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£245M fines paid in Europe for GDPR breaches
Despite some COVID-19 leniency, Europe is following through on its tough on privacy pledge. A new DLA Piper report details the extent of costs incurred by Big Tech and the industry as a whole.
News by " Florence Wildblood
26.01.2021
Glimpse Protocol closes £1.3M seed investment for its privacy-first ad platform
Glimpse Protocol, the startup that delivers accurate digital ads with zero data disclosed, has announced a £1.3M seed investment round with participation from Force Over Mass Capital, angel investors Simon Franks (Lovefilm) and Eric Salama (former CEO of Kantar), and with added support from Innovate UK.
News by " Maddyness
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25.01.2021
What you need to know about Google vs Australia
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, we look into why Google is threatening to pull out of Australia.
News by " Maddyness
25.01.2021
Crowdfunding now: flexible work, medical info and tidy subscriptions
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
23.01.2021
Low alcohol startup CleanCo secures £7M investment
The popularity of no and low alcohol spirits is soaring. From 2017 to 2019, UK volume sales of non-alcoholic spirits grew by 169.7%, according to IWSR data.
News by " Kirstie Pickering
22.01.2021
CleanCo low alcohol startup raises new investment
PensionBee launches flexible pension for the self-employed
There are many perks to being self-employed, but the benefits that are a given when working for someone else – including a pension – can be sorely missed.
News by " Kirstie Pickering
20.01.2021
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Northern Irish tech companies raised record £45.6M in 2020
The tech industry has the most open job roles in Northern Ireland – ahead of healthcare and nursing, and accounting and finance – with tech workers on average earning £10,000 more compared to non-tech workers.
News by " Maddyness
19.01.2021
Northern Ireland tech jobs and investment
9 ways to win fast-growth markets through business relationships
Business relationships are undeniably valuable: Whenever companies are venturing into fast-growth markets, the #1 request we receive is to make introductions to relevant people. We call this service, “business matchmaking.”
News by " Viktor Kyosev
18.01.2021
What you need to know about the WhatsApp privacy controversy
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This Monday, we share the fallout of WhatsApp’s privacy changes from the business, finance and tech sectors.
News by " Kirstie Pickering
18.01.2021
WhatsApp privacy changes
Crowdfunding now: EVs, therapy and an app for landlords
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
16.01.2021
Seedrs pitches earn £293M total investment in 2020
Private company investment platform Seedrs has much to celebrate after reporting a record-breaking 2020, with £293M invested into pitches. The new figures bring the total amount invested through the platform since launch to over £1B.
News by " Kirstie Pickering
15.01.2021
Seedrs pitches earn £293M total investment in 2020
Global tech investment booms in London
London tech firms raise $10.5B in venture capital investment in 2020, with fintech, enterprise tech and healthtech set to boost even further growth. How will 2021 compare?
News by " Maddyness UK
15.01.2021
Global tech investment booms in London
Ski startup Maison Sport launches second crowdfund campaign
COVID-19 has undoubtedly hit the ski industry hard, but the challenges have accelerated the determination of the founders behind Maison Sport.
News by " Kirstie Pickering
14.01.2021
Ski startup Maison Sport launches second crowdfunder
Tech support startup chloédigital helps influencers thrive
The Instagram influencer market’s value topped $5B in 2020 and shows no signs of slowing down. In 2014, Chloé Watts took advantage of the booming industry and founded chloédigital, a tech support membership service for content creators.
News by " Kirstie Pickering
11.01.2021
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