Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
04.12.2020
If the rhythm of your work day is a succession of video calls, deadlines, and last minute emergencies you are far from the flow state of “smart working” and are probably just keeping your head above water in what can be labeled “chaotic working”. As the world of work has gotten noisier we need to apply simple new ways of work to declutter our work days.
04.12.2020
Swarovski professional turned entrepreneur Dmitriy Poltavtsev wants to make wearables fit in with peoples’ daily lives. He’s created Smartline for those who want to live consciously, but aren’t keen on FitBits, Apple Watches and other more bulky pieces of kit.
04.12.2020
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we investigate Beersheva’s bid to become the hottest region for desert tech, Shanghai’s 5G roll-out and what it means for motoring emissions, and the Italian farmers growing mangos and avocados.
02.12.2020
With 2020 not being like any other year (hello global pandemic), a lot of things in our personal and professional lives have shifted. And that means that conferences have to shift as well. Offline events have been a no-go during the last couple of months and it looks like they will be for a while.
02.12.2020
Plug-in hybrid vehicles emit up to eight times more CO2 than carmakers claim in official test results, a study by Transport & Environment (T&E) has revealed. Hybrid cars, which use internal combustion engines but feature a rechargeable battery for shorter journeys, were described as "fake electric cars" by the Brussels-based group, and less environmentally friendly than advertised.
30.11.2020
In 1991, when the WWW went live to the world, eCommerce was born too. It was almost immediate. In the mid-nineties, people started ordering a wide range of products with their dial-up connections. Amazon began its journey in the same period.
27.11.2020
A special edition of NOTWICS Connecting People showcases 8 of the best startups specifically focused on AI, Deep-Tech and Blockchain Technologies. 2020 has seen them all fast become champions in their respective verticals and here, the founders present their business via video so you can experience them at your own convenience wherever you are.
27.11.2020
Executive coach and Maddyness columnist Victor Snyder spoke with Janne Juhala, co-founder and CEO of Logmore, about disrupting supply chain analytics.
25.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we mull over Boris Johnson’s ten point climate action plan and spotlight battery recycling, smallholder bee farming, and green space creation further afield.
25.11.2020
A £12B 10-point green plan that could create around 250,000 jobs has been announced by UK prime minister Boris Johnson. It includes the widely anticipated decision to end sales of petrol and diesel cars by 2030, a decade earlier than previously scheduled.
23.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
20.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we document the typhoons decimating parts of Southeast Asia, as well as green tech and innovation coming out of Mato Grosso (Brazil), Silicon Valley, and Arsenal football club.
18.11.2020
Have you got a BIG idea or early stage startup that can change the world for the better? Does it have the potential to make money and have a positive social impact?
18.11.2020