After a decade working in his family’s fruit and veg business, Sam Dennigan became acquainted with the gaps in global food production and distribution. Now, he’s working to produce healthy and sustainable options as Founder and Group CEO of Strong Roots – the UK’s fastest-growing food brand.
27.01.2021
While building a community of dedicated customers around a brand has long been considered an important marketing trajectory for a mature company, nowadays, more startups have started to incorporate it into their marketing strategy.
27.01.2021
Despite some COVID-19 leniency, Europe is following through on its tough on privacy pledge. A new DLA Piper report details the extent of costs incurred by Big Tech and the industry as a whole.
26.01.2021
It’s frustrating to me that a lot of potential entrepreneurs never get started because they think there’s too much science or too many secrets involved in starting a business.
26.01.2021
While the promise of a vaccine gives us hope that 2021 will see a return to the office, some elements of the pandemic world are here to stay.
26.01.2021
We’re running a webinar on 10th February for anyone interested in communications trends across the startup sector. Maddyness UK Editor David Johnson will offer insights on how startups and journalists can best work together.
26.01.2021
Making investments that promise positive environmental impact and financial returns sometimes feels like detective work. Maddyness spoke to Josh Gregory, founder and CEO of Sugi, about how to tell if a company is greenwashing or greening up for good.
26.01.2021
Glimpse Protocol, the startup that delivers accurate digital ads with zero data disclosed, has announced a £1.3M seed investment round with participation from Force Over Mass Capital, angel investors Simon Franks (Lovefilm) and Eric Salama (former CEO of Kantar), and with added support from Innovate UK.
25.01.2021
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 Richard Anton, the General Partner of Oxx.
25.01.2021
In a world full of noise and egos, how easy is it to be critically shy and run a large business? Despite the archaic assumption that you need to be loud and proud to get ahead, Steve Witt believes you should never underestimate those of a quieter nature.
25.01.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, we look into why Google is threatening to pull out of Australia.
25.01.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
23.01.2021
If you own a fitness business, you're likely struggling to stay afloat. Though COVID-19 has crippled several industries, the fitness sector has been one of the worst affected. Gyms and studios were forced to shut down, and several gym owners had no choice but to permanently shut down their operations.
22.01.2021
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
22.01.2021