Created in 2015 and headquartered in Belfast, Liopa is an expert in Visual Speech Recognition (VSR) technology, which deciphers speech through video by analysing discrete lip movements. Maddyness spoke with Liam McQuillan, CEO to understand how their company is coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
20.05.2020
Digital alternative to commercial and wholesale transaction banking Modulr has secured £18.9M in growth capital to further develop its platform and expand into new products and markets.
19.05.2020
Despite the long term recession forecast caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent Europe-wide survey by JobTeaser, student career and recruitment specialists, found that the graduate job market is more optimistic than first thought.
19.05.2020
Leading provider of Adaptive Behavioral Analytics software for Enterprise Financial Crime prevention Featurespace has raised £30M from Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited and existing investors.
18.05.2020
Founded in Leeds in 2016 by Jordan Appleson, Andrew Hathaway and Julian Kay, Hark provides energy and asset performance analytics to enterprise UK retailers. Its unique software makes monitoring large commercial estates much easier, from connectivity to visibility and intelligent control. Maddyness spoke with Jordan Appleson, co-founder and CEO and Mike Jeffs, CCO to understand how they are coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
18.05.2020
Investor Praetura Ventures, backer of Culture Shift, Peak and Sorted, has launched its first evergreen fund. Based in Manchester, it backs quality businesses in high-value sectors, and its Praetura EIS Growth Fund intends to meet increased demand for capital and support from high-growth businesses.
18.05.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
16.05.2020
As said during Boris Johnson lockdown relief speech, the UK government wants to boost greener mobility across the nation and encourage people to choose alternative ways to travel, such as walking and cycling, and relieve public transport congestion.
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Audrey Langevin
16.05.2020
Maddyness provides you with a quick digest of three news items to keep you up to date with the startup scene, emerging trends and other noteworthy stories.
15.05.2020
Tom Beckenham, CEO & Founder of fintech company Commazero, explains how to code, sell, fundraise, and survive all at the same time.
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Tom Beckenham
15.05.2020
Founded in 2018, FilmChain collects revenues and automatically allocates them to all participants invested in a film. It lowers friction, increases transparency and cuts down settlement times. Maddyness spoke with Irina Albita and Maria Tanjala, FilmChain's co-founders to understand how they are coping with the COVID-19 crisis.
15.05.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup scene. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
15.05.2020
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we take a look at how freelancers are coping amid the COVID-19 crisis and the support they can relate to.
15.05.2020
Global leader in nutrition, health, and sustainable living, DSM Venturing - part of Royal DSM - have invested £8.7M in Oxford-based Phynova to progress its blood-glucose technology to commercial success. Additionally, Rob Beudeker, Investment Director at DSM Venturing, will be joining Phynova’s Board.
14.05.2020
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