Infarm is building its second UK Growing Centre, which it claims will be among Europe’s largest with more than 9,760 sq m of space. The site will be located in Bedford, with its first crops of herbs and salads expected in Q4 2021. Infarm plans to construct 100 centres in major cities globally by 2025.
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Anja Pries
30.08.2021
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
27.08.2021
In March 2021 the Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published their final suite of documents on Operational Resilience (‘Final Policy’). The Final Policy documents set out the expectations and outcomes regulated firms will need to adhere to in order to establish and maintain resilience of their Important Business Services.
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Mathew Wells
27.08.2021
The way we watch TV is constantly changing. As more and more people turn to digital entertainment options, online streaming services and smart TVs, the content and app distributors which we rely on find it hard to understand and visualise the placement and positioning of their movies, box sets and apps across our devices. Today, we're speaking to Lucas Bertrand, founder and CEO of Looper Insights, to discover how his startup is helping companies make the most of smart devices.
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Lucas Bertrand
26.08.2021
Sarah Armstrong-Smith is a highly respected cybersecurity, digital transformation and crisis management expert. She was appointed the Chief Security Advisor at Microsoft Europe in 2020, kickstarting her career with the technology company during a historic challenge – the COVID-19 pandemic.
25.08.2021
Growing into an international market can transform your company by building brand recognition and helping you reach new consumers and suppliers — but is it right for your business? If global growth and moving into a new market is your next step, you need to learn when to expand internationally and how to recognise when your company is ready for the transition.
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Nick Adams
25.08.2021
What’s your favorite startup rule? What’s that one saying that you always fall back on when you’re having trouble pushing an idea into reality? Mine is “Go fast and break stuff.” In five words, it reminds me that everything I do is an experiment, nothing new is ever perfect, and I’ll never know if an idea works until I put it out there to potentially blow up in my face.
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Joe Procopio
24.08.2021
The workspaces of 2020 and 2021 have been predominantly remote. Employees have been forced to navigate new ways of connecting and collaborating with colleagues they no longer see in person. Changing workforce dynamics and expectations have meant that hybrid work is on the horizon in the immediate future. But what lies even further ahead?
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Nikolas Kairinos
24.08.2021
Discount food app Too Good To Go, which sells surplus food from restaurants and shops, has partnered with GPS navigation app Waze for 30 days to tackle food waste. The Waze for Good project, which runs throughout August 2021, flags 100 Too Good To Go partner businesses across selected US metro areas on the Waze map. (The Spoon)
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Fred Fullerton
23.08.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we're talking about the gradual return to physical workspaces in the wake of the easing of restrictions and the summer slump, as well as the new priorities and challenges facing workers across the UK
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Maddyness UK
23.08.2021
We may still be battling a global pandemic and working through the paperwork and ramifications of our new trading relationship with Europe but it’s been a much stronger first half of the year for the London Stock Exchange than many predicted, with high profile companies such as Moonpig and Darktrace leading a pack of new listings.
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David Hall
20.08.2021
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
20.08.2021
The pandemic has led many companies to re-strategise their working practices, with remote working now the norm in a vast number of industries. In this article, we’ll look at reasons why people are choosing to relocate, as well as some of the details of what the process might involve.
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Daniel Groves
19.08.2021
If your business goals include entering new markets, establishing multiple domestic and international entities, and growing your profits, then it’s time to consider scalability. Business scalability is a necessary part of adapting to company changes successfully as you grow, meet, and exceed your goals.
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Nick Adams
19.08.2021
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