Fri, 23 Jan 2026

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 AI ready: The advantages of being a young entrepreneur

The latest generation of entrepreneurs have a head-start with AI but also face familiar challenges.

* Throxy has raised nearly £5m in two rounds of investor funding
* Annual sales of almost £1.2m
* 62% of Gen Z (born between 1997-2012) want to start a business
* Number of loans awarded to Gen Z founders doubled in the past five years
* Average age of an entrepreneur who founded an AI unicorn fell from 40 in 2020 to 29 in 2024
* Throxy's founders are part of a growing number of young entrepreneurs starting businesses
* Rosie Skuse, founder and CEO of Molto Music Group: + Turned over £1.6m in 2025 + Employes seven full-time staff + Launched in 2019, despite initial challenges due to the Covid pandemic
* Lee Broders' advice for young entrepreneurs: focus on scaling a business sustainably rather than quickly making a million pounds
* Sarah Skelton's concerns about young founders missing out on valuable leadership and management skills learned through traditional work environments.
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