The landscape of retail has undergone a seismic shift in recent years, with ecommerce emerging as a dominant force in the global marketplace. As more consumers turn to online shopping for convenience, variety, and competitive pricing, businesses must adapt their marketing strategies to thrive in this digital ecosystem.
16.11.2024
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
15.11.2024
Greenlyte, a German startup, is redefining the narrative of progress, replacing coal's smog with clean skies and sustainable energy. Using advanced technology, Greenlyte captures atmspheric CO2 and converts it into green energy sources, fuels and storage.
15.11.2024
As the world looks to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan to advance the policies needed to deliver deep, rapid and sustained emission reductions to limit global warming to 1.5⁰C, finance is set to be a central focus. This “Finance COP” (as it has been dubbed) looks to establish a new framework aimed at closing the persistent gaps in climate finance, and will also be an opportunity to have critical discussions on the role of financial institutions in accelerating climate action.
15.11.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Leo Poggiali, Founder and CEO of Ooodles about rethinking IT procurement, the need for transparency and recent international expansion.
14.11.2024
As businesses across the UK adapt to rapid technological advancements, electronic invoicing and artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged as pivotal tools in streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency. David Malan, Sales Director for DocuWare in the UK and Ireland, shares his insights on how these technologies are transforming the industry.
14.11.2024
Before we tackle the concept of work/ life balance, let me quickly explain the concept of being fully booked. The desire to go from overlooked to fully booked® isn’t about ego. It’s not about a static end point either (technically, it’s not even a requirement to actually want to be fully booked). Rather, it’s a movement, a mission, an intention.
14.11.2024
Nothing could have prepared me for this moment. Here. Right now, writing a "hear me out" piece about Belgium, of all places. But here we are. Now say Ghent five times fast, and hear me out. Ghent does not look anything like “Belgium's answer to Silicon Valley.” It’s not a valley, granted. Far less self-driving cars. And, thankfully, fewer quarter zip vests. Yet here I am, marking my fourth new beginning in the past decade– following Barcelona, Amsterdam, and most recently, Berlin.
14.11.2024
Reshaping corporate culture requires visionary leadership and a strong commitment to long-term success. I have led transformational change at companies including Porsche and BMW, as well as in early-stage and growing companies. It is clear to me that effective leadership begins by creating an environment that encourages challenge and autonomy while supporting personal and professional growth.
13.11.2024
Creating a startup is always challenging. Founding one during a tech downturn, cost of living crisis and recession seems near impossible. However, with risk comes reward and many of the world’s most successful companies were founded during times of economic uncertainty. As part of a series with Antler, Maddyness has interviewed founders hoping to become the entrepreneurial success stories to emerge from this time of crisis. This week, Maddyness spoke to Lara Stallbaum, the cofounder of Twirl.
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13.11.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Andreas Cleve cofounder and CEO of Corti about research, disparities and enhanced decision-making in healthcare.
13.11.2024
For Gen Z, aka digital natives, the idea of seeing a job advertisement in a newspaper, writing a physical CV with pen and paper (or a typewriter if you were lucky) and sending it off via post sounds prehistoric.
12.11.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Yang Li, cofounder and COO of Cosine, about scaling code through compute, not headcount and Genie, an AI software engineering model.
12.11.2024
Francesco Perticarari, a 32-year-old venture capitalist, has carved out a unique path in the world of tech investment. Born and raised in a small village in central Italy, Francesco's journey to becoming a prominent figure in London's deep tech scene is as unconventional as it is inspiring.
11.11.2024