Last month’s eagerly awaited Budget delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had many welcome announcements and commitments from a slight improvement in R&D tax credits to additional funding for quantum computing and AI. It was particularly positive to see a big focus on getting ‘Britain back to work’, with a £2B investment committed to provide support for disabled people (at a time when nearly 1 in 5 working adults in the UK report having a disability) and £70M set aside to get the over-50s back into employment.
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Benedetta Cevoli
06.04.2023
As global investors doubled down on the UK's climate tech industry in 2022, 8 climate tech companies have already achieved "unicorn" status, while 19 more are on their way. Can this be sustained?
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Adam Roper
05.04.2023
Running marketing campaigns remotely can be challenging for any startup, especially in the early stages when resources and budgets are limited. Moreover, few companies have escaped the need to run marketing campaigns remotely over the past few years, and they have had to rush to change their promotional channels and communication methods or reinvent the way they handle their workflows.
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Svetlana Stotskaya
05.04.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Nigel Lombard, CEO and cofounder of Peppercorn about re-inventing insurance by using conversational AI to put the customer in control.
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Nigel Lombard
05.04.2023
Adrienne Little, cofounder, creative ventures firm, And Rising, shares her advice on why founders’ self-care is paramount for success, given the vast majority of startups fail and those leading their companies have often suffered from mental health issues.
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Adrienne Little
04.04.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Charles McManus, CEO at ClearBank about providing transactional solutions, functioning as a bank and being built on innovation.
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Charles McManus
04.04.2023
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Iris ten Have, Head of Science at Extantia.
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Iris ten Have
03.04.2023
Company culture is typically driven by the founders and executives within startups or scale-ups. Larger than life personalities and founders who are custodians of their babies (the companies) are the ones who typically lead by example and set the tones from the top: setting the culture and showing their employees how to act and behave.
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Daniel Strode
03.04.2023
The growth of cryptocurrencies has been a big issue in recent years, and it is impossible to overlook how social media affects market patterns and price movements. The usage of cryptocurrencies for payments, particularly for independent contractors and contract employees, is one area where this influence is most noticeable.
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Andy Braddell
31.03.2023
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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Maddyness UK
31.03.2023
After a tumultuous few years, Britain is searching for new meaning on the world stage. Where it once held clout through its central role in the EU, it is now more ‘independent’ – and more isolated. The years since the Brexit referendum have been dominated by factionalism and political infighting. No clear vision for Britain has yet emerged, but irrespective of your political leanings, all must agree that Britain has no choice but to carve out its own niche.
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Cesar Faucheur
30.03.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Denis Chernobaev, CEO and cofounder of Getplace about the recent launch of the business, democratising data for small and medium sized businesses, building a network and developing "killer" features.
30.03.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Radha Vyas, cofounder of Flash Pack about surviving the pandemic, creating a company culture built on radical candour and the thrill of adventures and immersive local experiences.
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Radha Vyas
30.03.2023
Creating a startup is always challenging. Founding one during a tech downturn, cost of living crisis and recession seems near impossible. However, with risk comes reward and many of the world’s most successful companies were founded during times of economic uncertainty. As part of a series with Antler, Maddyness has interviewed founders hoping to become the entrepreneurial success stories to emerge from this time of crisis. This week, Maddyness spoke to Daniel Botcherby, Co-Founder of Kalda.
29.03.2023
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