Rain is a fact of life in the U.K. One that is synonymous with Britain and everything British. But what if we didn’t have to be one of those brits with eternally wet bags from umbrellas? What if the annoyance of rain could be a thing of the past?
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Cleo McGee
29.09.2020
On-demand wellness app Urban raised £6M on investment platform Seedrs, tripling an initial target of £2M. This is Seedrs’ third-largest raise this year, and with over 800 investors, ranks in their top 20 in terms of investor numbers. From massage and beauty treatments to yoga, fitness, physio and mindfulness, Urban offers wellness opportunities for busy people at home.
29.09.2020
Condeco is a market leader in workspace management and resource scheduling software that, during COVID-19 have pioneered a solution to enable social distancing in the workplace by controlling space and capacity to ensure employees are not exposed to risk. Maddyness spoke with Paul Statham, CEO of Condeco about how they have coped during lockdown and what the future holds.
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Paul Statham
29.09.2020
European asset managers are leading the world in ESG product availability, thought leadership and brand positioning, according to new research by digital transformation specialists Kurtosys Systems.
28.09.2020
Every Monday, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we look at the much-anticipated NHS Test and Trace app, which launched last Thursday.
28.09.2020
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 Joe Knowles, Principal and Sophie Day, Head of Marketing & Founder Network at Smedvig Ventures.
28.09.2020
Loop Industries and Suez have announced plans for an Infinite Loop plastics recycling facility in Europe using technology that can make 100% recycled and constantly recyclable PET plastic.
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Nick Jardine
28.09.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
26.09.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
25.09.2020
All this time indoors has got us thinking about cheaper, greener and cleaner mobility. Tubes, buses and trains are a real go-to but don’t feel hygienic at the best of times – let alone during a pandemic. Enter: a host of startups founded in lockdown to maximise on the pros of public transport, while also tackling the cons.
25.09.2020
Reachdesk helps sales, marketing, customer success and HR teams deliver moments that matter using integrated direct mail and gifting. Maddyness spoke with Alex Olley, Co-founder and Head of Marketing to understand how the company coped during the pandemic and what the future holds.
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Alex Olley
25.09.2020
We deep dive into the men behind the curtain at Radix, Dan Hughes ‘the techie’ building the platform and Piers Ridyard, the ever patient CEO! Both possess different yet important skills for launching a startup in the DeFi realm. Maddyness catches a glimpse of how they work together and their first impressions, as well as diving into Radix and why it is and will be transformative to the DeFi industry.
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Cleo McGee
24.09.2020
There’s currently about £3T invested in UK pensions, but many of us barely think twice about where all this money is going. Pension management feels opaque and uninteresting – it’s something that we don’t always feel involved in, even though it's our money that’s at stake.
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Florence Wildblood
24.09.2020
This week Caroline Franczia of Uppercut first looks into the secret of the elite Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor school that opened in 1969, more commonly known as the ‘Top Gun’ training program to draw the parallels with revenue top achievers and the required skills to manage, train, develop and retain such category of risk-taking hot-shot elite.
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Caroline Franczia
24.09.2020
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