With continued slow growth in tech, investors will more readily scrutinise startups and deploy capital at a slower pace. Startups are therefore likely to curtail their growth, resulting in more layoffs and business consolidation.
16.01.2023
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Terry Chou and Uday Sandhu, partners at Alpha Intelligence Capital.
16.01.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Hugh Viney, founder and director of Minerva Tutors and CEO of Minerva's Virtual Academy about tutoring, delivering world-class private education online and educating the first children on Mars.
14.01.2023
In recent years, digital marketing has been considered as one of the key growth drivers for companies of all sizes. As marketing teams are heading into 2023, here are four trends to consider when conceptualising digital advertising campaigns and choosing online promotional channels.
14.01.2023
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
13.01.2023
Of the millions of brands that launch every year, around 90% will fail. So how can you make that 10%?
13.01.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Jenny Button, founder and CEO of Emm about building a smart menstrual product, working around the huge data gaps in women’s health and the importance of knowing the questions not the answers.
12.01.2023
A nascent environmentalism is taking root in the space sector. Whilst legacy space companies like Blue Origin operate under the fatalistic assumption that 'the Earth is finite' - turning space into an exploitable resource - a new wave of startups are looking into how best space technologies can assist sustainable development back on earth.
12.01.2023
A new year, month, day. It doesn’t matter in the media world. Newspapers still print, TV and radio still broadcast - all discussing the most pressing and interesting stories of the day. And being a part of that is a huge opportunity for any business: brand new or market leading, tiny startup or global giant.
12.01.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Josh Gregory, founder of Sugi about how the business is driving growth in green investing through user-friendly and engaging options for everyday investors.
11.01.2023
As humanity is reaching for the moon and beyond, international hackathon competitions such as ActInSpace (AIS) are helping us to imagine and prepare for tomorrow’s world.
11.01.2023
As part of a series with Innovate UK KTN, Maddyness spoke to James Kong, founder of Alp Technologies. 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.
10.01.2023
There’s really nothing like the feeling of being promoted at work. All that hard work, finally recognised–your time in the trenches is at an end, and you’re being elevated to a position worthy of your skills and commitment.
10.01.2023
Able-bodied people often take the ease of using public transport for granted, but it’s a very different story for those with disabilities and extra needs. We spoke to Jay Shen, managing director at Transreport, about how the app is making a big difference.
10.01.2023