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 Vital Laptenok, General Partner at Flyer One Ventures.
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Vital Laptenok
20.02.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Crispin Busk, Founder of Kabuto Noodles about European expansion, the power of TikTok and always keeping the business planet-friendly.
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Crispin Busk
20.02.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Ike Cooke, founder of Bundant about simplifying the lives of busy parents, reducing the production of waste and being part of Founders factory.
18.02.2023
Running your own successful business can be hugely rewarding, but it’s also often a lot of hard work, long hours, and a heavy load to bear. If you’re the boss, even if you have a fantastic team supporting you, at the end of the day the success of your business rests firmly on your shoulders.
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Daniel Groves
18.02.2023
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
17.02.2023
Before the pandemic, there was a burgeoning notion of fractional leadership services, including part-time expertise being served by consultants and niche agencies brokering consultancy positions between companies and consultants.
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Chris Raven
17.02.2023
Many entrepreneurs look to funding programmes and grant-making institutions to raise capital for their businesses. Organisations in the cultural sector in particular often seek financial support from private philanthropy and public organisations such as Arts Council England (ACE), Heritage Lottery Fund and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. But with the current downturn in the economy and increasingly stretched state funding, businesses across the creative industries are now seeking alternative financial models to ensure long-term sustainability.
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Patrick McCrae
16.02.2023
There I was, as a boy, my eyes riveted to the television my mind expanding by the second, and my imagination tingling, as music began over a starfield screen and William Shatner voiced those famous opening words, “Space, the final frontier…” So begins the introductory monologue to Star Trek, the original series, and so too did my obsession with the opportunity and possibility of humanity expanding beyond earth into space.
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Zaheer Ali
16.02.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Brennan Spellacy, cofounder and CEO of Patch about climate goals, carbon removal and building the foundation for the market for carbon credits.
16.02.2023
Sebastien Badault, Ledger VP of Metaverse & NFTs, a world-leading hardware wallet manufacturer, and co-founder of MetaCircle, a European Metaverse think-tank, argues that crypto and blockchain are ushering in an Internet of Value that will redefine the rules of digital ownership and reshape our virtual lives.
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Sebastien Badault
15.02.2023
Remote working has become the norm, with many jobs advertising this as a benefit. However, what about the benefits of working from the office? While the flexibility of working from home can be attractive to your employees from the outset, it can often have pitfalls further in. From the lack of socialising to simply struggling with online tech support, there are many reasons your employees might actually prefer and benefit from working in the office.
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Jessica Cooper
15.02.2023
Team building activities are the perfect solution when you want to get your entire team together to boost company morale.
15.02.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Michaela Jeffery-Morrison CEO and founder of Ascend Global Media about diversity, supporting and supercharging careers in technology and the need for constant adaptation.
15.02.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Issa Dasu Patel cofounder and CEO of CONNECTCare
about empowering patients with medicines data, working at the intersection of health and social care and ensuring medicines are not overlooked in the digital health revolution.
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Issa Dasu Patel
14.02.2023
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