As more and more businesses are staying private for longer, a strategic partnership from Crowdcube and Crunchbase is seeking to provide new opportunities for private investment in Europe. The platform allows investors, supported by a rich database of companies, the opportunity to invest in high-growth companies they have previously not been able to access.
31.07.2021
A new study has revealed that a significant number of online shoppers in the UK are only willing to make purchases from responsible brands.
29.07.2021
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
17.07.2021