As part of a series with Google for Startups Black Founders Fund, Maddyness spoke to Megan Bingham-Walker at Anansi about funding, plans for the future and their advice for other founders.
18.10.2023
Across oceans, peatlands, forests and ancient woodlands, our planet quietly sequesters carbon dioxide from the air. Until the eighteenth century, the carbon cycle balanced CO₂ levels in the atmosphere and supported life for over 11,700 years: a period that researchers have named the Holocene.
17.10.2023
The past few years have brought immense change and disruption to businesses across the UK and beyond. From the Covid-19 pandemic to economic turbulence and uncertainty, companies have had to rapidly adapt to an ever-evolving landscape.
17.10.2023
As the adage goes, sometimes it’s who you know and not what you know that matters. And we’re not just talking about nepo babies here, aka the offspring of successful people who are able to piggyback off the professional merits of their parents. As a result they are often given career-defining opportunities without possessing the qualifications or experience required to do the job.
17.10.2023
In today's business landscape, there's a growing emphasis on sustainability — balancing profit-making with environmental responsibility. Sustainability is about ensuring that our actions benefit not just our pockets but also the planet we inhabit.
16.10.2023
By working virtually, a Virtual Assistant (VA) can support multiple clients at any one time and most of us have anything between three and eight clients simultaneously, depending on the volume and frequency of the work that those clients need.
16.10.2023
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Antonio Cacorino, Founder and CEO of APEX.
16.10.2023
With Founders by Founders - or FBF - discover the exclusive list of what founders are eating, drinking, doing and wearing this month.
13.10.2023
Eric Van der Kleij, the visionary behind Canary Wharf’s tech community Level39 and former head of the Tech City (Tech Nation) initiative appointed by David Cameron, has joined forces with Gokce Gizer Clover, who previously led the Extreme Tech Challenge, the largest startup competition of its kind, to launch TransformBase.
13.10.2023
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
13.10.2023
Creating people-friendly HR policies involves designing policies and practices that prioritise the well-being and satisfaction of employees while also aligning with the organisation's overall goals.
13.10.2023
As part of a series about Virgin StartUp’s Collective Impact programme, Maddyness spoke to Ira Guha, founder and CEO of Asan.
12.10.2023
The outdoor industry has undergone something of a revival since the end of the pandemic. Recent research published by Mintel shows that Brits took 16.7 million camping trips last year, while 29% of UK consumers say they are “more likely” to go camping/caravanning now than they were before COVID-19.
12.10.2023
As part of our quick founder questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Caroline Stronkhorst, founder of Fetch Club Shop about making dog trainer-recommended products accessible to all owners, getting your hands dirty and empowering people to do the best by the their dogs.
12.10.2023