The UK remains Europe’s number one tech ecosystem in 2025, home to more than 17,000 VC-backed startups with a combined market valuation of $1.2 trillion. However, we face an era-defining challenge. While the UK excels at startup creation, we struggle to retain our most promising companies as they scale. This session will discuss the findings from The Tech Nation Report 2025, the UK's state of the nation report on the technology industry since 2015. In its 10th anniversary edition, the report focus on the number one challenge facing the UK tech sector: Growth. The discussion will cover the state of the UK tech ecosystem, the key barriers to growth faced by UK tech companies, and the potential solutions.