BEYOUROWN is a digital media and news company dedicated to inspiring women in business. Maddyness spoke with Samanah Duran, Founder of BEYOUROWN to understand how the company is coping during the COVID-19 pandemic and what the future holds.
27.08.2020
Blockchain technology is gathering momentum as one of the next transformative technologies. Its transparency and ability to decentralise control makes it the perfect tool for driving forward sustainable development across a number of sectors.
27.08.2020
One Eyed Willy wasn’t blind, but with the help of the Goonies and Caroline Franczia, we are going to look at some practices that might look like a good idea for a startup, but in reality, could be a disastrous booby trap.
27.08.2020
Victor Snyder spoke with Mariana Gospodinova, GM of Crypto.com Europe in January about the evolution in the face of the challenges of diversity in the European fintech ecosystem.
26.08.2020
As a consequence of the pandemic, UK house prices have dropped by 7.5%. Looking to boost the market and update the current archaic systems, proptech startups are developing user-friendly concepts and platforms to provide landlords and tenants with transparency and financial clarity. Maddyness selected some of these proptech disruptors.
26.08.2020
In 2014, Justin Beardsell found himself standing on top of a shipping container in the blistering Spanish sun, smashing a short scaffold pole diagonally through the corner of the container with a lump hammer, asking himself: "There must be a better way of doing this?”. Here's the entrepreneurial journey that answered his question.
25.08.2020
COVID-19 has indeed upset the apple cart and navigating this highly stressful and uncertain situation is one that we all need help with. Just this week the Office of National Statistics have revealed that twice as many adults in Britain are reporting symptoms of depression compared with this time last year. Maddyness spoke with Amber Coster from Balpro to get some top tips and tricks to both being a good leader and how to deal with anxiety.
25.08.2020
Why are some of the simplest products successful while more complex products never find traction?
It’s actually kinda easy to build products your customers will love, you just have to let your customers build your products for you. Simple enough, right?
25.08.2020
Caper, an interactive adventure games app for families with kids aged 4-9 has seen huge traction during the lockdown period as families have spent increasing time together and sought new activities to keep little ones busy. The UK-based startup has announced a £300K seed investment round led by LEGO Ventures with participation from Founders Factory.
24.08.2020
Nestled in the beautiful coastal region of Devon and Cornwall and on the so-called English Riviera, Exeter is a vibrant and dynamic hub for young talent thriving to make a difference and play a part in the nation's digital transformation.
24.08.2020
Riff, the voice-first chat toolset revolutionising how teams communicate when working remotely has raised £1.1M in seed funding round led by Balderton Capital, with participation from Seedcamp, and some superstar angels including Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, COO of GoCardless, Nicolas Brusson, CEO of BlaBlaCar and Tim Sadler, CEO of Tessian.
24.08.2020
Christopher Lowe, Founder and CEO of NOTWICS has been speaking to his community of startups and investors to gauge the current investor climate, working practices, valuation and the wider impact on the industry as we continue in COVID-19 lockdown.
24.08.2020
Fund manager Schroders will formally integrate flexible working into its ongoing policy. Reports suggest the company is the first major London-based financial services firm to do so. Schroders, which has £526B in assets under management, said its London HQ remained open throughout lockdown, although more than 99% of its workforce worked remotely during this period.
24.08.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
22.08.2020