With the lasers shuttered and the afterparty concluded, Maddyness UK reflects on an otherworldly Slush, a startup conference that stands out for its unique blend of founder stories, VC insights, and startup pitches across various sectors like deep tech, quantum, and new space technologies.
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Jamie Walker
14.12.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Alex Hersham, Co-Founder and CEO of Zencargo, about helping organisation to make smarter supply chain decisions, launching in a coffee shop, and building a world for smarter trade.
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Maddyness UK
19.09.2023
As part of our quick founder questions - or QFQs - series we spoke to Malcolm Burenstam Linder, founder and CEO at Alva Labs, about using data-backed hiring solutions to benefit recruiters and job applicants, the cost of bad hiring, and the power of self-reflection.
14.09.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Diane Gilpin, founder and CEO at Smart Green Shipping, about the climate emergency, harnessing wind power to decarbonise the shipping industry, and establishing a headquarters in Dumfries, Scotland.
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Maddyness UK
12.09.2023
Intel Ignite is the early-stage deeptech startup accelerator launched by Intel. Jamie Walker spoke to the Managing Director of Intel Ignite London, Ofer Shayo, ahead of the launch of Intel Ignite’s first London cohort, and discussed the depth of talent in London, the power of open innovation, and why deeptech startups are focusing on efficiency.
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Jamie Walker
12.09.2023
Focal wants to change the way that founders and investors fundraise. Jamie Walker met Taos Edmondson and Hector Mason, cofounders of Focal, and Focal's Principal, Jack Richardson, to speak about their plans to make the fundraising process work better, ahead of their upcoming demo day.
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Jamie Walker
07.09.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Anthony Quigley, founder and executive chairman of the Corporate Governance Institute, about the need for better certification of directors, implementing good corporate governance at scale, and the centrality of company culture.
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Anthony Quigley
24.08.2023
The Lagos startup scene is on the up. It's the #1 ranked startup ecosystem in the best funded country in Africa. One of the leading commercial cities in an emerging market crying out for tech solutions to infrastructural deficits, Lagos is an exciting prospect in the global startup scene. To learn more about the Nigerian startup ecosystem, I spoke to Nigerian digital banking app, Kuda, and VC Target Global.
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Jamie Walker
23.08.2023
As part of our QFQ - or Quick Founder Questions - series we spoke to Babs Ogundeyi, co-founder and Group CEO at Kuda, the full service money app for Africans about providing accessible and affordable financial services, serving the majority, and opening over 6 million bank accounts.
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Babs Ogundeyi
22.08.2023
Vlad Sitnikov is on a space mission. He wants to put satellites into low-orbit to broadcast corporate logos or emergency messages to the citizens of cities, across the globe, each dawn and dusk. But first he needs to find the money.
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Jamie Walker
22.08.2023
Every startup needs to tell their story. Independent B2B PR agency, Spreckley, has decided to combine their 40 years of industry experience with a team of marketing and business growth experts to support ambitious founders on every aspect of startup marketing through the Spreckley Startup Growth Hub.
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Maddyness UK
10.08.2023
Playsee have the daunting task of launching a new app in the UK's concentrated social media market, one that does not look favourably on newcomers. But they don't see it that way. In fact, Playsee don't see themselves in competition with big tech. Instead, they're here to offer something new.
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Jamie Walker
01.08.2023
Frustrated by the number of impactful climate solutions struggling to get traction, a set of entrepreneurs co-founded Forest Valley in 2021.
Their mission was clear: bridge the scattered space of climate tech with a digital valley of innovation.
20.07.2023
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Veronica Lin, Head of User Experience and Communications at Playsee, about reshaping the way people use social media, hitting 30 million global downloads, and building connections with your community.
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Veronica Lin
19.07.2023
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