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Djaayz, Cathy Guetta's new entrepreneurial adventure
Cathy Guetta and Raphaël Aflalo have announced the launch of Djaayz, a DJ booking platform. In just a few weeks, the app has attracted 2,200 DJs in France. For Maddyness, Cathy Guetta looks back on this adventure.
News by " Etienne Portais
18.11.2022
Djaayz, Cathy Guetta's new entrepreneurial adventure
Short term politics should not impact long term investment into R&D
As economic sentiment darkens around the world, with rapidly rising interest rates and double digit inflation, fund allocations are moving towards safety and away from risk. We have seen a number of U-turns on the UK Government’s fiscal plans (and prime ministers), but what does this mean for venture capital (VC)?
News by " Martin Glen
16.11.2022
Short term politics should not impact long term investment into R&D
UK set to double investment into climate tech in 2022, bucking trend of overall UK tech investment downturn
In the midst of COP27, Tech Nation has published its Climate Tech Report 2022 to shed light on the state of UK climate tech
News by " Max Lunn
15.11.2022
UK set to double investment into climate tech in 2022, bucking trend of overall UK tech investment downturn
Families fell even more in love with pets during the pandemic, but we’re still decades away from “peak pet” in Europe
Accelerated by Covid lockdowns, we’ve seen thousands of families welcoming new furry friends into their homes. Our own proprietary consumer research shows that the pet care market is worth as much as €80B in Western-Europe, across food, health, and other services such as insurance. And with workplaces adapting to flexible hours and even allowing animals into offices in a post-pandemic world – the “pet boom” is here to stay.
News by " Gilles Vanhouwe
14.11.2022
Families fell even more in love with pets during the pandemic, but we’re still decades away from “peak pet” in Europe
The Super Connect for Good competition returns with 100 innovation finalists
The Super Connect for Good competition powered by Empact Ventures and Hays returned earlier this year for a third year. The competition features tech startups and scaleups that bring positive social change and impact people’s lives through technology.
News by " Maddyness UK
09.11.2022
CONNECT FOR GOOD COMPETITION
The Blue Economy report: Europe leads and AI applications beckon
The new report from Startup Genome looks at the current state of startup activity and related investment in the blue economy.
News by " Maddyness UK
08.11.2022
Blue economy report
An aquatic universe waiting for you to dive in… TANQ — THE AQUAVERSE
Come and get your toes wet! From goldfish to megladons, TANQ is the future of interactive virtual worlds where fully featured species explore and engage with a complex world of oceanic splendour. The Aquaverse is a subterranean playground, where gamers and collectors build environments of unlimited creativity and their collections live, learn and play together.
News by " Martin Rich
07.11.2022
An aquatic universe waiting for you to dive in… TANQ — THE AQUAVERSE
Visions of the future on display at GITEX
Maddyness reflects on GITEX 2022, an event that, according to Trixie LohMirmand, Executive Vice President Dubai World Trade Centre set “Record scale across all measures for an event in a desert”. From flying cars to launching in new markets, GITEX has the startup world enthralled
News by " David Johnson
In partnership with GITEX
03.11.2022
Innovate UK KTN’s Sustainable Impact Investment Programme chooses 13 UK startups
The 12 week investment acceleration programme has chosen to support 13 high growth impact companies looking to raise capital. The program aims to back the bright ideas that put biodiversity, the climate, and sustainability first.
News by " Max Lunn
01.11.2022
The Ukrainian company supporting tech volunteers at the heart of the information war
As the information war rages in Ukraine, volunteers have become crucial to its collective effort. Ukrainian tech businesses therefore need to be able to offer flexible working conditions to make such volunteering possible. We profile one such business, as well as detailing some of the more notable aspects of the info war.
News by " Max Lunn
26.10.2022
The Ukrainian company supporting tech volunteers at the heart of the information war'
French games publisher Homa raises €100M to boost game developers' success
The game publisher, responsible for the world's most downloaded mobile game, has raised its Series B and also gone through a rebrand. Maddyness caught up with co-founder Daniel Nathan for an interview.
News by " Max Lunn
20.10.2022
Homa raises €100M
Dubai and the UAE: the sparking tech success of the Arab world
GITEX GLOBAL got off to a strong start on October 10 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, with impressive speakers tackling AI, the metaverse and beyond. GITEX GLOBAL’s 42nd edition made clear to visitors what locals have known since before the pandemic: Dubai is the jewel in the Arab tech world’s crown.
News by " David Johnson
19.10.2022
Dubai and the UAE: the sparking tech success of the Arab world
Web 3.0 innovations enthral audiences at GITEX GLOBAL 2022
Pioneers in the metaverse explored the rich opportunities in the emerging virtual universe on the second day of GITEX GLOBAL 2022. Diverse industries from gaming, retail, fashion and sports are looking to explore an increasingly vast and rich virtual ecosystem in Web 3.0, with Dubai Metaverse Strategy envisioning more than 40,000 new virtual jobs by 2030 in the Emirate.
News by " David Johnson
In partnership with GITEX
18.10.2022
GITEX leads global tech communities to Africa for inaugural GITEX AFRICA in Marrakech next year
GITEX GLOBAL has announced that it will be embarking on a new journey into Africa - the world’s next biggest digital economy - leveraging its ability to forge connections between tech innovators, governments, startups, investors and global innovation hubs, to accelerate, collaborate, and explore new ventures in the world’s rising tech continent.
News by " David Johnson
In partnership with GITEX
17.10.2022

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