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Ben Caulfield is the cofounder and CEO of Eedi, a free-to-use assessment platform which boosts learning by identifying knowledge gaps, strengths and weaknesses in the classroom. Today we speak with him about the role Eedi plays in personalised instruction, the challenges of bringing AI to a classroom, and what lies ahead for the platform in the sector of education innovation.
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Abby Wallace
28.07.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we're talking about the investigation into devices targeted by NSO Group's spyware, Pegasus, why such software needs to be regulated and how you can protect your online data from hackers.
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Abby Wallace
26.07.2021
As more people than ever are spending time online, social media has become a significant platform for influencers and creators globally to boost their income in the past 18 months.
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Maddyness UK
23.07.2021
As face-to-face services shut down during the pandemic, we began to access services such as healthcare and retail online. More and more over 50s are having to make the switch, but a large number of these ‘silver surfers’ are struggling to adjust.
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Abby Wallace
22.07.2021
Next generation food distribution service, Collectiv Food, has raised £12M in what is now the largest recorded Series A for a managed B2B food marketplace in Europe.
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Maddyness UK
21.07.2021
Meet Filmio a Cayman-based startup that is reshaping a 120-year-old and $120B movie industry with a platform that aims to democratise the entertainment industry and put the power in the hands of storytellers and fans.
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January Barnes
21.07.2021
The Breakthrough programme, announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak at budget 2021, is now open for applications. The UK-wide programme will deliver £375M of government funding via British Patient Capital, a commercial subsidy of the British Business Bank, to the breakthrough technology sector.
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Maddyness UK
21.07.2021
The number of first-time funding rounds into UK seed-stage startups has declined in 2020, for the second consecutive year. The data, commissioned by the UK’s most active seed-stage investor, SFC Capital, has revealed that the number is now 36% below the 2018 peak for such rounds.
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Maddyness UK
20.07.2021
UK tech startups have received almost twice the amount of capital in the first six months of 2021 from across Asia as they did during the whole of 2020. The data, which was released by Dealroom.co, can reveal that by the end of June, Asian and Middle Eastern investors had poured more than £1.7B into UK tech companies, equating to 13.2% of total investments made in the country.
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Maddyness UK
20.07.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we're talking about the onslaught of racist abuse facing England players Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho on social media in the wake of the Euro 2020 final, and the need for tighter regulation of big tech in the UK.
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Abby Wallace
19.07.2021
Only a third of women in the UK have the correct tools and understanding to manage their menopause. After the pandemic put an end to in-person gatherings and group support networks, Bia Care has launched a virtual clinic to improve access to menopause care by using technology to provide both group and personalised treatments.
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Maddyness UK
19.07.2021
Founded on the belief that the most successful future businesses will be built to solve social and environmental challenges, Eka Ventures plans to invest in consumer technology companies that positively shape the world. Having recently become the largest impact-driven early stage venture capital fund in the UK, the recently closed fund will be used to support this mission.
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Maddyness UK
17.07.2021
Founders from underrepresented backgrounds do not have access to typical tech networks, and struggle to raise money from traditional routes, including VCs. Now, Life+ Collective hopes to help founders overcome the funding barriers standing in the way of their businesses and ideas through the launch of its new grant programme.
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Maddyness UK
16.07.2021
Franco-British businesses are still reporting delays in cross-channel commerce six months after regulatory changes came into being. The French Chamber of Great Britain has launched a new tool to help you track trading patterns.
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Abby Wallace
15.07.2021
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