Government to buy stakes in tech start-ups, report

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'FinTech is one of the UK's great success stories and will help us seize new opportunities around the world', says Rishi Sunak

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is preparing to unveil a new fund that will invest £375 million into fast growing tech start-ups in the UK. The new initiative, called 'Future Fund: Breakthrough', could b...

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