Nuclear power, once viewed as problematic, is undergoing a worldwide renaissance of viability. Shifts in policy, geopolitics, public opinion, economics, and technological progress have converged to increase the investability of this green energy source.
15.09.2022
Funding is a crucial topic for many startups and can sometimes be the difference between success and failure. As a founder it will be an incredibly time consuming task - especially when you’re trying to juggle everything else that comes along with being a founder.
15.09.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Youri Moskovic, cofounder and CEO of Prediko about Enterprise experience, enabling a new generation of ecommerce businesses to run their back-office operations and their $5M Seed round led by Felix Capital.
14.09.2022
Booming startup ecosystems rarely get more exciting than the Baltics – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – which has grown from almost nonexistent to over 5,000 startups and 12 unicorns in just a decade. And now, Italy’s own startup scene hopes to follow suit.
14.09.2022
The UK is one of the world’s leading adopters of Open Banking solutions, and yet, some of the nation’s leading fintech experts openly criticise the technology as a flop. The perceived successes, or failures, of the Open Banking concept largely depend on who you ask. However, what is clear, is that the technology has reached a point of inflection, with many innovators ready to redefine its role within financial services.
14.09.2022
Businesses today are navigating an incredibly complex regulatory landscape. Recent data residency laws are now pushing companies toward residency as a service and I believe this is more than just a trend, but will soon become an obligation for many technology providers.
13.09.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Callum Adamson, cofounder and CEO, Distributed about delivering digital transformation projects, working with BT Digital
and giving rewarding careers for a community of freelance IT professionals.
13.09.2022
Starting out a business can be an expensive undertaking. In fact, research from Shopify suggests that small business owners spend approximately $40,000 in the first year of business alone, when considering all of the different costs. Further data from the U.S. Small Business Administration suggests that the majority of microbusinesses cost around $3,000 just to get started.
12.09.2022
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today, we speak to Robert Trezona, Arne Morteani and Jamie Vollbracht, partners at Kiko Ventures.
12.09.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
09.09.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Sasha Haco, CEO and cofounder of Unitary, a company fighting the spread of misinformation online using AI.
09.09.2022
We recently had the pleasure of compiling a rigorous new list of the UK’s fastest-growing businesses across all sectors, by revenue growth over the past two years. It was rather more work than we’d expected - Companies House is our new best friend - but Growth Index 2022 has revealed some fascinating patterns, not least about the UK tech ecosystem.
08.09.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Christophe Williams, CEO and cofounder of Naked Energy about renewables, modular solar heat and power technologies and VCs changing relationship with cleantech.
08.09.2022
The decision to start a business is momentous. Working for yourself is an entirely different ballgame than working for someone else, and making this decision will forever change your life. In this sense, entrepreneurship is a giant undertaking, and it's easy to quickly become overwhelmed with the amount of work required to keep your small business afloat.
07.09.2022