A few weeks ago, Californian took a big step. In a move designed to boost the diversity of the notoriously homogenous world of venture-backed startups, the State’s Governor, Gavin Newsom, passed a law that means VCs in the state must report on the diversity of their portfolio companies.
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Eleanor Kaye
23.11.2023
Creating a startup is always challenging. Founding one during a tech downturn, cost of living crisis and recession seems near impossible. However, with risk comes reward and many of the world’s most successful companies were founded during times of economic uncertainty. As part of a series with Antler, Maddyness has interviewed founders hoping to become the entrepreneurial success stories to emerge from this time of crisis. This week, Maddyness spoke to Dave Owen, cofounder of ditto.
23.11.2023
Regardless of the niche, all startups share one common goal - to succeed in today’s digitally driven world. They’re striving to reach their target audience and build brand recognition, which I suppose holds true for you as well.
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George Mathew
22.11.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Matt Ong, CEO & cofounder of Ctrl Alt about the barriers to entry in the alternative assets market, creating flexible products and the importance of keeping things moving.
22.11.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series - or QFQs - we spoke to Sam Brearey, Founder and CEO of Accessercise about making exercise accessible to all, the importance of partnerships and being a finalist across 3 categories with Empact Ventures.
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Sam Brearey
21.11.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Daniel Attia and Russell Welsh, founders of Creature Comforts. The UK pet tech startup has raised £7M in seed funds to solve legacy problems in the veterinary industry, which is hampered by a lack of continuity of service, glitchy tech, inconsistent pricing, and operational inefficiencies, while vets struggle with unsustainable caseloads and chronic stress.
21.11.2023
Do you love what you do? Have you ever thought about doing something else entirely? When making a five-year plan, it’s essential to conduct a career audit to identify what is working in your career and what isn’t, and sometimes that includes accepting that you’re not on the right path and need to adjust things in order to get the job you really want.
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Aoibhinn Mc Bride
21.11.2023
The capital city’s privately-held companies in the UK Fast Growth 50 Index generated £2.23B combined turnover in 2022, with Allica Bank topping the pile
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Paul Ferretti
21.11.2023
There is a global trend and desire for more transparency in all dimensions of business. Pay is just one of them. Technology platforms have democratised and shed spotlights on aspects of jobs that might previously have been kept secret. Additionally, the expectation of particularly GenZ talent, is to work for companies who are open, authentic, and more egalitarian.
20.11.2023
Pi Labs led the seed funding round for Stockoss which is using technology to meet demand for more digitalised, efficient, flexible and sustainable supply chains.
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Paul Ferretti
20.11.2023
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Priya Oberoi, Founding General Partner at Goddess Gaia Ventures.
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Priya Oberoi
20.11.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Melissa Sharp, founder of SUPERLOAF about Ultra-Processed Food, innovating alternative nutrition solutions and why bread is just the beginning.
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Melissa Sharp
18.11.2023
There are many ways to help your company become more efficient, but there’s one hack you might be missing: using visual tools.
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Indiana Lee
18.11.2023
Matt Bunn and John Downes, formerly of Capita Scaling Partner, have launched their new venture, Form1 to connect corporates with breakthrough technology from trusted scale-up firms.
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Paul Ferretti
17.11.2023
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