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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
Onfido, the global identity verification and authentication company, has announced a strategic partnership with Voi Technology, the U.K.’s number-one e-scooter operator, to support the leading European operator in verifying the identity and age of riders as Voi expands its pilot programs throughout the UK.
17.11.2020
Direct.me, the social media platform that connects audiences with influencers’ content, has raised a $2.6M seed round, led by Fuel Ventures, to help people organise their social presence and build greater personal connections with their audiences.
16.11.2020
If you’re a responsible business, one that values creativity, innovation and empathy, diversity will already be core to your long-term plans, even if you’re not at the level you’d like. Long before the Black Lives Matter movement hit global headlines, having a more diverse team has repeatedly been found to boost business.
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Emma Philips
16.11.2020
Some Shell advertisements, including for its US electric vehicle-charging firm Greenlots, have been removed from Facebook over concerns around transparency of environmental policies and climate change.
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Katie Chan
16.11.2020
Action Sustainability, Decathlon, The Cheeky Panda and Fixter are the four winners of the 21st Franco- British Business Awards, organised by the French Chamber of Great Britain, the largest and most dynamic foreign Chamber of Commerce in the UK.
12.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we cover what a Biden presidency will mean for global climate targets, fossil-fuel-free steel production, and the ratification of the Escazú Agreement.
11.11.2020
As the climate crisis continues to worsen it's becoming clear that the solution will come from high-tech startups rather than government policy.
09.11.2020
PwC, Linklaters and the NHS are among the members of the #10000BlackInterns programme, which has pledged to cumulatively hire 10,000 Black interns as part of efforts to boost workplace diversity and representation.
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Abir Qazilbash
09.11.2020
How do you keep green and squeaky clean at the same time? The team at Wild think they have the answer – and have just secured £2M from Jam Jar Investments to help us rid our bathrooms of plastic.
05.11.2020
Every week, Maddyness looks at the good, the bad and the ugly in climate change news. Today, we highlight the search for new-world dairy alternatives – and absolutely nothing about the US election.
04.11.2020
Lockdown business MPowder has just secured £500k of funding from angels including Mumsnet cofounder Carrie Longton. Its futuristic-sounding ‘nutritional powders’ are apparently a godsend during all three stages of the menopause.
04.11.2020
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