Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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Maddyness UK
13.09.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Leo Ovdiienko, cofounder of Storyby, about the key role of authors in the business, the snowballing trend of bite-sized content, and the resilience that shapes the team’s spirit.
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Leo Ovdiienko
13.09.2024
Wealthbrite recently closed a SEIS funding round, successfully raising £200,000 from angel investors. 70% of them came from underrepresented communities, including women, ethnic minorities, and individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.
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Carla Hoppe
12.09.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Dom Longford, founder of Cog ADHD about controlling attention and building a human-centric approach to ADHD treatment.
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Dom Longford
12.09.2024
As the start to the academic year approaches, with many internships, apprenticeships and graduate programmes also starting, we must not only celebrate the role that young people can play in shaping future economies but take a moment to reflect on what more can be done to encourage more young talent into the workplace and consider different industries. In the UK, the statistics are stark.
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Charlotte Colhoun
11.09.2024
When we launched Breathable Cities in 2023, an accelerator programme for startups tackling air pollution, we didn’t envisage the diversity of solutions in development. It became an unexpected opportunity and a challenge because air pollution has so many contributory factors seeking solutions.
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Paul Finch
11.09.2024
Many startup leaders keep important tasks within their business as manual processes they sign off to ensure they are done to their standard – but could digitising instead actually help a business grow?
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David Johnson
11.09.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Arsalan Karim, CEO and Co-Founder of healthwords.ai about the importance of selfcare, trusting AI with our health and how the platform can significantly reduce the burden on healthcare systems
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David Johnson
11.09.2024
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Rachel Kettlewell, founder of Fearne & Rosie about Jamie Oliver, lifelong learning and creating jam helps reduce our sugar intake.
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Rachel Kettlewell
10.09.2024
A founder's deep attachment to their company is both a strength and a weakness. It enables them to lead with clear vision and values but can also create "tunnel vision", blinding them to other opportunities.
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Ilya Khrustalev
10.09.2024
Imagine this for a job-hunting scenario: you’ve spent months looking for a perfect job and finally, after plenty of false starts and hopes raised and dashed, you’ve gotten an interview. It’s a remote call, and you log on, ready and eager. But instead of the human recruiter or hiring manager you’d expected, you’re met with a bot.
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Kirstie McDermott
10.09.2024
Ahead of the Nurture Network event in September we spoke to Jas Schembri-Stothart of luna about speaking at the event, building a team and the best support networks for entrepreneurs.
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10.09.2024
A data-driven culture is crucial for the success of investment funds, as it embraces a holistic approach to data, combining human expertise with strategic use of cutting-edge technologies.
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Alexandre Velluti
09.09.2024
Since its inception in 2020, Focal has rapidly ascended to become one of the most prominent startup demo days globally, attracting thousands of pre-seed to Series A stage applicants and investors from around the world. Our semi-annual Demo Day events, held virtually in May and October, have become a beacon for innovation and investment.
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Maddyness, with Focal
09.09.2024
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