special episode from the Sifted Summit, with senior reporter Kai Nicol-Schwarz sitting down with serial entrepreneur Alex Depledge — founder of Resi and Hassle.com, and now entrepreneurship advisor to UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Alex shares her experience of navigating government and trying to make changes for the UK"s tech sector, and discusses how to tackle the exodus of startup talent from the country. Her and Kai get into how to unlock more late stage capital for high-growth companies, how pension funds can play a bigger role and how the UK government is bringing in business experience to help guide policy. Want to sponsor the podcast? Email commercial@sifted.eu to express your interest. PLUS: Take our listener survey here: https://form.typeform.com/to/WbVxsSv7 (T&Cs apply)

From "Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast"

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