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VOICE by Maddyness: Meet Farah Kabir, cofounder of HANX
Our first guest on the VOICE by Maddyness podcast is Farah, cofounder of sexual wellness and intimate health brand HANX. The idea for the business came after an awkward encounter with her boss while shopping for condoms on her lunch break.
Portfolio by " Kirstie Pickering
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10.02.2021
Sustainability news gets a tech makeover with new launches from Curation
Maddyness caught up with Sandy Jayaraj, the new CEO of Curation. The company has gone through a major rebrand and positioning within the technology space. Having been around for more than seven years, Curation was looking to scale at growth.
Portfolio by " Maddyness UK
10.02.2021
Sandy Jayaraj is the new CEO of Curation.
Lifting of e-scooter ban sees green jobs creation across the UK
Electric scooters are now legal in the UK providing certain conditions are met. Companies like Voi and Zwings are growing their teams rapidly, in an otherwise bleak jobs climate, as part of a greener recovery for UK mobility.
Decoding by " Florence Wildblood
10.02.2021
No more private jets: Interview with Abena Poku-Awuah, founder of Legacy
The UK events industry emits 1.2B kg of CO2 every year and audience travel is typically around 80% of an event’s overall footprint. Physicist turned sustainable events producer Abena Poku-Awuah has launched Legacy, a green events agency, consultancy and marketplace, to shake up how we get together.
Portfolio by " Abena Poku-Awuah
10.02.2021
Why skill-based mentorship is the need of the hour to advance women in tech
Mentorship has traditionally been defined as a formal, reciprocal relationship between an advance-career and an early-career professional in a work setting. Many Fortune 500 companies offer mentoring programs (Boeing, Caterpillar and Bain and Company are just a few, according to Together); many medium and smaller-sized companies still do not have access to any such initiatives, even today.
Decoding by " Naimeesha Murthy
10.02.2021
The academy dedicated to elevating female entrepreneurs
The number of female founders is on the rise, and many budding entrepreneurs are in need of support to take that next step for their startup. In a quest to remedy this, Ceylan Boyce founded Academy for Women Entrepreneurs to coach business-minded women and support them in reaching their full potential.
Portfolio by " Kirstie Pickering
09.02.2021
Academy of Women Entrepreneurs
How startups get suckered: The Pitch Contest - when entrepreneurs become a sideshow
In 20+ years of founding and selling companies, advising entrepreneurs and executives, and even back when I used to invest in startups, I’ve seen way too many entrepreneurs — both young and old, both fresh and experienced — fall for some of the same sketchy shit over and over again.
Opinion by " Joe Procopio
09.02.2021
Dawn Capital predicts the categories that will break out in 2021
What will be the most underrated category for investment this year? Game-changing to enterprises, but a corner of B2B software that not enough people are talking about (yet)?
Opinion by " Dawn Capital
09.02.2021
What you need to know about Clubhouse
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, we look at Clubhouse, the surrounding hype, and what's in store for its future.
Tools by " Maddyness
08.02.2021
Wombat helps the uninitiated get into shares investing
The fintech has just raised £2M in seed funding, led by Fuel Ventures, and wants to continue making investment in companies like Tesla, Amazon and Netflix accessible for all those who want to save up and play a part in innovation.
Portfolio by " Maddyness
08.02.2021
Microsoft takes a small step to carbon negativity
Climeworks is among the climate-focused firms receiving investment from Microsoft, supporting the technology giant’s efforts to hit its 2030 target to become carbon negative. The investment will aid Climeworks’ plans to increase deployment of its carbon-removing technology. Microsoft also announced two more investments from its $1bn Climate Innovation Fund – Congruent Ventures and the Southeast Asia Clean Energy Facility. (Axios)
News by " Sustt by Curation
08.02.2021
Five finance objectives every startup must prioritise in 2021
It’s typical for startups to create their finance processes on the fly. You likely have no CFO or Head of Finance, and building a customer base feels more important than having sound internal policies.
Tools by " Guy Solomon
08.02.2021
Selling as and with startups, a profile of Superseed
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 Mads Jensen & Daniel Bowyer, Partners and cofounders of Superseed.
Portfolio by " Mads Jensen & Daniel Bowyer
08.02.2021
Crowdfunding now: parcel delivery, coding bootcamps and food sovereignty
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
06.02.2021

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