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 interview Jackie Fast, Managing Partner, Sandbox Studios.
Portfolio by
"
Jackie Fast
29.03.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we look at the latest takes on working from home – in line with Rishi’s suggestion staff might quit if they can’t go back to the office.
29.03.2021
UK startup Deep Branch has raised €8m ($9.5m) to convert CO2 into animal feed to combat the deforestation caused by soya being grown for conventional feed. Deep Branch’s system feeds hydrogen and carbon into a microorganism to produce a high-value protein that can be transformed into animal feed pellets.
News by
"
Jamie Ludlow
29.03.2021
For the third year running, VivaTech and 50inTech have joined forces on this initiative which aims to promote and propel promising startups founded by women. Founders have until the 18th of April to apply.
News by
"
Heloise Pons
29.03.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
27.03.2021
Every child is born curious — they want to know why things happen and how it works. Kids are natural scientists but as human-sized beings, we’re not very good at understanding the exceptionally small or exceptionally large, and that’s where most of science takes place.
Opinion by
"
Vassili Philippov
26.03.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. However, for the last two weeks we have been unable to publish, so here's a recap of this week's investments together with those that happened while we were offline. It's a bumper Maddymoney!
26.03.2021
Advances in technology are creating solutions, research and support for social issues that have dated back centuries. Partnerships between innovative companies create an additional boost to such causes and are invaluable to those in need.
26.03.2021
A new report published by scaleup accelerator Tech Nation has highlighted the triumphs for the tech sector during what was otherwise a challenging 2020. But what challenges are yet to come?
26.03.2021
At the moment, over half of people with physical disabilities struggle to achieve sexual pleasure alone. Handi was founded on the principle that everyone should be able to get off.
25.03.2021
We’ve seen a 70% decline in birds, amphibians, mammals, fish, and reptiles since 1970. This collection of scientists and investors are doing something about it. Maddyness is collaborating with Ours to Save to bring readers fresh perspectives on sustainability.
Decoding by
"
Ellie Roxburgh
25.03.2021
YSYS’ Impact Report for 2019-20 shows that specific efforts to improve recruitment, entrepreneurship and company culture for people from diverse backgrounds are working. Now the community is focusing on COVID-19 recovery.
News by
"
Florence Wildblood
25.03.2021
As airlines prepare for a post-COVID travel surge, decarbonisation must be a priority. To rise to the challenge, we’ll need a combination of government policy and private innovation.
25.03.2021
New research conducted by Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) has found that 61% of women business owners have found operating a business during the pandemic a struggle.
News by
"
Kirstie Pickering
24.03.2021
Submit information
Want to send us some news? An opinion or an idea? Anonymously or not, we'd love to hear from you
Submit information
Want to send us some news? An opinion or an idea? Anonymously or not, we'd love to hear from you
