Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
18.09.2020
A Sheffield company whose smart sensing technology helps industry to reduce costs has raised £1.1M from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
17.09.2020
Dr Mark Kilgallon weighs in on why he believes authentic, emotionally connected leaders are at the forefront of their professions.
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Cleo McGee
16.09.2020
Maddyness spoke to Sandra Capponi, Co-founder of ‘Good On You’. A startup that rates and showcases the sustainability of clothing brands in an easy to understand system. Allowing the consumer to be aware of the choices they are making and what they are supporting through their purchase.
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Cleo McGee
15.09.2020
Are you working hard to make your customers successful? Do your customers love your product or do they tolerate it? To answer that question, you may need to ask another question: How much work do you do to make your customers successful?
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Joe Procopio
15.09.2020
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 Clara Lindh Bergendorff, Investor at firstminute capital.
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Cleo McGee
14.09.2020
Plant-based milk company Oatly has seen a backlash from activists and consumers over claims it is contributing to deforestation, after it sold a 10% stake for $200M to a consortium including private equity firm Blackstone in July. Blackstone holds investments in Brazilian infrastructure firm Hidrovias, which has been linked to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.
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Katie Chan
14.09.2020
Last year, news of the Amazon fires dominated headlines for months. Roughly 310,000 acres of biodiverse forest land was destroyed across Brazil. The 20% increase in the total number of fires between 2018 and 2019 was record breaking, but depressingly, it seems that this season’s fires will be significantly worse. Not just because of the climate crisis cliff-edge we’re plunging off, but because of a number of other factors as well.
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Pieter van Midwoud
11.09.2020
Sports clothing company Gymshark has become the latest British startup to reach coveted unicorn status, with valuation in excess of $1B. So how did a Birmingham-born startup with no prior investment strike solid gold?
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Simon Lovick
11.09.2020
When it comes to defining a pricing strategy, a guestimate is not an option, in this piece, Caroline Franczia uses examples from Pretty Woman to analyse a particularly dangerous approach: a freemium business model.
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Caroline Franczia
10.09.2020
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome. When it comes to startups and their founders, these three words can often make the difference between resounding successes, and failed attempts.
10.09.2020
There's nothing more powerful than a face-to-face meeting to gain inspiration and free up creativity, drive change, learn best practice and build benchmarking opportunities. Johnson group creates innovative formats that fuel creative thinking, stimulate brain activity, strengthen engagement, all through the use of design thinking and storytelling.
10.09.2020
There are a lot of things that define us Millennials, and yes, I am one too, so this might come as a little bit absurd. Still, we are indeed family-centric, are driven with high-expectations, confident, and ambitious towards the achievement of our personal goals.
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Amanda Jerelyn
09.09.2020
Like many industries, hospitality has faced unthinkable challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, and will likely face continued struggles as doors reopen and people want to travel in a world with new concerns and protocols. Maddyness spoke with Stephan Radwitz, Founder and CEO of ModiHost, the AI-powered SaaS hospitality platform, set to bring hospitality to the next stage in its evolution.
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Stephan Radwitz
09.09.2020
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