25 startups enter UK late-stage accelerator on the journey to IPO

Tech Nation has announced the 25 startups that will participate in the second cohort of this year’s Future Fifty programme — the UK’s only accelerator that focuses on late-stage companies. Future Fifty supports startups from the Series B to the IPO stage and beyond. Since its launch in 2013, it counts alumni such as Revolut, Monzo, and Skyscanner. “We use mechanisms of access and growth instead of learning and validation,” Johnny Mayo, programme lead of Future Fifty told TNW. “The reason for this is our companies typically already have proven product market fit, and our founders will often already have…

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