The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) launched the first ever European edition of its celebrated startups programme, the Tech Rocketship Awards.
13.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
13.11.2020
“We met on Tinder” is no longer the mark of shame it once was, but online dating isn’t easy. In fact, it’s a veritable obstacle course. Maddyness spoke to Sanjay Panchal about his new, anti-ghosting dating app.
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Sanjay Panchal
13.11.2020
Action Sustainability, Decathlon, The Cheeky Panda and Fixter are the four winners of the 21st Franco- British Business Awards, organised by the French Chamber of Great Britain, the largest and most dynamic foreign Chamber of Commerce in the UK.
12.11.2020
This week, Caroline Franczia, founder of Uppercut-First, dives into the plot of Moneyball. All eyes are on Billy Beane, who develops tactics to recruit players and achieve results at the lowest possible expense.
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Caroline Franczia
12.11.2020
To find out, Maddyness spoke to Andrew Hunter, cofounder of Adzuna. He covers working with British stalwarts like the ONS and NHS, and how Adzuna can use data to maximise chances of success in these difficult times.
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Andrew Hunter
12.11.2020
Maddyness is collaborating with environmental publication Ours to Save to bring readers fresh perspectives on sustainability. In this article, Jack Isaacs talks about investing 'to generate positive, measurable social or environmental impact alongside a financial return.’
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Jack Isaacs
12.11.2020
Controversy generated by documentaries like The Great Hack has us fearing what tech giants are doing with our data in the shadows. Is there a way we can take back control and use our information for our benefit?
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Duffel says it’s ‘the best API to sell flights on the internet’. It has just opened its first international office in New York to help bring this API to more travel sellers in the Americas.
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This year has definitely been one for the record books. Undeniably the world as we knew it changed this year and with it came about great change and restructuring within both the global startup and investment ecosystem. Consequently the dynamics of venture funding has been in a state of flux and the rise of alternative funding models are making a resurgence.
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January Barnes
11.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we cover what a Biden presidency will mean for global climate targets, fossil-fuel-free steel production, and the ratification of the Escazú Agreement.
11.11.2020
Beauty Matching Engine uses AI to help businesses show their customers exactly what they should buy next. Building on expertise developed through her first (B2C) business, My Beauty Matches, Nidhima Kohli founded it to improve customer journey and increase conversion in the beauty industry.
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Nidhima Kohli
11.11.2020
“Sometimes, in order to see the light, you have to risk the dark.” So Dr Iris Hineman told Chief John Anderton, Tom Cruise’s character in Minority Report - the dystopian sci-fi film set in 2054 where thought crime and augmented reality (AR) based gesture recognition exists.
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David Ripert
10.11.2020
This month sees the latest NOTWICS Connecting People showcase with 6 of the best startups from a variety of verticals, some Early Stage, others Scale-Ups. All are looking to raise funding and are either SEIS / EIS assured, or both. The founders are presenting their business via video so you can experience them at your own convenience wherever you are.
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