In the past five years, the European sports industry has seen an unprecedented number of initiatives to generate innovation in sports and support promising startups in the sector. The initiatives range from incubators and accelerators to innovation hubs and strategic networks.
12.03.2022
Historically, medicine has largely neglected female anatomy. As a result, the functioning of the female body, in part, remains a mystery in both the scientific world as well as for women themselves.
11.03.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
11.03.2022
There remains a belief that the construction industry cannot or doesn’t need to make use of ecommerce – but this might not be as simple as it was before. In an increasingly digitised world, no industry is immune, and this is certainly true in construction, where we are seeing more and more businesses choosing to go online.
10.03.2022
For our quick-fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Mikhail Dubov, CEO of Chattermill, about working with not so small businesses including Deliveroo, Wise, Uber and HelloFresh and harnessing data to drive the future of unified customer intelligence.
10.03.2022
Gamification is a buzzword that most people in the education sector have likely heard thrown around at some point or another, especially as online and distance learning have become popular ways of achieving education continuity throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
10.03.2022
“Well begun is half done” – the famous Aristotle quote speaks to what many of us have experienced in our lives. A strong start brings confidence, establishes momentum, and enables us to quickly build upon small wins.
09.03.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. This week, to celebrate International Women's Day on the 8th March, we focus on companies co/founded by women. Here's this week's selection.
09.03.2022
In our increasingly digital world, being able to work with data is becoming unavoidable. In the technology industry specifically, the value of using data well is second to none. Yet when a recent report from TechNation revealed that only 26% of the industry’s workforce are women, it becomes evident that there is a barrier preventing women from entering the industry.
08.03.2022
We spoke to Florian Petit, founder of Blickfeld, about the power of LiDAR sensor technology, his thoughts on Elon Musk, and why he loves being a founder.
08.03.2022
A landmark age discrimination case being brought against IBM in the US in which older workers were dismissively referred to as ‘dino-babies' has hit the headlines. Depending on the outcome of this case, the fall-out across the tech sector could be significant. The prejudice against older heads in tech, which I have experienced, is real and is holding back many fast-growing businesses.
08.03.2022
Love Not War is a British sustainable sex toy startup that understands pleasure is important, and so is the planet. That’s why they created the world’s first sustainable range of eco-friendly vibrators.
07.03.2022
The UN has approved an international pact to address global plastic pollution after more than a week of discussions between member states in Nairobi. An intergovernmental committee will be tasked with negotiating a deal, with the treaty expected to be finalised in 2024.
07.03.2022
Getting them right can help your startup seize the opportunity to avoid common mistakes. Community building has recently become one of the most trending topics in the startup world, but the idea of it is not new.
05.03.2022