Day 10/30: No £800K visa fee. No impossible barriers. Just your idea and the right route in. I have spent over a decade in the UK. I have built here, navigated visa routes here, and watched this ecosystem grow into one of the most powerful places in the world to start a company. And yet so many international founders are still sleeping on it. The data in this post is real and fact-checked. The UK ranked 8th in the world for ease of doing business. UK startups raised $23.6 billion in venture capital in 2025 alone, up 35% year on year. Over 140 unicorns have been built here. And the Innovator Founder Visa lets you start your business with no minimum investment requirement, compare that to the $800,000 minimum to access a US business visa through the EB-5 route. If you have been asking yourself where in the world you should build your startup, the UK should be at the top of your list. Save this. Share it with a founder friend who’s still deciding. And if you want to understand how ...