Attracting the right investors can be tricky. One of the most common misconceptions for first-time female founders is that to secure funding, you simply need to create a pitch deck and start reaching out to every and any potential investor you can find. But it takes so much more to make your business both relatable and investable, especially as a woman trying to secure investment in the very male dominated world of venture capital.
29.11.2022
As part of a series with Innovate UK KTN, Maddyness spoke to Thomas Farrugia, founder of Beta Bugs. We will introduce several of the 13 ‘startups of the future’ chosen by Innovate UK KTN to take part in its three-month sustainability accelerator programme. Working with Innovate UK KTN, Growth Studio and their ecosystems, these startups will prepare to raise external capital. The program aims to back the bright ideas that put biodiversity, the climate, and sustainability first.
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Thomas Farrugia
29.11.2022
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Zoe Reich, Deep Tech Investment Principal at Octopus Ventures.
28.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Oliver Yonchev, CEO and cofounder of Flight Story about how new innovations are changing how companies need to communicate, investing in other founders and being unapologetically ambitious.
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Oliver Yonchev
26.11.2022
“(I was) born at a pretty crappy time in history. Luckily, I had access to the OASIS, which was like having an escape hatch into a better reality.It was my playground and my preschool, a magical place where anything was possible.” So said Ready Player One’s main character, Wade, of the real world versus the sci fi version of the metaverse, where most of the book’s adventure takes place.
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Jaie Genadt
25.11.2022
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
25.11.2022
For most of us, starting out on our financial journey as an adult isn’t easy. And for Millennials and Gen Zs today, learning to budget with limited disposable income can feel like a fruitless exercise.
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Anita Woods
24.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Dr Owain Rhys Hughes, founder and CEO of Cinapsis about reducing patient waiting lists with streamlined and effective communication, working with NHS Trusts and understanding pain points.
24.11.2022
Virtual offices have been around for a while. They're a type of service provided to companies and individuals that gives them a real physical address they can use as a mailing address and to receive faxes and other business-related communications, including postal mail. They even go as far as offering customer support services, personal assistants, and even offices and meeting rooms companies can rent to celebrate an in-person meeting with a prospective client.
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Jordan Bishop
24.11.2022
Across the UK tech space, few large organisations wanted to or have been able to continue with face-to-face onboarding and training during, or “since”, the pandemic. While most will have had a level of elearning already in place for the basics of company processes and compliance training, many then took the same principles to further L&D content moving forward for remote employees.
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Anna Lemor
23.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Daniel Sawko, CEO and cofounder of Ship Shape about finding relevant investors, undervalued groups and using data to match startups with investors.
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Daniel Sawko
23.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Andy Meikle, founder and CEO of Recast about transforming the sports and entertainment media model by giving viewers access to the content they want and giving the content creators the monetisation they deserve.
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Andy Meikle
23.11.2022
Tom Kay has built a premium, environment-first outdoor clothing brand in Finisterre. As he eyes expansion, his reputation and responsibility for sustainability remains as important as ever
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Simon Lovick
23.11.2022
Earlier this month it was International Stress Awareness Week 2022. This year we are all under extreme pressure at work and home; now is the time to consider how to manage stress - to combat overwhelm and protect yourself from burnout and overwhelm. Leadership, productivity, mentorship, and teamwork experts have been sharing their tips on how to deal with stress both at home and at work.
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Maddyness UK
22.11.2022
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