Merva Iqbal

Co-founder & CEO, HIVED · 1 appearance on the record.

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Murvah Iqbal co-founded HIVED in 2021, an all-electric, tech-enabled parcel delivery startup operating across the UK. Under her leadership, the company has raised tens of millions in venture backing and delivers parcels for prominent retail brands including ASOS, Zara, and Nespresso.

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Iqbal: US Investors Wired Hyde Capital in Two Weeks Versus UK's Months

“We in this, in our current round, we got an investor in the U S not who led it, who joined it. Their answer was two weeks and the money was sort of wired in the UK. It's like three, four months of deep due diligence and it's just a complete different mindset.”

Merva Iqbal Nov 28, 2025 ▶ 35:19 UK Budget 2025: Stripe + Startup Coalition

Opinion

Iqbal: US celebrates failed founders while UK press brings doom and gloom

“Just in the U S you get praise. If you're a second or third time failed founder, another investor will bet on you again, because okay, you've done it two, three times here. It's just doom and gloom. If you fail, the press are all over you know?”

Merva Iqbal Nov 28, 2025 ▶ 42:47 UK Budget 2025: Stripe + Startup Coalition

Insight

Iqbal: Losing UK IPOs harms ecosystem by draining founder reinvestment

“And so if we lose a lot of companies to not listing here or exiting, that's going to be detrimental because you need those Entrepreneurs to reinvest to build up the ecosystem.”

Merva Iqbal Nov 28, 2025 ▶ 33:18 UK Budget 2025: Stripe + Startup Coalition

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
UK Budget 2025: Stripe + Startup Coalition	Nov 28, 2025	4m

Merva Iqbal

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