North West-based Praetura Ventures has unveiled the return of PraeSeed, its capital-first programme aimed at supporting pre-seed and pre-revenue startups across the North. Now entering its second year, the initiative is set to bridge the region’s early-stage funding gap, providing both equity investment and hands-on support to ambitious founders looking to scale their businesses. Backed by NPIF II – Praetura Equity Finance, which is managed by Praetura as part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II, PraeSeed is ready to accelerate the growth of the next generation of Northern tech startups.
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David Johnson
03.03.2025
Oussama Ammar, co-founder of The Family, was placed in police custody on Wednesday, February 26, for "breach of trust" and "forgery and use of forged documents," according to Le Parisien. The businessman claims he was only held for "a few hours."
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Julien Khaski
28.02.2025
Blaise Matuidi is leading a new wave of investment clubs on Roundtable, giving the general public the chance to invest alongside the 2018 World Cup champion and other tech figures across from sectors (deeptech, healthcare, proptech, etc.).
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Maxence Fabrion
28.02.2025
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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David Johnson
28.02.2025
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Kelly Marie Hodgkin, founder of KMH Management about mentoring, masterclasses and encouraging more entrepreneurs and brands to take their success to the next level.
27.02.2025
French social enterprise Dipli has teamed up with telecom giant Orange to unveil a fully digital smartphone trade-in service aimed at individuals. This collaboration addresses a pressing challenge: while nearly 7 out of 10 French consumers have never sold their old phones, convincing them to do so at the right moment remains a significant hurdle.
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David Johnson
27.02.2025
Venus Williams joins WeWard as both an investor and ambassador, marking a significant PR move for the French startup that rewards users based on the distance they walk.
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Maxence Fabrion
26.02.2025
EXCLUSIVE – During a visit to Paris, Christian Hecker, co-founder and CEO of the German fintech Trade Republic, revealed that the company plans to open a “technology hub” in Paris in the coming weeks.
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Julien Khaski
26.02.2025
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Annajane Güzel, Global Director of Brand Marketing at Generator about social experiences for travellers, staying disruptive after 30 years and delivering unique experiences whatever the customer demographic.
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Annajane Güzel
26.02.2025
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Ming Kong, Co-founder and CEO of TG0 about sustainable interfaces, haptics the three Cs that underpin the business: curiosity, creativity, and collaboration.
26.02.2025
Seats of government, financial centres or capital cities - however they are described, every country has one city where power, money and influence are somewhat concentrated. Yet, the World Bank estimates that 40% of people live outside these major urban hubs and in secondary cities.
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Sofia Hjelmberg
25.02.2025
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Arina Kuzmina, CEO and cofounder of RawQ about providing the best possible energy, plans for the future and why quality over growth is key when making partnerships.
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Arina Kuzmina
25.02.2025
According to information seen by Maddyness, Ynsect has acknowledged the failure of its recovery plan. The industrial food chain startup has requested to file for insolvency.
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Julien Khaski
24.02.2025
With #QVCs, Maddyness UK profiles different organisations to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. This week, we speak to Pranuthi Chander, COO at Subak.
24.02.2025
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