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Angela Chou and Joseph Pizzolato join Felix Capital
Just days after Mirakl (a SaaS commerce platform backed by Felix at early stage in 2015) announced a massive $300M round and Unicorn status, Felix Capital reinforces its SaaS expertise with the addition of two new team members.
News by " Maddyness
14.10.2020
Qatalog raises $15M to build the future of work
Qatalog announced today it had raised a $15M Series A investment to expand its London team and bring to market a new infrastructure for work, to give employees better visibility of work, access to information and ability to collaborate in the face of the overwhelming proliferation of SaaS tools in the workplace.
News by " Maddyness
13.10.2020
Diversity: London Business School and LocalGlobe launch first investor training scheme
To address the shortage of formal training available for a career in venture capital, The London Business School and LocalGlobe/Latitude will be launching the Newton Programme on October 13th.
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13.10.2020
The three key principles for seeking funding
Seeking funding can be an overwhelming process for any startup at the best of times. A variety of factors come into play from the maturity of a product or services to the experience of the leadership team, as well as personalities and even luck.
News by " Dr Nicolai Baldin
13.10.2020
What you need to know about mental health in the UK
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we take a look at the conversation around mental illness following World Mental Health Day.
News by " Maddyness
12.10.2020
Can you really stop the ageing process? Humanity a new app, thinks so!
Maddyness spoke to Peter Ward, Co-founder of Humanity, an app that is launching in 2021 and aims to tackle ageing and how to stop or rather delay the process. Both Peter Ward and Michael Geer founded Humanity and came together through a common desire to help individuals be more healthy. Why, you may ask?
News by " Cleo McGee
12.10.2020
Food firms push UK government for strengthened deforestation laws
Over 20 food firms have called on the UK government to tighten proposed legislation aimed at combatting supply chain deforestation, in a letter released as the government’s consultation on forest protection comes to a close.
News by " Katie Chan
12.10.2020
Crowdfunding now: a crypto challenger, ethical e-commerce and next-gen walkie talkies
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd, revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
News by " Maddyness
10.10.2020
Another week with investments around £330M for UK startups
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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09.10.2020
Condense Reality raises £800K to transform how we watch live events
Condense Reality, a virtual reality startup developing technology to transform how viewers watch live entertainment and sports, has raised a seed round of more than £800,000, including £220,000 from SFC Capital, the most active seed-stage investor in the UK.
News by " Maddyness
09.10.2020
This week’s news was full of unicorns and conspiracy theories
Maddyness provides you with a quick digest of three news items to keep you up to date with the startup scene, emerging trends and other noteworthy stories.
News by " Maddyness
09.10.2020
This startup makes pensions easy and accessible for all
The private pensions-saving platform, Pension the Pennies, wants to make it clear that anyone can and should be thinking about their future and their future savings now. But they’ve also been taking steps to make this more than just a pipe dream.
News by " Maddyness
08.10.2020
Don't do sales, just generate revenue!
This week, Caroline Franczia, founder of Uppercut-First, ventures into the Jumanji jungle to address the differences between selling and generating revenue. She draws on the methodology of a ‘common language’, which she has taught to startup teams across Europe and the US.
News by " Caroline Franczia
08.10.2020
Recycling our way towards a fairer education system
“Teaching is actually such a small part of being a teacher now. Teaching has become a social service; with cuts to other social services, across family support and local authority support, schools remain this bedrock of local communities.”
News by " Rich Clensy
08.10.2020

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