Dom Hallas
@Dom_Hallas
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Executive Director @StartupCltn. Semi-professional Yorkshireman. @NUFC fan. Formerly @DExEUGov @BloombergDotOrg
London via Delhi, Brx & Leeds
Joined November 2013
Coadec is rebranding as the Startup Coalition (@startupcltn). We’ve got a new name, a new brand, new board members and new staff - but the same simple goal: making policy in the UK better for the tech startup ecosystem.
Goodbye Coadec, Hello Startup Coalition! We’ve got a new name, a new brand, new board members and new hires - but the same, all-encompassing focus: making policy in the UK better for startups. We need your help to do it - so get involved…
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There are thousands of brilliant British businesses across the country. This week I spoke with @CBItweets @fsb_policy @The_IoD @MakeUK_ @britishchambers @e_nation and @StartupCltn at @10DowningStreet to discuss what more can be done to make the UK a great place to invest and
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🚀 @vriparbelli knows they're building something VERY big...
Sources: Adobe held talks to acquire Synthesia, which makes AI tools that generate video avatars of people, for ~$3B; the startup was valued at $2.1B in January (@katie_roof / The Information) https://t.co/F9XaGiKkg0
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Really enjoyed doing this with @SebJohnsonUK 👇
Dom Hallas is legitimately one of the most important and influential people in UK Tech. The work that @Dom_Hallas and the @StartupCltn do behind the scenes to advocate for UK entrepreneurs and startups is insane and is SO UNDERRATED. I interviewed Dom on the @ScalingEurope
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Thank you @DigitalTories @HSBCInnovation for hosting our Conservative Tech Party last night - and to @JuliaLopezMP for saying a few words!
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Important to see progress on the AIRR. It's the quickest route to more compute, more cheaply for founders who are building. The Government tender will close next month and award in March... the sooner the better from our PoV. https://t.co/VRG3hqxvgC
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Today we have launched on Substack! Why? To give you more long form content - and enable more two way conversations between policymakers and the tech ecosystem. That includes you! Get in touch to get involved and check it out via the QR or the link in the next post 👇
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🚀 NEW FROM US... 🚀 Amid the madness of Labour Party Conference this week - we’re launching a new Startup Coalition Substack! Why? 🆕 We wanted the space and time to try out some new things (starting with our Q&A with the new Tech Secretary @leicesterliz this morning… check
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And we’re off! Three events to kick us off in Liverpool for #LPC25… 🌮 a taco lunch for parliamentary staff in the (hopefully staying) sunshine 💚 our first two climatetech events: a great panel & 3 climate expert MPs joining us for a roundtable chat with awesome founders
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The @StartupCltn team is on the train to Liverpool… We’ve got a packed few days of great events for Labour Party Conference all at the Startup Coalition Tech Hub on the Albert Dock in Madre. Most importantly, you don’t need a conference pass for any of our events (you just
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Good to be back in No10 today to chat about how Govt should to best communicate to startup founders - the keys: 1. Understand the audience (they aren’t ‘SMEs’ whatever that means) 2. Give them it straight - no bull 3. Have good policy to talk about (obvious but…) Thoughts?
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There's been a lot of noise about H-1b Visa changes in the USA and the opportunity it presents for us in Europe. Tomorrow I have @Dom_Hallas on the @ScalingEurope show. What should I ask?
❗ IMMIGRATION UPDATE ❗ Today we're publishing an open letter to the @ShabanaMahmood on the opportunity for the UK from H-1B Visa Changes in the USA. There's a once in a generation chance for Britain to attract genuinely top tier global tech talent. We need to grasp it. To
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Good to be in Brussels today with @martha_dacombe chairing a session as part of the @Allied4Startups HacktivateAI day - featuring a pep talk @HennaVirkkunen 😂
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❗ IMMIGRATION UPDATE ❗ Today we're publishing an open letter to the @ShabanaMahmood on the opportunity for the UK from H-1B Visa Changes in the USA. There's a once in a generation chance for Britain to attract genuinely top tier global tech talent. We need to grasp it. To
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Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP Home Secretary Home Office 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF 22 September 2025 Subject: Seizing the H-1B Moment for UK Tech Dear Home Secretary, The seismic shift in US visa...
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Can’t let this stuff spread to the @StartupCltn 😂
🚨 Nepal's Gen-Z, who overthrew the Nepal's govt, have chosen their new leader via a poll on a discord server. — The new leader is expected to meet Nepali Army Chief and form an interim govt to hold new elections in Nepal.
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Great to be at the @TechNation Future Fifty Forum today. We never do enough to shout about the awesome companies being built here in the UK - and the Future Fifty is one of the best ways we can. If we don't - no one else is going to do it for us... And while I was here... lots
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Just had a very productive chat with the new @SciTechgovuk Secretary of State @leicesterliz and new Minister for Digital @KanishkaNarayan about their top priorities for tech and what founders want from Government going forward. I was really heartened to hear that Liz wants the
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It's been a pretty wild week in Westminster. Proper back to school stuff with Angela Rayner's resignation sparking a widespread reshuffle... The @StartupCltn team has got you covered with what it all means for startup founders... 👇 https://t.co/WLZRzoQW9N
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Lots of lazy snark about this but good on @MarkJSewards for trying something new. I don’t think any constituent really thinks this will replace going to a surgery - but we should welcome policymakers who are exploring new ways to engage with the new tech that can help do it.
Real life Labour MP Mark Sewards has made an AI Labour MP that gives his constituents "an additional way to engage with their MP on local casework and policy issues".
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