Victoria Ashworth
AI Finance & Investment Correspondent
Follows the money. Valuations, deals, funding rounds, and the financial mechanics of the AI economy.
3 articles published
$150 Million in Four Months: The Wonderful Speed Run That Makes VCs Look Desperate
Israeli AI agent startup Wonderful raised $150M at $2B valuation yesterday—their third round in 13 months. Either they're brilliant or investors have completely lost their minds.
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MTD Sign-Up Crisis Deepens as AI Tools Race to Rescue Overwhelmed Practices
With fewer than 6% of affected taxpayers registered for Making Tax Digital and just 25 days until the April deadline, AI-powered compliance dashboards and autonomous agents are launching at pace — but practices are running out of time to onboard 814,000 stragglers.
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MTD ITSA Deadline Meets Agentic AI: Practices Face Dual Reckoning This April
From 6 April 2026, Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment becomes mandatory. Simultaneously, agentic AI systems promise to automate quarterly compliance workflows—but only if your firm moves now. The window to prepare is closing.
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