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. We spoke to the team at Consilience Ventures to understand their VC market network.
02.11.2020
One in five people in the UK live with a disability. People with disabilities are also almost twice as likely to be unemployed. It goes without saying that these statistics do not add up; and the fact that employers are willfully disregarding this diverse and skilled talent pool is most shocking of all.
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Liz Johnson
02.11.2020
Every Monday, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we look at why the US government has filed anti-competition charges against Google.
02.11.2020
French startup Ynsect has raised $224M from investors to construct a second insect farm in Amiens, which it claims will be the largest in the world. The company breeds mealworms that are used for proteins for fertilisers, livestock and pet food.
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Katie Chan
02.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
31.10.2020
LabGenius has closed an oversubscribed $15M extension round, led by Atomico, to support the company’s mission of dramatically improving the discovery process for new protein therapeutics.
30.10.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
30.10.2020
Quizzes. Virtual birthday parties. Webinars. Video conferencing played a vital role in getting many of us through lockdown, not only connecting us with our family and friends, but also our colleagues, helping our businesses to keep running while we worked at home.
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Mark Richer
30.10.2020
Women in industry achieving the top positions are a rarity, especially for those who came up during the early noughties, when gender inequality was even worse than it is today. Finding your way to the top of the mountain is never easy, but generally people have stories filled with mentors and resilience in their journey. Maddyness spoke to Caroline Moultrie, MD of MMGY Hills Balfour, an integrated marketing company to find out her story.
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Cleo McGee
30.10.2020
Senior management and medical officers can harness the knowledge and ideas of frontline staff. Biotech business expert Lara Mott cofounded ImproveWell with Consultant Radiologist Na’eem Ahmed to facilitate knowledge sharing between the two groups.
30.10.2020
Coutts, the wealth manager and private bank, has released the latest round of findings of the inaugural Coutts UK Entrepreneur Index (CUEI) which outlines the level of entrepreneurialism in the UK as well as the desires and barriers that they have faced when starting their business.
29.10.2020
Maddyness speaks to one of the team behind the COVID-19 track and trace app that has taken the world by storm, about how open source code has allowed for borderless tracing, data protection, and speed of delivery.
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Cian Ó Maidín
29.10.2020
A new generation of architects and designers are preparing to embrace pre-industrial principles as they look towards a climate-conscious future. In the second instalment of Maddyness x Ours to Save, we interview Charlotte Perkins, founder of another, about sustainable design.
29.10.2020
Launched at the end of last year, Phlo is on a mission to become the UK’s leading on-demand digital pharmacy. Maddyness spoke to Adam Hunter, Chief Commercial Officer, about health innovation in the time of COVID-19.
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Adam Hunter
29.10.2020
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