Two of Europe’s leading tech conferences, London Tech Week and VivaTech, collaborated on a cross-channel initiative to connect UK and French startups and scaleups with investors during June 13-18, the week of both events.
17.06.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments
17.06.2022
The truth is many people think celebrities are generally overrated. They may get sucked into the content on their social feeds, enjoy seeing Tom Cruise fly a jet, and likely even indulge in a tequila shot or two from ER’s oldest heartthrob. But when it comes down to actual business acumen, most people wouldn’t trust them as far as they can throw them.
16.06.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Alistair Cotton, CEO and founder of Integrated Finance, about helping fintechs scale by connecting together the different layers and providers across the unbundled banking stack.
16.06.2022
With an uncertain market, inevitably comes risk. With risk, come difficult decisions. Yet, in making these, decision-makers too often rely on gut feeling as opposed to hard, solid facts.
15.06.2022
Owing to The Great Resignation, businesses and how they run have changed drastically. We no longer need physical offices for all businesses to function, a designated desk and chair and several cables cluttered around the office. In 2022, we have finally acknowledged the importance of having flexibility in our work lives and this begins and ends with a company’s communication tools.
15.06.2022
Public pressure and government regulation are turning sustainability into an organisational necessity. After a timid emergence over the past decade, job seekers are now refusing to work for companies without strong environmental policies.
14.06.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Charlie Cook, founder of Rightcharge, about helping customers understand smart charging, getting the business off the ground and how the startup is answering an unmet need in the world of electric vehicles.
14.06.2022
The brightest ideas always come when you least expect them. We often bank them and bring them out when we think will receive the biggest possible impact. Founders, if you’re seeking investment, you should do the same.
13.06.2022
The Finnish parliament has approved the Climate Change Act, which mandates the country to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035 and carbon negativity by 2040.
13.06.2022
Effective communication in the workplace is fundamental for progress, innovation, and teamwork. Despite this, the importance of clear communication is often overlooked by employers and employees alike, leading to disputes, confusion, dissatisfaction and high employee turnover (to name a few).
11.06.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
10.06.2022
Frontier Deep Tech 2022 is the first deeptech-focused summit in the UK. It combines the power of a large-scale in-person gathering with the power of an online platform that will help deeptech entrepreneurs, investors and corporate leaders connect. It will also cater for the policy makers, PhDs and academics to meet and shape the dialogue with the most disruptive industry innovators.
10.06.2022
Last year, Facebook became a trailblazer in supercharging metaverse discourse. Many organisations are becoming acutely aware of the opportunities virtual realities hold and over the next 12 months, we’ll likely see many deals and acquisitions being completed in the field.
09.06.2022