It is well known that for every £1 of VC funding, female-founded businesses receive just 1p. Worse than that, for the last 20 years only 10% of venture funding has gone towards businesses that even include a woman anywhere in the founding or leadership team. Investors must show more than just good intentions if we're to realise the full potential of female-founded startups.
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Stephen Page
15.04.2021
What makes a great event that everyone would be happy to join? Before figuring out the best ways to boost event attendance with social media marketing, let us clarify one thing straightforward. The simple truth is that no tricks will work to get the people to visit your event unless it is really worthwhile.
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Frank Hamilton
15.04.2021
Maddyness is collaborating with environmental publication Ours to Save to bring readers fresh perspectives on sustainability. Here, we explain the basics of this prevailing economic system and how it intersects with climate change.
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Harry Kingdon
15.04.2021
Launching imminently, this new SaaS venture from the 30-under-30 founder of Hirestreet will make it easier for brands to embrace and monetise clothing rental.
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Florence Wildblood
14.04.2021
The number of unicorn startups is steadily growing in Korea and has now hit 13. In 2020, due to the pandemic, only one startup, Socar, a car sharing startup achieved unicorn status. In Korea, the government made considerable efforts to the birth of unicorns with financial subsidiaries. Many domestic investors expected to see more unicorns this year, here are 5 Korean startups expected to be the next unicorns.
14.04.2021
Women from all walks of life recognised themselves in the horrific news that emerged last month. Again, it was proven that we are far from living in an equal and safe world.
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January Barnes
14.04.2021
Robot servants, automated factories and self-driving cars —these are some of the things that are highlighted whenever the concept of Artificial Intelligence is discussed. The technology is often painted as ‘futuristic’; something that will reshape human life years from now.
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Evelyn Johnson
14.04.2021
Meme stocks are yesterday’s news. The hype machine on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) is at full tilt. So is there something of value here for an opportunistic entrepreneur?
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Joe Procopio
13.04.2021
ikigai is establishing a place for better financial health in the world of UK fintech. Still reeling from its March launch, the challenger is now crowdfunding.
13.04.2021
US startup Watershed has developed an online calculator enabling companies to estimate if remote working will reduce or increase their emissions and by how much. The firm’s model is based on New York City, San Francisco, Houston, Toronto and London, and offers a figure based on the number of staff, where they live, how they get to work and office size. Shopify and Stripe are among Watershed’s client base.
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Fred Fullerton
12.04.2021
In this week's news roundup, we're showcasing our previous coverage of young entrepreneurs who are now hitting the big time. Here are just a few examples, operating in fields from science to e-commerce.
12.04.2021
In the ever-growing investment landscape, funds are multiplying and diversifying, and for startups there is more to raising investment than the money and the media moment. With #QVCS Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we hear from Christian Jølck of 2150.
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Christian Jølck
12.04.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
10.04.2021
Meet healthtech companies preventing brain haemorrhage and 'sensing' blood in this week's MaddyMoney
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
09.04.2021
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